The mayor of Alabama’s most populous city has hired its first LGBTQ liaison. AL.com reports that Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Sunday at PrideFest that Josh Coleman will serve as both a city spokesman and representative of LGBTQ interests.

Dominique Mallory said he may not have grown up in the best environment in Memphis, Tenn., and he may have made mistakes like doing drugs and going to jail for fighting, but he is intent on “beating the odds” of a bleak future — and helping other young men do the same through his Huntsville […]

Authorities say two people were shot at a park in Alabama and that a man has been charged in their killings. St. Clair County Assistant Sheriff Billy Murray tells news outlets in a statement that 20-year-olds Logan D. Lambert and Hope M. Trapp were discovered with gunshot wounds in the Cook Springs area Saturday afternoon.

It’s no secret that the national debt continues to become an ever-increasing problem in this country. The number has now cleared $20 trillion, and with every dollar added, it becomes ever more critical that we find ways to cut spending and balance the budget. That’s why I’m proud that the Trump Administration recently submitted to […]

In a little more than three years, a single man has altered the dynamics of Republican politics drastically enough to change the scale by which candidates and voters determine the viability of their potential GOP representatives. Republicans’ fidelity to conservatism is no longer framed in terms of how conservatively they vote, but by how little […]

Alabama already has “bingo”, horse racing, greyhound racing, and according to The New York Times, we are ready for more gambling any second now. Maybe it will be a lottery — both candidates for governor support a vote on that. Maybe it will be sports gaming, because there will probably be some folks yelling “Roll […]

An Alabama doctor has been sentenced to five years in prison in a health care fraud case. WKRG-TV reports U.S. District Judge Kristi Dubose sentenced Dr. Rassan Tarabein, of Daphne, Friday and ordered him to pay $15 million in restitution.

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/6_8_18_Man_Hour.mp3 Joel Blankenship of Extreme Concepts  joins  the “Man Hour” to talk about the election and what it means for Kay Ivey to win.  Joel mentions keeping the state of Alabama a red state is a must.  No need to worry though, this election is nothing like the Doug Jones/Roy Moore race.  Joel even talks about the new iPhone update […]

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/6_8_18_THWC.mp3 Amanda Head joined The Ford Faction to talk about the Kate Spade story that is taking over the news world.  Amanda touches on the anthem protests and how the Philadelphia Eagles weren’t invited and how she can manage to change California, a blue state, to a red state. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The […]

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: ANOTHER SUPREME COURT DECISION — ON ABORTION TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, last Friday, we talked about the Supreme Court decision involving cake baker, Jack Phillips. Today, I want to go over a second opinion that was released the same day. It was a five-page unsigned opinion that […]

Alabama officials last week congratulated Airbus and Bombardier on making significant progress toward the completion of a partnership deal that could see the companies establish a new assembly line for Bombardier’s C Series passenger jets at Airbus’ Mobile facility. Aerospace giant Airbus and Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Friday morning said they have received all necessary […]

Hair’s graying can be caused by activation of the innate immune system, according to a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The article, published in the open access journal PLOS Biology, highlights the negative effects of innate immune activation on hair pigmentation cells, called melanocytes, suggesting a connection between viral infection and […]

Conservatives have spent a great deal of time recently decrying the double standard we face over the appropriateness of our behavior. The debate surrounding Roseanne Barr can be read elsewhere, but the basic complaint is this: Conservatives, and even those who half-heartedly support conservatives, are held accountable for things that progressives routinely get away with […]

Justin Thomas was the nation’s top college golfer at the University of Alabama, and now he’s No. 1 in the professional rankings. Thomas won five PGA Tour titles in 2017, including the PGA Championship, to earn player of the year honors.

“Though New York City has one of the most segregated schools systems in the country,” writes Elizabeth Harris of The New York Times, until now, Mayor Bill de Blasio “was all but silent on the issue.” He was “reluctant even to use the word ‘segregation.'” Now the notion that the liberal mayor belongs in the […]

The chancellor of the University of Alabama System has announced his retirement. The Tuscaloosa News reports 64-year-old Ray Hayes said Friday that he will continue in his role through the end of July.

1. Trump responds to Canadian leader’s denouncement with anger, American media pouts, and American consumer will pay — The G7 summit ends with Trump telling the other nations “ultimate goal was eliminating all trade duties and subsidies”, they don’t like that, they want to be able to place them with no push-back. — John McCain […]

An Alabama judge has dismissed capital murder charges against two men accused of committing a 2017 fatal shooting. Al.com reports Joemarcus Fitts and Frederick Temple, both 28, were accused of shooting just after midnight Sept. 5, 2017, into a vehicle that left 35-year-old Howard Bruce dead.

Bitcoin’s price gyrations over the past year have attracted widespread attention. Even if we do not become Bitcoin billionaires, the blockchain technology behind Bitcoin will likely affect our lives by rendering some of government’s functions unnecessary. My Johnson Center colleague Malavika Nair and I explore these possibilities in a new paper we published in The […]

A judge has scheduled an immunity hearing next month for a Montgomery police officer charged with murder in a 2016 shooting death. Circuit Judge Greg Griffin this week scheduled a July 26 hearing on the immunity request.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed an Alabama lawyer to serve as a district court judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Officials say Annemarie Axon, an attorney for Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC, was confirmed Wednesday.

New Jersey’s Princeton University has a discussion group that encourages men to be more effeminate in an effort to escape the societal box of masculinity. The university’s “Men’s Allied Voices for a Respectful & Inclusive Community” (MAVRIC) hosts lunch conversations twice a week in order to “unpack our own internalized ideas about what it is […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — What were the biggest surprises from Tuesday’s special election? — Who is poised to win the run-offs for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General? — What did State Representative Ed Henry do to end up getting […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham[uab.edu] has been ranked the top young university in the United States and No. 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. Times Higher Education’s university rankings are among the world’s most comprehensive, balanced and trusted — a vital resource trusted by academics, students, […]