NEW YORK — The Obama administration has declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee about the president’s plans to drastically increase the number of Syrian refugees being admitted into the country, opting instead to pursue their agenda through United Nations General Assembly currently meeting in New York. Top Obama administration officials will not […]

Briarwood Christian School had no idea it was going to send dozens of people running to their Safe Spaces on Friday when it dared to make a tongue-in-cheek reference to Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump prior to its football team’s game against Fairfield High School. But that’s exactly what happened when some observers realized […]

NEW YORK — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) accompanied Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump to his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday, evidencing the Alabama senator’s role as one of Mr. Trump’s most trusted confidants on foreign policy. Sen. Sessions serves as Chairman of Mr. Trump’s National Security Advisory Committee. According to a readout […]

BRIGHTON, Ala. — Yet another creepy clown incident has happened in Alabama, this time in the tiny Birmingham suburb of Brighton, where a clown jumped out from behind some bushes, chased two teenagers, then jumped into a white van and sped off. “No words were exchanged,” Brighton police Chief Ray Hubbart told al.com. “But this […]

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — A would-be bank robber was apprehended Monday after a concealed carry permit holder drew his weapon and fired a single shot, prompting the man to run right into police custody. In an interview with reporters after the incident, Eric Dial, a customer at Wells Fargo’s Homewood branch, explained what happened: While I […]

BESSEMER, Ala. — With reported sexual assaults on the rise nationally, one Alabama lawmaker has some advice for young women: arm yourselves. “Well armed and well trained women are a sexual predator’s worst nightmare,” said Rep. Allen Farley (R-Bessember). Rep. Farley linked to a tweet stating that “As many as 200,000 women use a gun […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In response to two more Alabama schools being locked down as a result of bizarre “creepy clown” warnings, Alabama law enforcement officials warned that the culprits could end up facing terrorism charges. Shades Valley High School in Irondale and Holy Family Cristo Rey High School in Ensley both received phone calls warning […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A University of Alabama College Democrats leader is calling for the school to disinvite controversial gay conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, who the College Republicans are hosting for a speech on campus October 10th. UA student Kyle Campbell, the immediate past president of the Alabama College Democrats and the current National Membership Director for […]

MONTGOMERY, Al. — Three Alabama state legislators will form the Yellowhammer State’s delegation to a simulated Convention of States designed to highlight needed amendments to the U.S. Constitution. State Sens. Clay Scofield (R – Guntersville) and Greg Albritton (R – Bay Minette) and State Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia) will join lawmakers from around the country […]

DECATUR, Ala. — With the competition for the country’s top STEM (science, technology, engineerings and mathematics) workers heating up, one Alabama city is trying to position themselves as the most attractive option for recent graduates. Decatur, Alabama has launched the nation’s first “comprehensive incentive package” for STEM young professionals through what the city’s business leaders […]

With tensions reaching a boiling part in some parts of the country in recent months, one Alabamian is starting a movement to show support for police and to help “break down barriers” between law enforcement officials and the people in their communities. Chason Smitherman, a Montgomery resident and founder of Grow 334, produced the video […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama has already garnered headlines this year for being the fastest growing flagship university in America, and now it has become apparent that the school is not only attracting more students, it is attracting some of the top students in the country. This year’s freshman class represents the most […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) this week helped pass the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act out of the House Foreign Relations Committee in an effort “to ensure there are no future cash payouts to Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.” The move comes in the wake of a Wall St. […]

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Countless Alabamians rely on James Spann to keep them informed when severe weather hits. He will never know how many lives he has saved over the past four decades, but he does know the exact number of deaths that occurred on his toughest day on the job, and he’s spending a great deal of time […]

WASHINGTON — The six Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation on Thursday voted to block the Obama administration’s attempts to transfer prisoners and close the prison at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The state’s lone Democrat, Rep. Terri Sewell, voted against the measure. For the last several years, Republicans have included language in the annual government funding […]

WASHINGTON — The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would make it easier to fire poor performing VA employees and also increased protections for whistleblowers who expose corruption and maleficence in the system. The VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act, would allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs more flexibility to […]

There are a lot of words that could describe the current state of Alabama politics — depressing, infuriating, exasperating — but “entertaining” hasn’t come to mind lately. Sure, Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery) will occasionally grab the microphone in the State House and declare that men should be able to marry mules or exclaim “What’s wrong […]

The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP is representing four black voters in a lawsuit against the State of Alabama, claiming that Alabama voters’ decision to elect white judges to each of the state’s top courts violates their constitutional rights. Liberal political blog ThinkProgress explains: On Wednesday, Tuscaloosa reverend Curtis Travis and three other African […]

Depression impacts roughly 325,000 Alabamians at any given moment, according to statistics from the Anxiety and Depression Association of American. But while antidepressant subscribing has skyrocketed roughly 400% over the last 30 years, one Alabama doctor is recommending a different remedy for folks who are feeling down: Workout. Dr. Sloan Beard and her husband, Dr. […]

The Alabama-built USS Montgomery took to the seas for the first time on active duty this week, just days after being commissioned in a ceremony steeped in glorious Navy tradition. Roughly 3,000 people gathered at the Port of Mobile to take it all in. The National Anthem was played. The commissioning directive was read. The […]

Buckle up, because Dabo Swinney is ready to weigh in on the current state of American culture. The Pelham, Alabama, native who played wide receiver for the Crimson Tide in the early nineties before also coaching at UA, is now the head coach of the No. 2 ranked Clemson Tigers. Swinney had not been asked […]

An Alabama mom caused quite a stir online with a blog post asking college girls at football games to “cover up,” prompting a response from one University of Alabama student who accused her of “slut shaming” and perpetuating “rape culture.” “An Alabama student myself not 20 years ago, I remember what fun it was to […]

SHORTER, Ala. — VictoryLand casino officially re-opened Tuesday, bringing “electronic bingo” back to a state whose constitution explicitly prohibits lotteries and games of chance. VictoryLand was shuttered in 2013 after state law enforcement officials seized the machines and a quarter-million dollars in cash, and has remained closed ever since. But in November of last year, Gov. Robert […]