The Decatur Fire Department responded to an abandoned house with “heavy fire” Thursday afternoon, and the cause remains under ...

American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4%.

In less than a second, a calm encounter can turn hostile, forcing police officers to make life-or-death decisions to protect ...

Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House SB 202, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery, increases the Montgomery Sheriff’s expense allowance from $20,000 to ...

Alabama has signed a new law aimed at addressing the state’s teacher shortage by opening a path for military veterans without ...

Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

Three former Democratic presidents are set to speak at a Chicago church as mourners pay a final public tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Former Presidents Barack Obama, ...

Northside High School earned Alabama's top school safety award, recognized for its proactive measures and student CPR ...

The U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash within a year unless Congress lets it borrow more. That's according to Postmaster General David Steiner.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has chosen the Birmingham-Southern College campus as a new training facility.

Scream 7” brings back Sidney Prescott — along with plenty of callbacks — but not enough fresh fear.