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Alabama AG demands NCAA restore titles to women stripped by transgender sports policies
Attorney General Steve Marshall sent a letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) urging the organization to restore to female athletes the records, titles, awards, and recognitions they earned but were denied because of...

‘It’s a massive tax’ - can Trump’s tariffs reduce inequality, or will they enhance it?
The President doesn’t talk much about inequality. But his animating argument for tariffs — that they will pressure companies to bring well-paid manufacturing jobs back to America — is pitched to those workers who felt left behind and neglected....

Alabama auto supplier plans $4 million manufacturing expansion
Korea Fuel Tech is committing $4 million toward an expansion of its manufacturing operation at Auburn Technology Park South. The project is expected to create 17 new jobs. Korea Fuel Tech America, which has operated in Auburn since 2022, produces...

Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy
The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of research grants that the National Institutes of Health had already approved. New research finds the cuts have taken a chunk out of the economies of every state and every county in the U.S.,...

Auburn Engineering breaks ground on Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station
Auburn engineers are heading to the beach — not for vacation, but to build a better, more resilient Gulf Coast. Golden shovels turned dirt Thursday morning as the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering broke ground on the Auburn University Gulf Coast...

Trump vs Trumpism: His base booed him once in Alabama. Epstein might break him.
This is an opinion column. Get Kyle Whitmire’s newsletter, Alabamafication. Sign up here for free. There are many things Donald Trump would rather we forget, but I’ll always remember the night he got booed in Alabama. In August of 2021, Trump...

Technology demonstration showcases innovations set to incorporate into Huntsville Center electronic security contracts
REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, UNITED STATES 07.23.2025 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Representatives from the U. S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville attended a high-profile technology demonstration at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, July...

Baby boomers now live next to 18-year-olds at colleges across US, including Alabama
By Elizabeth Rembert, Bloomberg News (Tribune News Service) On a Monday afternoon last spring at Lasell University, students wrapped up their final beginner Spanish class of the semester. Pairing up, they drilled each other on their names,...

Get ready to see these tiny, ‘vicious’ birds at feeders in Alabama this fall
Expect to see more and more tiny birds, with fast wings, long beaks, and bright red throat patches, starting next week and into the fall. You’ll find them at feeders, in backyards, and around flowers. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only...

Party politics infiltrates Alabama’s nonpartisan city elections
At a political forum in Spanish Fort earlier this month, challenger Brad Bass set out to silence the social media chatter by making one thing clear: he’s a Republican and has been since he cast a vote for George W. Bush in 2000. In nearby...

Alabama’s CHOOSE Act puts parents in the driver’s seat
Gov. Kay Ivey Last year, Alabama became the 11th state in the nation to pass a universal school choice bill. We established the CHOOSE Act to give more Alabama families the ability to choose the education that best suits their own child, plain and...

Senator Katie Boyd Britt discusses family tax credits, NIH research funding, and Vulcan dispute
Senator Katie Boyd Britt, representing Alabama, has recently highlighted her legislative efforts and positions on social media. Her posts cover topics ranging from tax credits for families to biomedical research and international business...

‘Keep the main thing the main thing.’ How Jeff Allen protects and serves Alabama athletes.
It was approaching 5 pm on Nov. 26, 2016. The third quarter of the Iron Bowl was as heated as ever. Bama quarterback Jalen Hurts ran toward the sideline with an Auburn defender in hot pursuit. The Crimson Tide’s head athletic trainer quickly...
Alabama A&M University’s S.O.A.R. Welcomes Students from Across the Nation
Alabama A&M University hosted its final Student Orientation and Registration (S.O.A.R.) session of the summer on Saturday, July 12, at the AAMU Event Center, capping a robust series of events that welcomed hundreds of students and family members...

"Just delete social media and don’t look at it": CJ Carr shares his hot take on handling Notre Dame QB spotlight
ESPN analyst Greg McElroy predicted that CJ Carr would be Notre Dame’s starting quarterback for the 2025 season. However, Fighting Irish quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli said that the competition between Carr and Kenny Minchey remains evenly...

Brookley Expansion Site in Mobile getting $2.5 million in state money
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s office has announced that the Mobile Airport Authority will be getting $2.5 million for the Brookley Expansion Site through Growing Alabama funding. Also listed in the announcement is $3.55 million...

Alabama Forestry Accelerator comes to Dothan to cultivate innovation in one of state’s top industries
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A new program is coming to Dothan to drive innovation in Alabama’s forestry industry. As the countdown to the completion of the Wiregrass Innovation Center continues, the city of Dothan and other entities announced a new...

North Alabama agencies slated for funding in Senate appropriations bill
Funding for several programs in North Alabama has been secured in a Senate appropriations bill, Sen. Katie Britt announced. Britt (R-Montgomery), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, joined her colleagues in advancing the Fiscal...

Five-star Alabama commit has a perfect reaction as Kalen DeBoer flips elite recruit from ACC school
Three-star offensive tackle Bear Fretwell flipped his commitment from Georgia Tech to Alabama's 2026 class on Friday. The standout from Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, Georgia) had been committed to the in-state Yellow Jackets since June 15 and also...

Federal Judge Sanctions Alabama Lawyers for Submitting Fake AI‑Generated Case Citations, Highlighting Systemic, Ongoing AI Problems Making up Facts
OpenAI founder Sam Altman says that soon, everything everywhere will start using Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models for entire professions, causing them to “disappear.” Meanwhile, people actually using these services, including...