The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
Sorted by date Results 101 - 125 of 1075
Montgomery, Ala. - Alabama businessman Morgan Murphy has ended his campaign for the U.S. Senate, reshaping the Republican primary landscape and throwing his support behind Rep. Barry Moore. Murphy announced his withdrawal Monday, saying he believed unifying behind a single conservative candidate would best serve the party heading into the 2026 election cycle. Murphy, who entered the race positioning himself as a political outsider with business experience, said the decision came after "careful c...
March 10, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sharply criticized Governor Kay Ivey's decision to commute the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, calling the move a grave mistake that undermines decades of legal precedent and the expectations of justice for victims. Governor Ivey announced the commutation earlier today, stating that her decision was based on what she described as "careful consideration of the totality of circumstances." In her statement, she...
March 10, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL‑07) is applauding Governor Kay Ivey's decision to commute the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, calling the move a just and moral resolution to a decades‑old case that has drawn sustained attention from faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and members of the victim's own family. Burton had been sentenced to death for his role in the 1991 robbery that resulted in the killing of Doug Battle. While Burton participated in the...
The assassination of Emperor Elagabalus on March 11, AD 222 marked one of the most dramatic and consequential turning points of the Severan era, ending a turbulent four‑year reign defined by religious upheaval, political instability, and deep conflict with Rome's traditional power structures. Elagabalus-born Varius Avitus Bassianus-had risen to the throne as a teenager with the backing of the powerful Julia Maesa, his grandmother, but quickly alienated the Senate, the Praetorian Guard, and m...
March 11, 2025 - NASHVILLE, Ten. - Auburn's path to the NCAA Tournament has narrowed to a single, unmistakable reality: the Tigers must win games in the SEC Tournament-and likely several of them-to avoid missing March Madness for the first time since the early years of the Bruce Pearl era. First‑year head coach Steven Pearl has spent the past week defending his team's résumé while acknowledging the steep climb ahead. Auburn enters the postseason at 16–15 overall and 7–11 in SEC play, a record...
March 12, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a series of petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to force long‑awaited rulings in four federal habeas corpus cases tied to capital murder convictions-some of which have been pending for more than a decade. Marshall argues that the federal district courts' inaction has created a "recurring-perhaps systemic-problem" that undermines the promise of timely justice for victims a...
MINNEAPOLIS, Min. - March 11, 2026 - Target Corporation announced Wednesday that it is lowering prices on more than 3,000 spring products, including apparel, home goods, baby essentials, and select food and beverage items, as part of a broad effort to deliver stronger value to customers heading into the new season. The reductions, which range from 5% to 20% off original prices, reflect Target's ongoing strategy to pair trend‑forward design with affordability while driving long‑term, sus...
March 11, 2026 – NASHVILLE, Ten - Auburn kept its postseason hopes alive with a much needed first round Southeastern Conference playoff win over Mississippi State 79 to 61. A loss would likely have ended any hope for the Tigers to make the field of 68 teams in the NCAA tournament field. The win, combined with Texas's loss, puts the Tigers on the bubble. A win over Tennessee on Thursday will likely secure the Tigers a place in the field. Coach Steven Pearl's first year as head coach have had a l...
UAB enters the American Athletic Conference Tournament in a position where a deep run isn't just helpful - it's essential for keeping its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The national bubble picture is historically weak this year, but that cuts both ways: the door is open, yet UAB hasn't done enough to walk through it without making noise in Birmingham. Why UAB Needs a Run UAB sits 20–11 overall and 11–7 in AAC play, good for fourth in the league standings. That's a solid profile, but not one tha...
February 23, 1883 - MONTGOMERY - When Alabama lawmakers gathered in Montgomery on February 23, 1883, they likely did not imagine they were about to make national history. Yet on that day, Alabama became the first state in the nation to enact an antitrust law-an extraordinary milestone that placed the state at the forefront of America's early struggle to rein in monopolies, protect consumers, and preserve fair competition. This pioneering statute, passed nearly a decade before Congress adopted...
Shorter, Alabama - Riggs Walker, a conservative Republican with more than 26 years of experience in criminal law, has officially launched his campaign for Place 5 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Walker, 57, is a lifelong resident of Shorter, Alabama. He earned a B.A. in Speech Communication from Auburn University in 1991 and worked in the printing industry to support himself through law school, graduating from Jones School of Law in 1998. His legal career began with a clerkship under C...
February 23, 2026 - MEXICO - Widespread violence swept across Mexico after the country's military killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes - better known as "El Mencho" - the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The operation, carried out on February 22 in the western state of Jalisco, triggered a wave of retaliatory attacks that paralyzed major cities, shut down schools, and prompted urgent U.S. security warnings. A Major Cartel Figure Killed Mexican security forces...
On February 22–23, 1847, in the rugged mountain passes of northern Mexico, a vastly outnumbered American force won a desperate and unlikely victory at the Battle of Buena Vista. It was one of the most dramatic engagements of the Mexican–American War, a clash defined by terrain, tenacity, and the political stakes surrounding the conflict. The battle elevated the national profile of General Zachary Taylor, reshaped the war's momentum, and left a legacy that echoed through American politics for...
On February 24, 303, the Roman Empire crossed a threshold that would shape the future of Christianity and the empire itself. Emperor Diocletian, long celebrated for restoring stability after decades of crisis, issued the first of four sweeping edicts targeting Christians across the empire. This initial decree ordered churches destroyed, Christian scriptures burned, and believers stripped of legal protections. What began that day in Nicomedia would become the Great Persecution, the most systematic attempt the Roman state ever made to eradicate...
February 21, 2026 - FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A kindergarten teacher at Fort Bragg has been removed from employment following parent complaints and a federal review, officials confirmed this week. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Thursday on the platform X that the teacher - a substitute and classroom aide at Mildred B. Poole Elementary School - had been dismissed earlier this month. The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) followed with a formal letter stating that it had "severed the...
February 21, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has directed the Secretary of War and multiple federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing government records related to extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The directive marks one of the most sweeping federal declassification efforts involving unexplained aerial activity. In a statement posted to the platform X, Trump said: "Based on the...
February 21, 1972 - BEIJING, China - President Richard M. Nixon (R) arrived in the People's Republic of China, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country and marking a dramatic turning point in Cold War diplomacy. The week‑long trip, broadcast around the world, began the process of normalizing Sino‑American relations after more than two decades of isolation and hostility. Nixon's arrival in Beijing - greeted by Premier Zhou Enlai on the tarmac - symbolized a strategic shift in glo...
February 21, 2026 - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Friday that he is running for Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, setting up a high‑profile contest for leadership of the state's dominant political organization. Merrill, who served two terms as Secretary of State from 2015 to 2023, said his decision comes after months of conversations with party activists, county chairs, and grassroots organizers who encouraged him to seek the position. His a...
February 20, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a major rebuke of presidential trade authority, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his legal powers when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping global tariffs throughout 2025. The decision places more than $175 billion in tariff collections at risk of refund and sharply narrows the scope of unilateral tariff actions available to the White House. Chief Justice John R...
February 20, 2026 - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A Tuscaloosa County jury has sentenced Luther Watkins Jr. to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2019 murder of Tuscaloosa Police Investigator Dornell Cousette, rejecting the death penalty sought by prosecutors and closing one of the most painful chapters in recent Alabama law‑enforcement history. The verdict came after emotional testimony and years of legal delays, culminating in a sentencing phase that weighed the brutality of the c...
February 20, 1938 -LONDON, Great Britain - Britain's political landscape was shaken by the dramatic resignation of Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, who stepped down in open protest of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's increasingly conciliatory policy toward Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Eden's departure marked one of the most consequential cabinet resignations of the pre‑war era, exposing deep fractures within the British government over how to confront the rising threat of fascist a...
On February 19, AD 197, the Roman Empire witnessed one of the most brutal and consequential civil battles in its long history. At Lugdunum-modern‑day Lyon in France-Emperor Septimius Severus defeated his rival Clodius Albinus, ending a bitter struggle for imperial legitimacy and reshaping the political landscape of the empire for decades to come. Ancient sources describe the clash as the bloodiest battle ever fought between Roman armies, a grim testament to the stakes of the conflict and the f...
Menzingen, Switzerland - February 19, 2026.- The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) has released a public communiqué detailing its official response to a proposal from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), following a high‑level meeting in Rome earlier this month. The exchange marks the latest development in the long and often delicate dialogue between the traditionalist priestly society and the Holy See. A Vatican Proposal Tied to Episcopal Consecrations On February 12, Father Da...
February 18, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - State Rep. Paul Lee of Dothan has been elected the new Majority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives, stepping into one of the Legislature's most influential leadership roles for the remainder of the quadrennium. His election follows the resignation of former Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen of Hartselle, who stepped down to pursue the chairmanship of the Alabama Republican Party. Lee, a Republican who has represented House District 86 since...
On February 18, 1865, as the Civil War neared its violent end, Union Major General William T. Sherman's army entered Columbia, South Carolina, and unleashed one of the most controversial episodes of his Carolinas Campaign. By the next morning, much of the city lay in ruins. Among the structures damaged in the inferno was the South Carolina State House-symbolically the birthplace of secessionist resolve and a prime target in the Union's effort to break the Confederacy's will. The burning of...
