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Over 20 prisoners to be executed across America this year – a look back at their cases

States across the US continue to use capital punishment

The Independent UK

Alabama lawmakers approve additional legal protections for police officers

Alabama lawmakers have approved enhanced legal protections for police officers accused of misconduct

The Independent UK

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025

The Independent UK

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Alabama governor signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly

The Independent UK

Cancellation Litigation: Alabama Court Partly Reinstates Lawsuit Over Getting Someone Fired for Tweet

Friday's Alabama Supreme Court decision in Flickinger v. King stemmed from a June 2020 Facebook post "apparently regarding the death… The post Cancellation Litigation: Alabama Court Partly Reinstates Lawsuit Over Getting Someone Fired for Tweet appeared first on Reason.com.

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“Paul Simon called Stax and said, ‘Who are those Jamaican musicians?’ They told him, ‘Those are some white boys from Alabama!’” David Hood on being starstruck by Aretha Franklin, what Otis Redding taught him, and tales from golden age of Muscle Shoals

In this interview from the Bass Player archive, Hood reflects on his career as a ‘Swamper’, playing on hits by Paul Simon, the Staple Singers Aretha Franklin and more

Guitar World

Iranian student in Alabama to self-deport despite withdrawal of initial charge behind his arrest

An attorney for an Iranian mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama says he has decided to self-deport despite the government dropping a charge behind his initial arrest

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Nearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in Alabama police department

Almost five dozen criminal cases will no longer be prosecuted because they were tainted by rampant corruption in a northern Alabama police department

The Independent UK

Hornets Star Brandon Miller Testifies in Case About 2023 Shooting in Tuscaloosa

Miller said he was nearly shot in a 2023 Tuscaloosa shooting that killed Jamea Harris.

Sports Illustrated

Federal court strikes down Alabama's version of congressional map - Roll Call

A federal court ruling in Alabama could mean another new congressional map for the state, part of a long legal fight over district lines.

Roll Call

Trump's Trade War Claims a Win as Mercedes Confirms Car Production Shift to Alabama by 2027

Mercedes-Benz is shifting SUV production to Alabama by 2027 to dodge Trump's 25% tariffs, boosting US jobs but risking higher car prices

International Business Times UK

International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained

Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks

The Independent UK

Alabama parents want answers after their 4-year-old got drunk at school: ‘She was slobbering at the mouth’

The child’s blood alcohol content was 0.29 – over four times the legal limit for adults to drive

The Independent UK

Bill overhauling Alabama's largest water utility heads to governor's desk despite local outcry

A bill that would strip the state’s largest city of power over its local water board and give more control to the governor and surrounding suburbs is heading to the governor's desk

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Bizarre moment driver spots a kangaroo bouncing down the highway in Alabama

A runaway kangaroo caused a crash on a motorway in Alabama on Tuesday (29 April), after being filmed hopping along the road.

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Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate

A runaway kangaroo shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday

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Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statute in Alabama

The legendary attorney who was once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association

The Independent UK

Alabama to execute a man who said he's guilty of rape and murder and deserves to die

An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed within hours after dropping his appeals and saying he doesn’t want to keep “wasting everybody’s time” and money

The Guardian - US

Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county

Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEI

The Independent UK

Alabama to execute man who asked for his death sentence to stop ‘wasting everybody’s time’

The prisoner will join approximately one in ten people on death row in America who ask for their own executions

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Talladega Superspeedway remains NASCAR's ultimate wildcard race

There is no place quite like Talladega Superspeedway. At 2.66-miles in length, it is the biggest oval in NASCAR. The high-banked Alabama circuit has been a part of the Cup Series schedule since 1969, packing the grandstands nearly every year and drawing in above-average viewership numbers.

The Independent UK

Some GOP states are targeting driver's licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US

A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver's licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S. illegally

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