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Federal judge hears request to block an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama. The state of Alabama urged a federal judge Tuesday to allow the nation's fourth execution with nitrogen gas to proceed next week, but a doctor who witnessed an earlier execution by the new method told the judge the inmate appeared to be in distress and awake minutes longer than officials predicted.
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Living HealthSmart in Alabama is getting easier thanks to a …
Dec 27, 2024 · The Mobile Market makes a regular stop at Lakeshore Foundation, where people with disabilities go to exercise. Carol Kutik, director of health promotion and fitness at Lakeshore Foundation, said many participants live in food deserts.
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Sacred mound returned to Louisiana tribe who built it
Oct 25, 2024 · Dead lemon trees stick out of the ground of a sacred mound in Adams Bay in Louisiana on Sept. 20th, 2024. The mound is slowly disappearing because of coastal land loss.
With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows …
3 days ago · By Lindsey Bahr. PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers. The result is “The Alabama Solution,” which premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman became interested in ...
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Oct 31, 2024 · Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination. The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico.
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2024 reflections from the Gulf States Newsroom | WBHM 90.3
Dec 26, 2024 · My name is Joseph King, and I cover sports and culture for the Gulf States Newsroom. I’m based in Birmingham. I covered a lot of cool things this year, like Jon Batiste coming to Birmingham and the jazz history in the city, and Major League Baseball honoring the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field.
Birmingham’s new resilience chief looks to protect residents from ...
5 days ago · The city of Birmingham has a new position focused solely on climate change and its effect on area residents. Sherry-Lea Bloodworth Botop joined the city as its Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer in December 2024. WBHM’s Richard Banks spoke with Botop and asked how resilience efforts in ...