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How does Alabama choose textbooks? Slowly.

Getting a manual into students' hands can take years. Politicizing the process can be costly to Alabama school districts.

 

'I'm not angry': How 16-year-old Makai Simpson survived the Dadeville mass shooting

Opelika teen Makai Simpson was shot at least six times but crawled from the scene while envisioning a return to the football field.

 

Week of programs commemorate 60th anniversary of civil rights activist Medgar Evers' death

Medgar Evers' widow Myrlie Evers-Williams will be honored with a lifetime achievement award on the 60th anniversary of her husband's death.

 

102 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, here's where efforts to reconcile and revitalize stand

More than 100 years after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the community is making progress towards the revitalization of "Black Wall Street."

 

Gov. Kay Ivey signs ban on transgender college athletes

The law expands the 2021 ban on transgender athletes in high school competition.

 

Terry Saban leads coaches' wives in Habitat landscaping project

The 20th Habitat for Humanity house funded by Nick's Kids Foundation honors the Crimson Tide's Sugar Bowl win over Kansas State.

 

Congressional art competition honors Booker T. Washington Magnet student

The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington for one year.

 

Social Security: 10 ways to protect your personal information

Protect yourself by securing your personal information, understanding the threat of identity theft, and exercising caution.

 

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia

Rosalynn Carter, 95, has dementia, her family said, a diagnosis that comes as her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, is receiving hospice care.

 

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