Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden's capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
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Heisman Trophy Preview: Loads of offense in four finalists
Two Alabama teammates, quarterback Mac Jones and wide receiver DeVonta Smith, join Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask as the finalists for the 86th annual Heisman Trophy. The winner will be announced Tuesday. A rundown of the finalists...
Attorney: Congressional seat data not ready until February
The U.S. Census Bureau has found new irregularities in the head count data that determines congressional seat allocations and the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year, John Coghlan, a deputy assistant Attorney General, said during a court hearing.
Alabama hits new high for virus hospitalizations
By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Monday hit a new high for the number of COVID-19 patients in state hospitals with more than 3,000 hospitalized. The new peak comes as health officials feared a new surge of cases in the wake of the winter holidays. There were a record 3,064...
‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: Trump pressures Georgia officials to recalculate election in his favor
President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election
‘Mask Up’ video contest to show importance of wearing masks
The videos should be 30-second or less and need to highlight basic information related to mask wearing and COVID-19.
Likely wasting disease found in 2 more Mississippi counties
Testing in Alabama has been more intense since deer in Mississippi and Tennessee tested positive for chronic wasting disease in 2018, the statement said.
Tuberville, other GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win
Tuberville confirmed his decision to join the group in a press release saying he would vote to reject the election results from "disputed" states until an "Electoral Commission" conducts a review.
Congress opening new session as virus, Biden’s win dominate
Congress prepared to convene for the start of a new session Sunday, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surges.
6 years later, Alabama and Ohio State go at it again
When Ohio State upset Alabama in the semifinals of the first College Football Playoff on the way to the Buckeyes' last national title, it seemed like the start of budding postseason rivalry between the two traditional powers.
‘We need your help:’ City asks help fighting gun violence
The Birmingham mayor and police chief are asking the public for help after the city saw more than 100 homicides in 2020 with more than half of those remaining unsolved.
Dark days of pandemic: Alabama has bulge of December cases
Alabama notched almost a third of its coronavirus cases in December, an alarming bulge that echoed the warnings of medical experts who said the state would see some dark days before the widespread availability of a vaccine to fight the pandemic.
Small-town Alabama resident transformed to protest leader
During her final year at Albertville High School in 2015, teachers gave Unique Morgan Dunston a citizenship award and fellow seniors voted her the class clown. Today, she's the target of death threats and jeers on Main Street.
In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill
Congress on Friday overrode President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago, ensuring that the measure becomes law.
Bill would ‘modify’ teachers’ retirement benefits
Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, said House Bill 93 focuses on correcting some of the imbalances between Tier I and Tier II benefits, but it doesn’t create a Tier III as legislation he proposed in 2019 and 2020 did.