[ The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow some immigrants who are in the country illegally to attend state colleges and universities in Alabama. The bill by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, provides an exception to a law passed in 2011 that said people in the country illegally are prohibited from … Read more
[ By Andrew Dalton, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as ” Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster merger from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and … Read more
[ Chris Mortensen, who covered the NFL for ESPN, died Sunday at the age of 72. Mortensen had been with ESPN since 1991. “Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hard-working teammate,” Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN, said in a statement. “He covered the NFL with extraordinary skill … Read more
[ Mara Ruffin Allen’s months-long legal fight to be reinstated as a Jefferson County candidate was dashed with a three-sentence order from a judge who tossed out her case. Allen, a former candidate for Jefferson County treasurer, was declared ineligible to run for failing to turn in a required financial disclosure form within the deadline … Read more
[ WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans voted along party lines after midnight Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue. The Homeland Security Committee debated all day Tuesday and well into the night to recommend two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas to … Read more
