Alabama judge appointed to hear no-bid contract case after several other judges step aside Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tom King has been appointed ...
Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs The Senate on Thursday cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting ...
Jeff Bennett, a volunteer with Pilots N Paws, flies 14 unwanted dogs from a shelter in Montgomery, Ala., to rescue groups waiting in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 3, 2009. The charity transports animals from euthanasia shelters to other states for adoption. (AP ...
Salvation from above: Volunteer pilots fetch animals from full shelters, fly them to new lives Lady Di is a lovely purebred collie with a pleasant disposition, just like lots of other dogs dumped at shelters in areas that lack anywhere near enough ...
Son of late civil rights leader Ralph David Abernathy will apply for Ala. pardons for him The son of a late civil rights leader said Friday that he plans to seek pardons on behalf of his father, who was arrested many times ...
Diversity, equality part of the message as modern South prepares for Civil War's 150th To mark the Civil War's centennial 50 years ago, some whites donned Confederate uniforms or hoop skirts and paraded to sentimental notions of the Old South, partly in ...
President Barack Obama is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, tennis legend Billie Jean King and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. The White House announced the list of recipients Thursday. ...
