Tag: Alabama

Alabama Lawmakers Advance ‘What Is a Woman’ Bill Defining Male, Female Sex

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation on May 24 that seeks to define an individual’s sex based on their reproductive systems under state law. HB405 (pdf), known as the “What is a Woman” Act, was introduced by Republican state Rep. Susan DuBose. The House Health Committee voted along party lines to approve the bill, which now heads to…


Bud Light Distributor Sends Out Public Plea to Bring Back Customers

A Bud Light distributor in Alabama issued a public plea to bring back customers who boycotted the brand after it produced a can with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney’s face. Steve Tatum, with the Montgomery-based Bama Budweiser distributor, deployed a radio advertisement for several area stations, pleading with customers to purchase Bud Light again. In April…


Supreme Court Sides With Inmate Who Wants to Be Executed With Nitrogen Gas

The Supreme Court sided on May 15 with a condemned man in Alabama who wants to be executed by nitrogen gas instead of lethal injection, refusing to set aside a stay of execution by lethal injection previously granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented…


Tucker Carlson’s Next Move After Departure From Fox News Is Revealed

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is expected to appear at an Alabama fundraiser this week, coming more than a week after his departure from Fox News, according to the organization of the event. Carlson will speak at the annual fundraiser for Rainbow Omega at 7 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Oxford Performing Arts Center website….


3 Indicted in Alabama Mail Thefts Involving Stolen Keys

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Three Alabama residents have been indicted in a federal investigation that found letter carrier illegally sold keys that allowed others to open and pilfer Birmingham-area mailboxes. The indictment filed Thursday in federal court in Birmingham accuses Keaundria Janae Gresham, 30, of Pleasant Grove, a letter carrier at a local post office, of selling two…


Minnesota, Alabama State Representatives Expected to Vote on New Gun Control Laws

State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country, the…


Judge Mulls Evidence for 3 of 6 in Alabama Birthday Shooting

DADEVILLE, Ala.—An Alabama investigator on Tuesday described a bloody, chaotic crime scene littered with 89 bullet casings and other evidence after a shooting killed four young people and wounded dozens at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party. Authorities have charged six people with reckless murder. The lead investigator in the case testified at a court hearing…


Gov. Ivey Replaces Alabama Education Director Over ‘Woke’ Training Book

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday she replaced the state’s director of early childhood education, due to the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches “woke concepts.” “The education of Alabama’s children is my top priority as governor, and there is absolutely no room to distract or take away from this mission,” Ivey…


8 Years Later, Florida Man Charged in Alabama Cold Case

BAY MINETTE, Ala.—Alabama law enforcement officials said Friday they’ve arrested a man accused of murder, eight years after the victim was reported missing from a Florida city. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama said Decody Herring, 32, was charged with the murder of Devin Kennedy of Pensacola, Florida. Kennedy was 22 at the time…


Investigators: Gunmen Fired Into Crowd at Alabama Sweet 16 Party

DADEVILLE, Ala.—Investigators said five people charged in a deadly shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party had fired guns into the crowd at the celebration. Investigators wrote in court documents filed Thursday that they believe the five were present at the party and “discharged firearms into the crowd” resulting in the deaths of four people. The…