/tags/alabama Alabama en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:17:06 GMT /wunc-updates/2024-06-26/road-rickwood-roy-wood-npr-wunc To celebrate the holiday week, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ will air a special documentary examining the history of Birmingham's Rickwood Field. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:17:06 GMT /wunc-updates/2024-06-26/road-rickwood-roy-wood-npr-wunc ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ News /news/2023-12-20/sen-tuberville-drops-remaining-holds-on-senior-military-promotions Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville had blocked military promotions for months over objections to Pentagon abortion policy. He had relented earlier for most promotions except for some generals. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:28:00 GMT /news/2023-12-20/sen-tuberville-drops-remaining-holds-on-senior-military-promotions Eric McDaniel /sports/2023-06-23/charlotte-hornets-brandon-miller-scoot-henderson-nba-draft The Hornets chose Miller, the Southeastern Conference’s player of the year as a freshman, over NBA G League Ignite star Scoot Henderson despite some potential character questions. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:52:23 GMT /sports/2023-06-23/charlotte-hornets-brandon-miller-scoot-henderson-nba-draft Associated Press /sports/2023-04-28/panthers-draft-alabama-qb-bryce-young-nfl Young was 30-4 as a starter during three seasons with the Crimson Tide, throwing for 8,356 yards with 80 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:25:57 GMT /sports/2023-04-28/panthers-draft-alabama-qb-bryce-young-nfl Associated Press /news/2022-04-08/alabama-legislature-votes-to-ban-gender-affirming-medical-care-for-transgender-youth State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay." Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:20:15 GMT /news/2022-04-08/alabama-legislature-votes-to-ban-gender-affirming-medical-care-for-transgender-youth The Associated Press /arts-culture/2020-07-28/why-harper-lee-never-finished-writing-her-true-crime-book What lessons can the now-deceased Harper Lee teach a modern-day investigative journalist? Writer Casey Cep retraced Lee’s footsteps to a small town in… Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:50:00 GMT /arts-culture/2020-07-28/why-harper-lee-never-finished-writing-her-true-crime-book Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-28/why-harper-lee-never-finished-writing-her-true-crime-book What lessons can the now-deceased Harper Lee teach a modern-day investigative journalist? Writer Casey Cep retraced Lee’s footsteps to a small town in… Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:50:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-28/why-harper-lee-never-finished-writing-her-true-crime-book Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /health/2019-05-10/amid-chaos-alabama-senate-postpones-vote-on-nations-strictest-abortion-ban Shouting broke out on the floor when a rape and incest exemption was removed without a roll call vote. "I want the people of the state of Alabama to know how we vote," said a Democratic state senator. Fri, 10 May 2019 08:17:35 GMT /health/2019-05-10/amid-chaos-alabama-senate-postpones-vote-on-nations-strictest-abortion-ban Laurel Wamsley /race-demographics/2018-05-03/the-legal-lynching-of-willie-peterson In 1931, Willie Peterson was arrested for the attack of three white women in Birmingham, Alabama. He did not match the description that the sole survivor… Thu, 03 May 2018 16:09:11 GMT /race-demographics/2018-05-03/the-legal-lynching-of-willie-peterson Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-03/the-legal-lynching-of-willie-peterson In 1931, Willie Peterson was arrested for the attack of three white women in Birmingham, Alabama. He did not match the description that the sole survivor… Thu, 03 May 2018 16:09:11 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-03/the-legal-lynching-of-willie-peterson Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio