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  • Data shows medication-assisted treatment works for opioid use disorder-so why aren't more people getting it?

    Stacker, Kayla Levy for Charlie Health|May 1, 2025

    Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), medications for OUD, especially buprenorphine and methadone, can significantly reduce the risk of overdose and improve long-term health outcomes. Despite this, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) remains widely underused. In 2022, an...

  • Tuberville on Kudlow: "We're so fortunate to have President Trump"

    Senator Tommy Tuberville's office|May 1, 2025

    May 12, 2025, WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss how President Trump is delivering wins for the American people left and right. Read excerpts from the interview below or watch on YouTube or Rumble. KUDLOW: "The great Alabama Senator, Mr. Tommy Tuberville. Senator Tuberville, welcome, sir, as always. You know, Charles Payne was on in the first segment of the show, and he was talking about 'Pax Americana' and, you know, l...

  • To show employee appreciation and build morale in 2025, think beyond free pizza and beer

    Stacker, Mallory Carra|May 1, 2025

    At the fitness media company Personal Trainer Development Center, owner Jonathan Goodman and his team wanted to show appreciation for a hard-working editorial director, who joked about landing a sneaker endorsement deal, despite not being a big-name athlete. So Goodman and his team made him a mock-up of a Nike endorsement contract, which included an added perk: The company paid for a new pair of shoes for him every month for a year. "It's not a huge bonus, but it's representative of something...

  • 5 key mental health trends from the 2025 State of Mental Health Report

    Stacker, Kelsey Chacon for Rula Health|May 1, 2025

    Understanding how people perceive their mental well-being—especially in such a rapidly changing world—is vital to Rula's mission to connect people with the mental healthcare they need. In honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Rula released the State of Mental Health Report: Mental Well-being in a Changing World. Surveying over 2,000 U.S. consumers, the report was designed to illuminate: - People's relationship with their mental health - How people feel about mental health ser...

  • Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know

    Stacker|May 1, 2025

    President Donald Trump has pledged to shutter the Department of Education but also promised that students with disabilities will keep getting the services they need. Special education advocates, school district officials and teachers say mass federal layoffs mean that too few people are left to carry out a complicated law intended to protect some of the nation's most vulnerable students' right to an education. The administration laid off nearly half the Education Department's staff, The Hechinge...

  • The Trails to Alabama's Future Runs Through Its Small Towns

    Paul DeMarco|May 1, 2025

    On a cool spring morning in Coosa County, a few hikers gather outside the Pinhoti Outdoor Center. They sip coffee, double-check their gear and swap stories about where the trail might take them next. It’s a familiar scene, but one that didn’t exist here five years ago. Back then, there was no local outfitter, no shuttle service, no place to stop and stay. Kimm and Nathan Wright set out to change that. What started as a modest hostel in 2019 is now a full-service operation helping people acc...

  • The 10th annual #Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day and Festival is May 17-18 in Destin

    Guest Writer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission|May 1, 2025

    May 13, 2025 : DESTIN, FL - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proud to announce the 10th annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day on Saturday, May 17. Lionfish are an invasive species that negatively impact native marine life and their habitat. Everyone is invited to celebrate LRAD at this year's Lionfish Festival, which will be held May 17–18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT at HarborWalk Village in Destin. This 2-day outdoor festival is free, open to the public and will...

  • Cities with the most UFO sightings in Alabama

    Stacker|May 1, 2025

    When pilot Kenneth Arnold took off from Chehalis, Washington, in his single-engine airplane one afternoon in June 1947, he was looking for a lost military aircraft that had crashed. But what he found was something completely different—something that would set off a cultural obsession in the U.S. that persists today. While flying around Mount Rainier, Arnold reportedly encountered nine curious, wingless objects speeding through the sky at 1,200 mph, faster than any plane at the time could. Arnold...

  • U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins My View with Lara Trump

    Senator Katie Boyd Britt|May 1, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined My View with Lara Trump on Fox News with Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) to discuss balancing their roles as the only two Republican moms of school-aged kids in the Senate. Excerpts from Senator Britt's interview are below. The full interview can be viewed here. https://www.foxnews.com/video/6372650836112 On balancing motherhood and serving as Senator: "I've been really honest about it, I struggled a great deal . . . Being a wife and a m...

  • Aderholt losing patience with Air Force on delayed Space Command decision

    Congressman Robert Aderholt's Office|May 1, 2025

    May 6, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump has been in office for over 100 days. The Inspector General's report has confirmed that the decision to base Space Command in Colorado instead of Huntsville was not due to any superior qualifications for Colorado; but rather was a reflection of the hyper-partisanism of the Biden administration. Some in the Alabama Congressional delegation are urging the Air Force to announce that Space Command will be relocated to Huntsville. During an o...

  • Inaugural Outdoor Recreation Summit Held at Lake Guntersville

    David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|May 1, 2025

    May 9, 2025 - The inaugural Outdoor Recreation Summit was recently held at Lake Guntersville State Park, where more than 200 attendees discussed how to share Alabama's natural wonders with the rest of the nation and world. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey established the Alabama Innovation Commission in 2020, and its goals included highlighting the many assets Alabama has to offer in recruiting businesses, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and other talent to our great state. Innovate Alabama is the offshoo...

  • President Trump honors slain police officers on Law Enforcement Memorial Day

    Guest Writer, President Donald J. Trump|May 1, 2025

    May 12, 2025 - Washington D.C. - A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we honor our brave officers who serve on the front lines to protect our families, safeguard our communities, and shoulder a burden of responsibility that most Americans cannot fathom. This week and always, we honor the courageous men and women serving in law enforcement and memorialize those who sacrificed their lives defending the thin blue...

  • Tuberville, Moran Work to Support Local Broadcasters

    Senator Tommy Tuberville's office|May 1, 2025

    May 12, 1015 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr urging him to modernize ownership regulations to empower local broadcasters so that they may compete with today's media giants. "The fast-evolving media marketplace has made broadcast ownership regulations in urgent need of modernization," the Senators wrote. "By modernizing broadcast ownership r...

  • On This Day in 1943: The Surrender of the German Afrika Korps and Italian Troops in North Africa

    A.I. generated content|May 1, 2025

    The 13th of May, 1943, marked a significant turning point in the course of World War II. On this day, the German Afrika Korps and Italian troops stationed in North Africa surrendered to the Allied forces, signaling the end of the North African Campaign and paving the way for subsequent Allied victories in Europe. The North African Campaign The North African Campaign began in June 1940 and was a critical theater of World War II. It involved a series of battles for control of the Suez Canal, a vit...

  • Lease Hunting land from the state of Alabama

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2025

    May 13, 2025 - The Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, State Lands Division, assists various state agencies in auctioning five-year hunting leases on land tracts across the state. A live public auction for the current bid cycle will be held on May 31, 2025. The 2025 bid notice, sample hunting lease, hunting tract listing, and hunting tract maps, all of which are downloadable at the state's website. To download a sample hunting lease and more information visit their website:...

  • Leaders: Stop trying to fix it all

    Stacker, Erin Hutchins for ACT Leadership, Mike Hutchins for ACT Leadership|May 1, 2025

    When things get uncertain, most of us reach for something familiar: a solution. Fixing is fast. It makes us feel useful. Competent. In control. It soothes the quiet discomfort of not knowing what to do—by doing something, anything—quickly. You've seen it. A leader gets a tough question in a meeting—something vague, complex, vaguely threatening. No clear answer. But silence feels risky. So they make a confident-sounding call and move on. Ah … back in control. Even if they're not. Dopamin...

  • What are the cheapest days of the week to fly?

    Stacker, Karen Axelton for Experian|May 1, 2025

    With airfares expected to remain elevated throughout 2025, according to online travel marketplace Hopper, finding the cheapest days to fly could save you a lot of money. The cheapest days of the week to fly are typically Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However, this isn't always the case, so Experian says comparing your options and being flexible are the keys to finding the lowest fares. The Cheapest and Most Expensive Days of the Week to Fly While Tuesdays and Wednesdays are typically the cheapest...

  • Gov. Ivey signs the Speedy Trial Act into law

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2025

    May 14, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday signed House Bill 307 - the Speedy Trial Act - into law. The bill was sponsored by State Senator Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) and carried in the House by State Representative Jim Hill (R-Odenville). SB307 expedites trials for violent criminal cases, reduces backlogs and ensures swift justice for victims. Attorney General Steve Marshall, Chief Justice Sarah Stewart and Senator Will Barfoot joined the governor in her office as...

  • Bill to allow Alabamians to rescue wildlife fails in the Alabama House of Representatives

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2025

    May 6, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL.– Legislation that would have made it legal for Alabama citizens to provide emergency assistance to injured, wounded, or orphaned wild animals was defeated when it did not come up for consideration by the Alabama House of Representatives. At the end of Tuesday's legislative day the Alabama House of Representatives passed a motion "to indefinitely postpone" all House bills that had not already passed in the House. With time running out on the 2025 Alabama regular l...

  • Cindy Myrex Officially Qualifies for Alabama State House District 12 Race

    Guest Writer, Myrex campaign|May 1, 2025

    May 13, 2025 - CULLMAN, AL - Cindy Myrex, a lifelong Cullman County resident and respected community advocate, has officially qualified on Monday with the Alabama Republican Party to run for the Alabama House of Representatives in District 12. "I love our hometown and the people in it," said Myrex. "I'm running because I believe it's time we had a strong, local voice down in Montgomery who truly understands what matters most to folks around here-faith, family, and good, honest work." With deep...

  • AI for travel planning 101: Your hack to smarter vacations

    Stacker, Isabelle Alan for Way.com|May 1, 2025

    Recently, Ghibli-style images have been flooding social media from across the globe. While it's fascinating to see photographs replicated in Ghibli art, the images have some of us thinking about ethics and artistic integrity. While artificial intelligence plays the villain here, there are other fields where AI can help make life a little easier. Upon researching possible areas of daily life that can be automated, Way.com's search ended with using AI for travel planning. Here's what we know so fa...

  • Movies and TV shows casting across the US

    Stacker, Jaimie Etkin

    The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey. Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage compiled a...

  • 10 ways COVID changed American schools

    Stacker, Erica Meltzer for Chalkbeat|May 1, 2025

    COVID had already killed thousands of people in other countries and was spreading in the United States when a top federal health official said schools should prepare to offer "internet-based teleschooling" in case they had to close for a period of time. "We are asking the American public to work with us to prepare for the expectation that this could be bad," Dr. Nancy Messonnier, then a leader in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic response, told reporters on a Feb. 25, 202...

  • What are tariffs and how do they impact consumers?

    Stacker, Ben Luthi for Experian|May 1, 2025

    A tariff is a tax on imported goods that's paid by the importing firm to its government. However, those costs often get passed down to consumers, resulting in higher prices for the affected products. Here's Experian's guide to what you need to know about how tariffs work and how they may affect your wallet. How Do Tariffs Work? When a country imposes a tariff, any affected goods imported into that country will be taxed. The domestic company importing the product pays the tax to the federal gover...

  • How much does the average wedding cost?

    Stacker, Evelyn Waugh for Experian|May 1, 2025

    Weddings are a joyous event, but planning one can be pretty stressful. Narrowing down your guest list, picking the perfect venue, the right music, food and flowers—all those decisions can be overwhelming. And then there's paying for it. The average cost of a wedding in 2024 was $33,000, according to data from the wedding planning website The Knot. The average cost per guest is $284. That said, the true cost of a wedding depends on the wedding you have. On one end of the spectrum, tying the knot...

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