Alabama

Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action as well, and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that included language about inclusion and structural racism

At least four people have died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year. The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths.

Four young people were killed and 32 others were hurt in Saturday’s shooting at the birthday celebration in Dadeville, a small city in east Alabama. It was the 16th mass killing in the U.S. this year

Honest mistakes and simple acts like going to the wrong address or car in a parking lot, or even just ringing the wrong doorbell, can seem like a fateful question of trust

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

District Attorney Mike Segrest said the pair would be charged as adults and that prosecutors would ask a judge to hold them without bail

The Saturday night shooting took place at a birthday party for the sister of one of the victims, who was celebrating at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio in Dadeville when gunfire erupted

In Alabama, a number of community colleges have sought new ways to help students through whatever life and academic challenges come up until they graduate

At least 11 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors, and nearly two dozen states are considering bills this year to restrict or ban care

Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that the deaths happened the previous night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission

The National Weather Service said 16.8 million people live in the highest risk zone, and more than 66 million people overall should be on alert Friday

Supercells are going to become more frequent, according to a new study. These are nature’s nastiest storms, producing most damaging hail and killer tornadoes, like the ones that devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi

The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools

A judge on Tuesday sentenced Smith, now 24, to 30 years in prison — a reduction from the more than 50 years he originally received

Proponents say prosecutors and police need more tools to help with the fight because fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are so deadly

The Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has been targeted by conspiracy theories tied to the 2020 election

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: living on as little as $30 a month

State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh declared she would ‘burn the session to the ground’ in an effort to stymie the bill

Recent gun violence involving college players show the challenge facing athletic departments when it comes to determining how gun laws and regulations should be applied within their programs

If an athlete who becomes pregnant goes to school in a state with strict abortion laws and chooses to tell their coach, the coach may find themself in an increasingly difficult position

The victim was sitting in a car when she was struck by a bullet. A police investigator testified last month that Miles provided the handgun allegedly used in the shooting

The moves, encouraged by former president Donald Trump, are the latest indication of how conspiracy theories related to the 2020 election continue to ripple throughout the Republican Party

The visit to the historic Alabama city on Sunday was also an opportunity for the president to speak directly to the current generation of civil rights activists

The aim of the system, known as Electronic Registration Information Center, is to help states maintain accurate lists of registered voters

So far this year, at least 150 bills targeting transgender people have been introduced across the US, which is the highest in a single year, according to the Human Rights Campaign

The governor in November directed the state prison system to undertake a “top-to-bottom” review of death penalty procedures