Georgia retakes No. 1 spot in AP Top 25; Illinois joins rankings Illinois improved to 5-1 by beating Iowa and landed in the poll for the first time since Oct. 16, 2011 — 178 polls. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 9, 2022
AP Top 25: UGA back at No. 1, Alabama slips to 3 behind OSU Georgia has taken back the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll from Alabama The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022
Deion Sanders Jr. Reacts to Handshake Incident at Alabama State The Jackson State coach’s son took to Twitter to weigh in on the testy postgame exchange between his father and Hornets coach Eddie Robinson Jr. Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2022
‘Force to be reckoned with’: Ketanji Brown Jackson shines in first week The newest supreme court justice has wasted no time in making her presence felt, earning praise from court observers The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2022
The week in theatre: Blues for an Alabama Sky; The Crucible; Dido’s Bar – review Thirties Harlem is vibrantly alive at the National, while mob rule meets Little House on the Prairie in an assured revival of The Crucible. Elsewhere, a night on the tiles in Carthage The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022
Alabama State Coach Explains Handshake Incident With Deion Sanders The Hornets’ coach shares why he displayed his behavior toward the Tigers’ coach after Saturday’s game. Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2022
Deion Sanders Pushed Away By Opposing Coach During Handshake The Tigers’ coach was surprised by the response from Alabama State’s coach following JSU’s win on Saturday. Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2022
‘It’s good to think strategically’: Thomas E Ricks on civil rights and January 6 In his new book, the historian considers the work of Martin Luther King and others through the lens of military thought The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022
US jury convicts man in deadly Alabama kidnapping of child An Alabama man has been convicted on two federal charges in the 2019 kidnapping that led to the death of a 3-year-old girl who disappeared from a birthday party The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Friday Night Notes: Best St. John Bosco, Mater Dei prospects, SEC rankings, major visits, and more The latest look at high school football recruiting from around the country. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 7, 2022
10 Best College Football Predictions Against The Spread Week 6 10 best predictions and picks against the spread and point totals for the Week 6 college football games. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 7, 2022
Alabama inmates go on strike to protest ‘deplorable’ conditions, unpaid labour Guards asleep on duty, meagre meals and cells covered in filth: incarcerated people across the southern US state of Alabama have refused to work since September 26 in protest against shocking conditions in overcrowded facilities, including violence, neglect and poor hygiene. The strike has brought prisons, which depend on and… France 24 · Oct 6, 2022
Big Ten football and big game expert predictions and picks for Week 6 Time for our writers to give their predictions and picks for all the Big Ten games and the best six of the national games for Week 6 of the CFP season. #B1G USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2022
Alabama prisoners strike over ‘horrendous’ conditions Prisoners refuse to work for no pay in prison jobs in food service, laundry and maintenance The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Commentary: The threat to democracy that no one’s talking about Few people would characterize the conservative South as enlightened when it comes to electoral politics. But the truth is that in some respects it is more advanced than many Democratic strongholds. While states like Oregon and New York continue to employ closed party primary elections, even as the electorate becomes…
Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022 John Henry Ramirez executed by lethal injection after stabbing dad-of-nine 29 times John Henry Ramirez was sentenced to death at about midnight this evening in the state's death chamber in Huntsville, Texas, for the fatal stabbing of Pablo Castro in Corpus Christi in 2004
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 5, 2022 Top-5 most watchable college football games of Week 6 Week 6 is loaded with compelling matchups and we're here to give you our picks for the most watchable games this Saturday.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Blues for an Alabama Sky review – Harlem renaissance drama is a tale for our times A group of friends in 1930s New York pursue diverging dreams in a transfixing production of Pearl Cleage’s play directed by Lynette Linton
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022 Blues for an Alabama Sky at the National Theatre review: deliciously funny and deeply affecting Lynette Linton’s beautiful, light-footed production is a bittersweet delight
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pummels Alabama attorneys over ‘race blindness’ in major voting rights case The newest justice shot down Alabama’s ‘race blind’ arguments in a landmark redistricting case
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears open to making it harder to create majority Black electoral districts
Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022 Supreme Court’s liberals mount defense of Voting Rights Act, but outcome of challenge is unclear WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s liberals, including new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, strongly defended the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, arguing that Alabama should be required to draw election maps that give Black voters a chance at equal representation.
The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2022 US supreme court hears case that could gut voting rights for minority groups In Merrill v Milligan, the court will decide whether Alabama’s new congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act
Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022 Supreme Court’s newest justice pushes back as it considers curbing Black voting districts WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative wing considered limiting the creation of majority-Black voting districts, even amid forceful pushback from new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Revival sought for pastor's lawsuit over COVID restrictions An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama wants a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor's damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions