Natalee Holloway's suspected killer, Joran van der Sloot, admits to crime, says mother
Joran van der Sloot "brutally murdered" the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba, the judge said.
2023-10-19 03:22
Carlee Russell, who admitted to faking her own kidnapping in Alabama, was found guilty in the hoax and sentenced to a year in jail
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping, has been found guilty of two misdemeanor charges related to the case, according to CNN affiliates WBMA and WVTM.
2023-10-12 10:54
Alabama Democrats likely to flip seat under court-approved congressional map
By Joseph Ax A federal court on Thursday ordered Alabama to implement a new congressional map that will
2023-10-06 04:27
Alabama gets new congressional map that could yield Democrats a second seat in the state
A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats in next year's elections.
2023-10-05 23:47
SCOTUS tells Alabama it meant what it said the first time
The Supreme Court delivered a brief but clear message to Alabama on Tuesday: When we said you defied the law, we meant it.
2023-09-27 01:29
Supreme Court rejects Alabama's attempt to avoid creating a second Black majority congressional district
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map expected to include a second Black majority district to account for the state's 27% Black population.
2023-09-26 22:22
Special master in Alabama redistricting case proposes three House maps in a closely watched voting rights fight
A court-appointed special master offered three proposals on Monday to boost the Black voting-age population in a reconfigured Alabama congressional district -- the latest development in a closely watched redistricting case with implications for control of the US House of Representatives after next year's elections.
2023-09-26 10:46
Attorney for Alabama band director arrested after football game says tasing was unacceptable and left students traumatized
The Alabama band director who was arrested after refusing to stop his band's performance at a high school football game is grappling with the aftermath of being tased by police, which his attorney says was unacceptable and left students traumatized.
2023-09-20 22:48
Alabama band director tased and arrested after high school football game for refusing to stop performance, police say
A band director was tased and arrested when he disregarded police requests to stop his band's performance after a high school football game, according to a Birmingham Police Department spokesperson.
2023-09-19 07:59
Alabama asks Supreme Court to freeze lower court ruling blocking state's newly drawn congressional map
Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Monday evening to freeze a lower court ruling that blocks the state's newly drawn congressional map, in a filing that critics say defies a Supreme Court opinion that was issued just three months ago.
2023-09-12 08:53
Exclusive: How the Supreme Court's conservatives rebuffed Alabama
When the Supreme Court considered the challenge to an Alabama congressional map that shortchanged the state's Black voters, liberal justices expected the conservative majority to side with Alabama -- if not gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act altogether.
2023-09-08 17:19
Federal court strikes down Alabama's second attempt to avoid adding another majority-Black congressional district
A federal court blocked a newly-drawn Alabama congressional map because it didn't create a second majority-Black district, as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year.
2023-09-05 22:46