MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As Alabama voters decide who the state’s next lieutenant governor will be, they will also have the opportunity to weigh in about the future of the role itself on Tuesday. On the ballot is a constitutional amendment reworking three elements of the lieutenant governor position: how to fill a vacancy in the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Four seats on the Alabama State Board of Education are on Tuesday’s general election ballot, with Republicans and Democrats competing for three of them. The contested races are in Districts 2, 6 and 8. Democratic incumbent Yvette Richardson is unopposed in District 4. The eight-member board establishes statewide education policies, adopts academic standards […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s strikes on more than two dozen U.S. bases in the Middle East focused on early-warning systems before hitting aircraft and buildings, causing billions of dollars in equipment damage, according to an Associated Press analysis. The AP independently verified damage to American targets using satellite imagery from multiple providers and spoke to […]