Author: Associated Press

In-person help for Alabama residents needing assistance with unemployment claims is coming to an end as a new phone appointment system will be established for the new year.

Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that damaged dozens of buildings on Christmas morning.

With the state adding more than 4,000 new cases of the illness daily over the last week and hospitalizations above 2,500 people statewide, researchers at Johns Hopkins University said the state's pandemic death toll of 4,676 ranked 24th in the nation.

What has confused congressional Republicans is Trump's own negotiators were involved in crafting the package and many of the foreign aid expenditures go to fund Trump administration priorities.

Others granted clemency included a former county commissioner in Florida who was convicted of taking gifts from people doing business with the county and a community leader in Kentucky who was convicted of federal drug offenses.

The 44-year-old Harsin built an impressive track record at his alma mater. He led Boise State to a 69-19 record with three Mountain West titles in seven seasons.

Jones and Smith are the eighth set of teammates to be finalists together since the tradition started in 1982. Smith is trying to become the first wide receiver to win the Heisman since Michigan's Desmond Howard in 1991.

The decorations are "a way to let family members know that we're trying, and we love these patients and we want them to feel like it's Christmas as much as we can," nurse Carla Fallin said, standing just outside one of the rooms at East Alabama Medical Center.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency.

Rather than take the victory of the sweeping aid package, among the biggest in history, Trump is lashing out at GOP leaders over the presidential election — for acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect and rebuffing his campaign to dispute the Electoral College results when they are tallied in Congress on Jan. 6.

Separately, HHS announced it has joined forces with another big pharma company — Merck— to support the large-scale manufacture of a promising treatment for patients suffering from severe COVID-19 illness.

A person who received the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 had a severe allergic reaction several minutes later but appears to be recovering, the Alabama Department of Public Health said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress' massive COVID-19 relief package suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.

People with private health insurance will see the nasty shock of “surprise” medical bills virtually gone, thanks to the coronavirus compromise passed by Congress.

Auburn and Boise State's Bryan Harsin are finalizing an agreement for him to become the Tigers' head coach.