Brooks joined WVNN's "The Yaffee Program" Tuesday to explain why he voted against this year's defense appropriations package.

The Aerospace Industries Association recently presented its "Wright Stuff Award" to U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby for his career work in securing federal investment for the nation's defense industry.

CNBC's Jim Cramer's flippant reaction to inflation and a slowing economy shows a disconnect he has with his audience.

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban headlined the second day of 2022 Southeastern Conference Media Days on Tuesday at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Hotel in Atlanta.

While inflation is costing the average American family $718 a month, President Joe Biden is taking a victory on gas prices falling by “about 50 cents a gallon,” as he posted on Twitter that this “saves the average driver about $25 a month.

Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, congressional Democrats announced their intentions to offer legislation federally enshrining the right to an abortion.

Last week, Democrats refused to consider any legislation to lower gas prices, reign in inflation, or address any of the serious domestic problems facing this country. Instead, they worked around the clock to pass a bill to legalize abortion for all nine months of pregnancy. This bill, the so-called “Women’s Health Protection Act,” is radical […]

A clear message was delivered by the results of the 2022 primary and runoff elections. Alabama voters want political leaders who support a pro-jobs agenda for the Yellowhammer State. The Business Council of Alabama (BCA), working through its political affiliate ProgressPAC, endorsed more than 120 candidates leading up to the 2022 primary elections. All three […]

For nearly eight years, federal agents investigated a case involving a Chinese restaurant in Mobile over suspicions that it was employing and housing illegal immigrants.

Entrepreneur and Vestavia Hills native Ted Alling has been elected to the Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.

Dr. Scott Harris said on Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal" that the availability of COVID vaccines and treatments is responsible for lowering the amount of deaths from the virus in the Yellowhammer State.

Katie Britt benefited from consistent polling commissioned by AFA from nationally-renowned polling firm McLaughlin & Associates.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) joined a letter calling on President Joe Biden to "rescind" his recent executive order on abortion.

I’m naïve, but I’d like to think people on both sides of the abortion issue would like for there to never need to be another one – ever! We could agree that prevention is better than abortion. I would hope so. Yet there’s a doctor in California who wants to establish a $20 million floating […]

Multiple UNA alumni secured their respective parties' nomination and advanced to November's general election in their bids for federal and state offices.

The Montgomery Zoo is set to unveil a bachelor herd of four Nile lechwe. The African antelope will be introduced to the public on July 19.

A special meeting of the Alabama Ethics Commission was held this past Wednesday, during which members debated whether or not the body had an obligation to disclose certain evidence to individuals under investigation for violating state ethics law.

The story about a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, continues to get worse with every piece of information that becomes public.

Major League Baseball’s moving the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia’s new voting law symbolizes businesses’ new willingness to take sides on political issues, typically the progressive side. Businesses previously avoided offending potential customers or employees. Selling to both Republicans and Democrats maximizes profit! Vivek Ramaswamy explores the causes and consequences of “woke” business […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and CEO of 256Today Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories

When the nonprofit group Main Street Alabama announced June 1 that it would partner with the city of Demopolis to support efforts to revitalize its downtown, it was hard for local supporters to contain their excitement. “Downtown is our heart,” said Rhae Darsey, executive director of Main Street Demopolis, the local organization dedicated to re-energizing the historic […]

Neil Lamb’s story reads like the tagline from his Shareable Science blog: “the building blocks of life, one story at a time.” Lamb graduated from Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and he completed a doctorate in genetics and molecular biology from Emory University in 1997. On July 1, he […]

Birding enthusiasts from across Alabama and the Southeast will be flying to Greensboro and the surrounding area later this month for the Second Annual Black Belt Birding Festival, and there’s still time to join this growing celebration of nature. Hosted by Alabama Audubon, the event on July 29-30 spotlights the diverse varieties of birds that flock into […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading a team of economic development specialists from across Alabama at next week’s 2022 Farnborough International Airshow as part of a strategic push to facilitate growth in the state’s economically important aerospace and defense sector. Beginning Monday, the trade show is the industry’s premier 2022 business event, […]