A bill that proposes to fix some of the biggest problems in college sports — spiraling spending, constant lawsuits and a transfer portal run amok — cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move the measure one step closer to a final up-or-down vote.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s commission studying screen-based instruction is moving toward recommendations on when and how technology should be used in K-12 classrooms, with members focusing not simply on how much time students spend on screens but whether that technology serves an educational purpose and improves learning. Rep. Jeana Ross, R-Guntersville, who chairs the Governor’s Commission […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-three years ago, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls as they prepared for Sunday services. Hundreds of people filled the church on Tuesday on the 63rd anniversary of the bombing. The church marked the anniversary with the […]