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Alabama Carries Out Its 5th Nitrogen Gas Execution

Gregory Hunt put to death for woman's 1988 murder

(Newser) - An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman in 1988 was put to death Tuesday evening in the nation's sixth execution by nitrogen gas, the AP reports. Gregory Hunt, 65, was pronounced dead at 6:26pm at a south Alabama prison, authorities said, one of four executions scheduled this...

US Execution Pace Is Fastest in a Decade

There may be 4 more taking place this week

(Newser) - It's another busy week in an unusually busy year for US executions: Four more are scheduled—in Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Oklahoma, reports the Guardian . The latter has been blocked by a judge temporarily, though a challenge by the state attorney general could put it back on...

'Teacher of the Year' Charged With Teen-Involved Sex Crimes

Alleged incidents occurred off school property and did not involve her students, police say

(Newser) - An Alabama kindergarten "Teacher of the Year" is facing serious charges after authorities say she lured a teen into a bathroom for a sexual encounter outside school hours, per Fox News . Heather Ozment, who was recently honored by Calera Elementary School, faces charges including first- and second-degree sexual...

Tuberville Will Leave Senate Next Year

Republican is running for governor of Alabama

(Newser) - Alabama's Sen. Tommy Tuberville is going to be a one-term senator. The Republican announced Tuesday that he is going to run for governor of Alabama instead of seeking a second term in the Senate, Politico reports. The former Auburn University football coach, who has been talking about a gubernatorial...

Trump to Grads: You're Graduating Into 'Golden Age'

Counter-protesters stage rally to oppose Alabama speech

(Newser) - President Trump delivered a characteristically combative speech Thursday to University of Alabama graduates, offering words of encouragement alongside campaign-style broadsides, the AP reports. Addressing students at an optional pre-commencement event, not the official graduation, Trump described the students as "the first graduating class of the golden age of...

Runaway Kangaroo Shuts Down Alabama Interstate

'We see a little bit of everything here,' says sheriff of marsupial on the lam

(Newser) - A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal's owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the kangaroo was spotted Tuesday hopping along the side of Interstate 85 in Macon County, which is...

Alabama Killer Apologizes as He's Put to Death

Tracy Lynn Brown, 44, was murdered by James Osgood and girlfriend

(Newser) - An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead following an injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said. A jury in 2014 convicted...

With Execution Nigh, Inmate Says He Welcomes Death

James Osgood dropped all his legal appeals last summer

(Newser) - A man on Alabama's death row wants his execution to go forward Thursday, saying he believes in an "eye for an eye." "The reason I dropped my appeals is I am guilty of murder," James Osgood told the AP in a telephone interview from prison....

Alabama Fishing Tourney Takes a Tragic Turn

Collision between 2 boats at Tackle Warehouse Invitationals leaves 3 dead, 3 injured

(Newser) - The second day of a three-day fishing tourney in Alabama turned tragic on Wednesday after two boats collided, killing three competitors. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the crash happened just after 7am during the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, held on Lewis Smith Lake, about an hour north of Birmingham,...

Fear an Alien Invasion? These States May Be Safe Havens

Virginia is most likely to survive an alien attack, per GIGAcalculator.com ranking

(Newser) - If you've ever watched a sci-fi film about an alien invasion and wondered how you and your family would fare if something that fantastical ever happened—well, maybe it depends on where you live. Citing stats analyzed by the folks who run the online calculator site GIGAcalculator.com , Mental...

Powerful Storms Threaten Mardi Gras

New Orleans warns celebrations could be canceled at the last minute

(Newser) - Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as costumed revelers celebrate Mardi Gras in the streets of New Orleans and other cities in the region. New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day...

Birmingham Comes Up With 'Ugly' Solution to Gun Violence

Alabama city erects giant concrete barriers to slow down drive-bys, to mixed reaction

(Newser) - There's already been at least one vigil this year held for victims of gun violence in the Alabama city of Birmingham, which claimed a record 150-plus homicides last year and has already had more than a dozen in early 2025. "We just heard ... backfiring of a car that...

Lost Dog Lands at Just the Right Shelter

5 months after disappearing, Emma was surrendered at shelter where her owner works

(Newser) - A Good Samaritan who picked up a stray dog and couldn't find her owner brought her to the local shelter—where she inadvertently found her owner. As the Centre Daily Times in Alabama reports, the story goes a little like this: Cheyenne Campbell let her rescue dog Emma out...

States Where People Spend Less on Groceries

Consumers in Jersey spend the least, while those in Mississippi are paying the most, per WalletHub

(Newser) - With inflation rising and increasing prices for products like eggs making headlines, it's natural to want to cut your supermarket bill as much as possible. WalletHub used recent data from the US Census Bureau and Council for Community and Economic Research to assess the cost of a variety of...

Alabama Carries Out Nation's 4th Nitrogen Gas Execution

Man was also convicted of a murder in Michigan

(Newser) - An Alabama man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas, the AP reports. Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36pm at a south Alabama prison for his...

Best States for Drivers
Best States for Drivers

Best States for Drivers

Hawaii ranks last on WalletHub's list; Kansas is handing out the fahrvergnügen

(Newser) - Your commute can make or break you before it's even 9am, as can a five-minute drive to the grocery store that turns into 30 due to traffic. WalletHub wanted to find where it's not so onerous to get behind the wheel, so it looked at driving conditions in...

Breastfeeding Alabama Moms Exempt From Jury Duty: Court

Supreme court grants exemption after breastfeeding woman says she was threatened

(Newser) - Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state's highest court ordered unanimously on Friday, in response to public outcry from a mother who said that she was threatened with child protective services for bringing her nursing infant into court. The Alabama Supreme Court issued an...

Two States Will Honor King Along With Robert E. Lee

Efforts to change that have failed in Alabama and Mississippi

(Newser) - The federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is Monday. And in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also set aside to honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The two state governments created holidays more than a century ago to honor Lee and...

Inmate Asks Court to Block Nitrogen Gas Execution

Demetrius Frazier's lawyers want Alabama to change protocol for this form of capital punishment

(Newser) - Attorneys for an Alabama inmate scheduled to be the fourth person put to death with nitrogen gas asked a federal judge on Wednesday to block the execution, arguing the first three inmates showed signs of suffering from suffocation as the gas flowed. Demetrius Terrence Frazier, 52, is scheduled to be...

Meet Your New Miss America
Meet Your New Miss America

Meet Your New Miss America

Miss Alabama Abbie Stockard, 22, is a nursing student and cheerleader at Auburn

(Newser) - Fifty-two contestants from all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico vied for the Miss America crown over the weekend, but Miss Alabama was the one who walked away with the top honor. CNN reports that 22-year-old Abbie Stockard, a cheerleader and nursing student in her senior year at Auburn University,...

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