Recent estimates show that runaway inflation and increasing costs for essentially everything cost the typical American family an extra $5,200 a year to maintain their current way of living. The Consumer Price Index, which monitors the prices of basic goods and services, reported that Americans are paying 12% more this year for groceries when compared […]

This past Friday, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul headlined two campaign events on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks ahead of Alabama's U.S. Senate runoff election.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee about his “Financial Freedom Act,” which would allow 401(k) investors to add cryptocurrency as a part of their retirement plans.

Senate District 27's Republican primary election has placed a spotlight on the issue of crossover voting, which has led to increased calls to close party primaries to voters of the opposite affiliation.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is asking President Joe Biden how he plans to respond if Russia were to use a nuclear weapon against Ukraine.

The one word we in Alabama want and need to hear when a child needs serious medical attention is “Children’s.”

Monday, Tea Party Express announced that it had endorsed Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in his bid for Alabama's open fifth congressional district seat.

CNN's Don Lemon and Ana Navarro took time out of Lemon's show to talk about how Republicans were engaging in a hateful "culture war.”

Since President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt in the runoff election, Britt has widened her lead against opponent U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville).

When the world was a mess, Alabama showed plain common sense. Our tourists are proof positive of that. Over the last two years, tourists and vacationers have flocked to Alabama to escape unnecessary restrictions and mandates. They also traveled here in record numbers because Alabama has something for everyone. From our white sandy beaches on […]

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

The February shutdown of an Abbott Laboratories plant in Michigan due to contamination precipitated the nationwide baby formula shortage. The plant finally resumed production this month. Whether these events reflect corporate greed or bureaucratic bungling illustrates why we so often disagree about policy. Let’s start with some facts. Abbott is one of the four largest […]

I got into this U.S. Senate race for one reason: I have never before feared for the future of my country like I do today. I think many of you feel the same way. I’ve heard it from thousands of Alabamians while traveling our state. Jim in Muscle Shoals was worried about being able to […]

Thanks to a newly unveiled museum exhibit, visitors to Auburn University can travel back in time 82 million years. Millions of years ago, a fragile dinosaur egg approximately 2 inches long washed out to sea and was protected in layers of sediment for an incredible journey. In the 1970s, the fossilized egg was discovered by a group […]

They say dogs are a man’s best friend, but a Birmingham-based nonprofit is proving that they can also be much more than that. Animal-assisted therapy provider Hand in Paw has been serving Central Alabama since 1996 when former Greater Humane Society of Birmingham Executive Director Beth Franklin founded the organization. After years spending day in and day […]

The road to reserving a table at Birmingham’s popular Automatic Seafood & Oysters restaurant just got “bumpier.” Chef Adam Evans on Monday night won a coveted James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. Many consider the awards to be life-changing for those in the restaurant industry who become semifinalists and finalists, but especially for those who win. A […]

Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield has announced his endorsement of Alabama Public Service Commission incumbent Jeremy Oden in his bid for reelection.

Included in the lists of great speakers of the 20th century are Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King and Adolph Hitler. The latter addition may cause us to do a double-take since we recognize Hitler as psychotic, or demon possessed, depending on one’s perspective, but Hitler ranks high as a man whose passion moved […]

Music can be cathartic. Mark Kelly has been a writer and a journalist in Birmingham for decades. He works at Alabama Power and is a regular contributor to Alabama NewsCenter. Kelly is also a musician and a member of the band The Burnells (formerly The Happy Burnells), a band that enjoyed some success in the Birmingham area from 1997 to […]

To help make higher education more accessible for active-duty military members, University of Alabama Online is launching a new grant that will help cover tuition costs. The UA Online Military Tuition Grant is designed to help remove financial barriers for service members who want to earn a bachelor’s degree. “By reducing the financial obstacles and resolving the limitations presented […]

Friday, incumbent Alabama Public Service Commission Republicans Jeremy Oden and Chip Beeker landed the endorsement of Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed.

“Tough times” is a phrase that is both relative and universal. What constitutes tough times for one may be different for another, but if you’ve lived any time at all, you have probably known your own version of tough times. A global pandemic and other large-scale issues have amplified those tough times for many. That’s […]

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has announced his endorsement of former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt in her candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

When Alabama National Guard Pfc. Elioenai Campos enters the coliseum in July, it will be the culmination of 26 years’ worth of literal blood, sweat and tears. Campos, an infantryman assigned to the 1-167th Infantry Battalion, will represent the United States in jiu-jitsu at the 2022 World Games July 15 in Birmingham. The World Games is an international multi-discipline […]