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Birmingham agrees to $5M bailout of World Games debt

Aug. 24, 2022 09:39 AM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — City leaders complained, yet agreed to a $5 million bailout to help The World Games 2022 reduce a roughly $15 million debt from the sporting...

Liam Pitchford of England serves to Sharath Kamal Achanta of India in the men's singles table tennis gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

ITF USA F27, Men Singles

Aug. 08, 2022 10:26 AM EDT

Birmingham's hosting capability shines at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 08, 2022 10:25 AM EDT

India's Smriti Mandhana, back, hugs teammate Jemimah Rodrigues after India won the women's cricket T20 preliminary round match against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 04, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

Laura Kenny of England celebrates during the women's 10km scratch race final during the Commonwealth Games track cycling at Lee Valley VeloPark in London, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Aussies change handlebars at Commonwealths and keep winning

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 01, 2022 10:20 AM EDT

England's Alex Yee, right, New Zealand's Hayden Wilde, left, and Australia's Matthew Hauser celebrates after winning the gold, silver and bronze respectively in the men's individual triathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Yee wins 1st gold medal of this year's Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Jul. 29, 2022 10:32 AM EDT

Members of the Romanian aerobic gymnastics team compete during The World Games in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Column: Welcome to the Island of Misfit Sports

By Paul Newberry Jul. 15, 2022 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations, speaks to the media during the owners meetings in Key Biscayne, Fla. Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. “When we talk about the future of the game of football, it is, no question, flag,” NFL executive Troy Vincent told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 06, 2022 05:33 PM EDT

Cody Simpson competes during the men's 100m butterfly heats at the Australian swimming championships in Adelaide, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Taking time out from his singing career to focus on swimming has started to pay off for Simpson, who was selected in the Commonwealth Games swim team after placing third in the 100-meter butterfly event at the Australian trials. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)

Simpson to swim rather than sing at the Commonwealth Games

May. 23, 2022 01:37 AM EDT

NC A&T's Ross Jr. wins men's 400 meters as NCAA indoors

Mar. 12, 2022 10:33 PM EST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — North Carolina A&T’s Randolph Ross Jr. ran a personal best and a Birmingham CrossPlex facility record 44.62 seconds to win 400 meters at...

This handout provided by USA Football shows U.S. women's flag football team defensive back Deliah Autry (10) of Tampa, Fla., celebrating with teammates during a game against Austria at the International Federation of American Football Flag Football world championships in Jerusalem, Israel, Dec. 8, 2021. The NFL is helping wave the flag for flag football to become part of the Olympics. The target is the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. (Adam Pintar/USA Football via AP)

Flag Football seeks spot in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

By Barry Wilner Jan. 29, 2022 02:44 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

EXPLAINER: How does moratorium affect high-vacancy Alabama?

By Kim Chandler Jun. 25, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

Alabama jobless rate drops to 3.4% as recovery continues

Jun. 18, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in May, down sharply from a year earlier as the economy added jobs while it recovered from...

Samford's Welch named ASWA small college athlete of year

Jun. 10, 2021 02:22 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Liam Welch had a successful football season, even if it didn't play out on fall Saturdays. With his football team...

Doctor: Alabama's lagging vaccination rates a concern

Jun. 07, 2021 06:39 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An infectious disease expert said Monday that he is concerned about lagging vaccination rates in Alabama as well as the number of...

Ivey faces decision on promotion requirement for 3rd graders

By Kim Chandler May. 26, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted classrooms, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey faces a decision whether to delay next year's high-stakes...

Union members arrested during Alabama coal strike protest

May. 26, 2021 10:40 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Nearly a dozen miners who've been striking an Alabama coal company for about two months were arrested during a protest outside a mine in...

COVID-19 face mask requirement expiring in Birmingham

May. 24, 2021 03:23 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's largest city will let its COVID-19 face mask requirement expire after Monday in what officials said was a step toward...

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic, top, is fouled by Aston Villa's Matt Targett during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Chelsea, at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham England, Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Nick Potts, Pool via AP)

Chelsea FC vs Aston Villa FC 5/23/2021

May. 23, 2021 05:40 PM EDT

People work at a mass vaccination site operated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. Across the Deep South, where vaccination rates are the lowest in the nation and mistrust remains high, this site, one of the largest clinics in Alabama already shut down Wednesday and others will follow in the coming weeks because demand for the shot has plunged. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Second mass vaccination closes in Birmingham in a week

May. 21, 2021 11:44 AM EDT