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March 7, 2020

'Squad' renews calls to abolish death penalty after execution of convicted Alabama cop killer

The left-wing congresswomen known as the “Squad” are renewing their calls for the abolition of the death penalty after the execution this week of a convicted Alabama cop killer who was killed for his role in the murders of three cops in a suspected drug house in 2004.

March 6, 2020

Alabama executes Nathaniel Woods Jr., linked to killings of 3 police officers; no last words

Death row inmate Nathaniel Woods Jr. was executed by lethal injection on Thursday for the 2004 killing of three police officers shot by another man at a suspected drug house. He had no last words.

March 5, 2020

Martin Luther King III urges against executing Alabama man in police officers' 2004 killings

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King III urged mercy Thursday for an Alabama man convicted in connection with the murder of four Birmingham police officers in 2004 -- hours before the inmate's scheduled execution.

March 5, 2020

Alabama man's family calls execution in cop killing case 'modern-day lynching'; Kim Kardashian urges stay

The family of death row inmate Nathaniel Woods Jr. is pleading with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to give him more time, calling the sentence a "modern-day lynching", just hours before he is due to be executed.

March 4, 2020

Trump tears into Jeff Sessions after former AG forced into runoff for old Senate seat

President Trump has little sympathy for former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who now faces a run-off election after failing to secure a majority of votes in Tuesday's Alabama Senate primary.

March 3, 2020

Martin Luther King's son asks Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to halt convicted cop killer's execution

Martin Luther King’s son has sent a letter to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey asking her to delay Thursday’s execution of a man convicted in the killing of three Birmingham police officers.

March 2, 2020

Super Tuesday cheat sheet: Alabama race at a glance

Here's the basics on the Democratic presidential primary race in Alabama.

March 1, 2020

Dem candidates visit Selma on Bloody Sunday, as Bloomberg gets cold reception

Mike Bloomberg, who has faced sharp criticism from opponents and activists saying some of his policies as New York City mayor disenfranchised people of color, got a cold reception at a church in Selma, Alabama, marking 55 years after “Bloody Sunday,” as multiple Democrats seeking the White House visited the historic city.

February 27, 2020

Transgender athletes may be banned from some sports amid Alabama legislation

Multiple states across the country are considering banning transgender athletes from the sports teams that they identify with.

February 24, 2020

Alabama murderer serving life sentence escapes from work-release facility, officials say

Authorities are searching for a convicted killer who escaped from an Alabama work-release facility Saturday night.