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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

Cathy Fuller, a nurse at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, talks into a handheld radio on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at a mass COVID-19 immunization site in Hoover, Ala., where declining demand prompted a shutdown. While initially capable of vaccinating as many as 2,400 people daily, site workers said far fewer people have been showing up for shots even though only about 25% of Alabama's population is fully vaccinated. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Hoover mass vaccination site closes amid dwindling demand

By Jay Reeves May. 18, 2021 02:25 PM EDT

Lawmakers: Delay high-stakes reading test for 3rd graders

By Kim Chandler May. 18, 2021 12:11 AM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, Alabama lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders...

Alabama judge handling domestic cases accused of stalking

May. 17, 2021 02:52 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge who handles domestic relations cases used fake social media accounts to harass people with cases before her, verbally...

Madeline Raskay, right, and Aldany Diaz, third from left, wear face masks while walking along the Atlanta BeltLine in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward community, Friday, May 14, 2021. Both of them say they are fully vaccinated but still prefer to wear face masks in while out in public. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Some aren't ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance

By Jay Reeves May. 16, 2021 08:03 AM EDT

Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown on Monday, May 3, 2021. Health officials say vaccine demand is on the decline in some places, and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she will soon end a state health order and state of emergency enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Alabama governor says pandemic is 'managed,' orders to end

By Jay Reeves May. 03, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

State weighs pause in 3rd grade promotion reading test

By Kim Chandler Apr. 28, 2021 06:08 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, Alabama lawmakers are weighing a pause in an upcoming state requirement for third-graders to...

Masked and unmasked pedestrians walk along the Las Vegas Strip, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. (AP Photo/John Locher)
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask

By Mike Stobbe Apr. 27, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday Sept. 28, 2016 file photo, a worker polishes a Jaguar logo on a car at a Jaguar dealer in London. Jaguar Land Rover said Thursday April 22, 2021, it's suspending production at two U.K. factories, becoming the latest automaker to fall victim to a global shortage of microchips. (AP Photo/Frank Austin, file)
Jaguar Land Rover halts production because of chip shortage

Apr. 22, 2021 10:04 AM EDT

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