Alabama - Page 139

February 4, 2021

UK coronavirus variant kills Alabama dad, 35, wife claims

A 35-year-old father of two in Alabama has succumbed to a coronavirus variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom, his wife says. 

February 4, 2021

Colorado officials want to keep Space Command in state, ask Pentagon to reconsider Trump's relocation

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and a group of bipartisan state officials are urging Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to reconsider and "pause" former President Donald Trump's decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Alabama, saying it will "undermine" the country's ability to respond to national security threats in space.

February 1, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine skepticism lurks in town famous for syphilis study

Lucenia Dunn spent the early days of the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to wear masks and keep a safe distance from each other in Tuskegee, a mostly Black city where the government once used unsuspecting African American men as guinea pigs in a study of a sexually transmitted disease.

January 31, 2021

Ousted Dems Doug Jones, Joe Kennedy get CNN gigs

Two Democrats rejected by voters last year have each found a home at CNN.

January 28, 2021

Alabama confirms UK coronavirus variant in 2 kids, 1 adult

Alabama health officials said they have confirmed three cases of the U.K. coronavirus variant in the state, including two in residents under 19.

January 27, 2021

Fatal winter tornado devastates Alabama town

The terrifying nighttime tornado that blasted through suburban Birmingham late Monday, trapping entire families in the remnants of shattered homes and injuring 30, left a trail of destruction that stunned even longtime residents used to Alabama’s violent weather.

January 26, 2021

Winter storm system bringing rain, snow, strong winds from Plains to the Northeast

A line of thunderstorms that brought a large, destructive tornado just north of Birmingham, Ala., last night is part of a wider system bringing heavy rain, snow, strong winds and ice over parts of the Plains, Midwest, Great Lakes, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday. 

January 26, 2021

Tornado rips through Alabama, killing 1 and causing 'significant damage'

At least one person has died after a tornado ripped through Alabama on Monday night, collapsing buildings and trapping people inside their homes.

January 24, 2021

States push for allowing concealed carry of guns without permit

GOP lawmakers in multiple states are aiming to relax certain gun restrictions by allowing people to carry concealed firearms without having to obtain a permit, continuing a trend that many gun control advocates say is frightening. 

January 21, 2021

Alabama to remove COVID-19 vaccine from providers who don’t administer jab in ‘timely way’: officials

Health officials in Alabama announced a new policy in an effort to speed the rollout: if providers don’t use the doses made available to them as quickly as possible, the already-limited doses will be removed and sent elsewhere in the state where they can be administered “in a timely way.”