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Alabama woman Carlee Russell confesses to fabricating kidnapping

Carlee Russell called 911 on July 13 to report seeing a toddler in a diaper walking along a highway. She said she stopped to help when she was abducted. Russell says she made the entire story up and says she acted alone.

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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district

Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.

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Alabama favorite to flip 5-star OLB Demarcus Riddick from Georgia

Two programs are working hard to flip Riddick, with Alabama considered a slight favorite to get the job done over Auburn.

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Alabama executes man for a 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections

It was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state halted executions last fall. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a pause on executions in November to review procedures.

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Carlee Russell appeared at home after vanishing while reporting lost child

Carlee Russell, 25, from Hoover, Ala., went missing on Thursday night after telling 911 she was going to help a toddler stranded on the side of the interstate. She then returned home, police said.

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Anti-abortion senator puts nation’s military preparedness at risk

Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is holding up more than 270 military promotions because he is not happy that the Pentagon pays for travel for service members who are having an abortion.

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Alabama high school won’t have a varsity football team this year

Crossville's opponents will either find a replacement game or take a forfeit victory.

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Eagles’ James Bradberry delivers shoes for Philly seniors — and has gotten a running start to training camp

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles All-Pro cornerback James Bradberry can still vividly recall memories as a child with his late grandmother, Glennie Marie Wilson, back in the family’s hometown of Pleasant Grove, Ala.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Giants to play at Willie Mays’ former Negro Leagues home in 2024

It’s been 75 years since Willie Mays first played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.

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Georgia gets Alabama, Texas on road in 2024

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football fans will have to wait a while longer to check out College Station, Texas, but Austin, Texas, is on the docket for 2024. So is Oxford, Miss.; Lexington, Ky.; and — get this — Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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New Draft NIL Legislation Includes Athlete Restrictions, Health Care and Booster Collectives

In an obtained working draft of legislation from two senators, Tommy Tuberville (R., Ala.) and Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), lawmakers address name, image and likeliness, granting the NCAA great authority.

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U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Alabama’s Congressional Maps In Allen V. Milligan Decision

The United States Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plans violated the Voting Rights Act.

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Ranking the top 10 running backs in the 2024 recruiting cycle

Running backs still play an important role for any offense that wants to be well-balanced.

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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act

In a surprising ruling on June 8, 2023, the conservative leaning U.S. Supreme Court threw out Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that a lower court had ruled discriminated against Black voters and violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Court ruling on Black political power in Alabama could affect maps in other states

A major Supreme Court decision in an Alabama redistricting case could provide a roadmap for other gerrymandering challenges. There are similar challenges to maps elsewhere in the South.

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60 years since 'The Children's Crusade' changed Birmingham and the nation

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

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Oregon, Ole Miss and Alabama all recruit 4-star DL from the class of 2024

Three different Power 5 programs all recruited four-star defensive line prospects from the class of 2024 this past weekend.

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Alabama Public Television Upgrades Statewide RF Network For ATSC 3.0

The public broadcaster is working with Technical Services Group to prepare for NextGen TV

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Alabama Republican blasts an effort to rid the military of white nationalists

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is under pressure for holding up military nominees over abortion policy he disagrees with. When asked whether that is hurting military readiness, he faulted President Biden.

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GOP Trump backers: "That jury's a joke"

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said the verdict make him "want to vote for him twice"

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Police say 89 shell casings were found in the deadly Alabama Sweet 16 party

Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.

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How Dadeville High School is coping after a shooting at a Sweet 16 party

The mass shooting at a Sweet 16 celebration last weekend rocked the small city of Dadeville, Ala. It was even more gut-wrenching at Dadeville High School, where two of the victims attended.

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Alabama governor ousts a top education official over a book's 'woke concepts' on race

Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.

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A 6th arrest has been made in a birthday party shooting in Alabama

Investigators said in court documents that they believe five of those charged were present at the party on April 15 and "discharged firearms into the crowd," resulting in the deaths of four people.

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3 are charged with murder in Alabama shooting that left 4 dead and dozens injured

The suspects, 16, 17 and 20, were arrested in connection with a shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens would be tried as adults.

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