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The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $360,385 in October, 2.4% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $360,385 in October, 2.4% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
A recent study by the University of Southern California revealed that exposure to air pollution can harm children's learning and memory, the LA Post reports. Ammonium nitrate, a specific component of fine particle air pollution primarily produced by agricultural emissions, is associated with decreased learning and memory performance in children aged nine and 10. The comprehensive research analyzed data from 8,500 children nationwide, suggesting potential long-term implications for cognitive...
November 25, 2024 - (Montgomery, Ala.) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined an Iowa-led letter, calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to end his last-ditch effort to push the Biden-Harris Administration's agenda through the door before Biden leaves office. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution is meeting this week to negotiate an international plastics agreement. The States are strongly urging Secretary Blinken to not enter into...
Alabama Republican Party Executive Director Reed Phillips will be departing the Party to pursue an exciting new opportunity. Phillips, who has been with ALGOP for nearly a decade, first served as Political Director before being promoted to Executive Director in 2020. During his tenure, Phillips played a pivotal role in growing the Party's influence across Alabama. Under his leadership, the Republican Party increased its share of partisan elected offices across the state from 54% to over 73%,...
Americans are heading into the first holiday season in years where buying less may be the first thing on their minds. And this year, gift lists may exclude one important person: you. Stacker dug into Deloitte's 2024 holiday retail survey to explore the psychology behind Americans' reluctance to self-gift this year. In the modern era, holiday gifting includes a practice that may seem rooted in consumerism—giving ourselves gifts. However, "self-gifting," psychologists say, carries its own importan...
People from all over the world have long come to the United States in search of opportunities. That includes immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and temporary workers and students who come to the U.S. on specialty visas. Among the latter are skilled foreign workers, a select group granted special access by the H-1B visa program, designed to boost innovation and the economy via a "brain gain," according to the Brookings Institute. Since launching in 1990, the program has allowed U.S....
Despite their reputation as a financially privileged generation, millions of baby boomers are slipping through significant cracks in the U.S. retirement system. A new source of financial strain on retiree budgets is homeowners insurance premiums, which have skyrocketed by 20% between 2021 and 2023. Between 2024 and 2030, 30.4 million Americans will turn 65. More than two-thirds of this final baby boomer cohort will be "financially challenged" in retirement, according to the Alliance for Lifetime...
The Alabama Gazette is truly the only media outlet in Alabama that is even remotely telling the truth. Nobody else would print what I'm about to say. The "Controlled Minority" are to blame. Republican voters in Alabama like to think of themselves as the "silent majority" but they are not, not even close! They are the "controlled minority". If it makes you feel any better, the Democrat's voters are the "controlled minorities" in the states and cities they control. It transcends party...
A particular Montgomery area delight of the Christmas and holiday season, the dates for the 2024 Governor's Mansion Candlelight Tours have been announced. And they are Monday, December 09th, 2024 from 5:30PM through 7:30PM and Monday December 16th, 2024. With the December 16th date including two time slots to tour the Governor's mansion, an afternoon one from 2:00PM through 3:30PM and then an evening tour time from 5:30PM through 7:30PM Located at 1142 South Perry Street in Montgomery, the...
November 23, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL – the UAB Blazers football team picked up their third win of the season with an impressive performance against Rice 14 to 40. The win improves UAB to 3 and 8 (2-5 in the American Athletic Conference). UAB Quarterback Jalen Kitna had another impressive day completing 18 pass on 23 attempts for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Jalen is the son of longtime NFL quarterback John Kitna. Kitna took over midseason when UAB starting quarterback Jacob Zeno suffered a con...
November 25, 2024–Momma's cornbread dressing was a staple of the holidays at our house. It was never "stuffing"-cooking anything to eat other than giblets inside a turkey is just weird and never comes out right-but was always beside the turkey, next to the giblet gravy but before the ham and casseroles. Here's my Momma's recipe, from cornbread through dressing. I've also put a quick way to fake giblet gravy at the end, for those of you who've never mastered the Art of Gravy. Cornbread dressing b...
MONTGOMERY – The National League of Cities (NLC) elected two Alabama officials to leadership positions on its board of directors and the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) at its annual business meeting during City Summit on November 17 in Tampa, Florida. Rainbow City Councilmember Clark Hopper II was elected to serve a two-year term on the NLC board and Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott Jr. was elected to serve a one-year term as first vice president of NLC's NBC-LEO. "...
If you've consumed any kind of news in the past few years, you've likely scrolled across the very clickable headline "These are the states that will pay you to move there" a time or two. More than just a headline, the concept of cities offering incentives for people to relocate is a movement that has gained significant momentum in recent years. According to MakeMyMove, more than 5,000 remote workers have made the jump to new states since 2019. And get this: collectively, they've snagged over...
In the search for top-shelf versatility in a vehicle, it's hard to beat the following seven-passenger SUVs. The Acura MDX, Kia Telluride, and Toyota Highlander are among the bestselling on the market, but they've got more than a few competitors that are also worth looking at. Many of today's three-row SUVs sport comfortable passenger and cargo space, the latest safety equipment, and even good off-road capability that will fit anyone's intrepid summer vacation plans. But how do you know which is...
November 25, 2024- Tuscaloosa, AL- The Alabama Crimson Tide suffer their biggest loss of the season to the Oklahoma Sooners in a convincing 24-3 rout. Alabama traveled to Norman, Oklahoma with their playoff hopes very much alive and left with those hopes smothered out. The Tide were able to open the game with a defensive stop leading to a drive of their own that resulted in a field goal to take the lead 3-0. That was the end of the scoring on the night. After that, Oklahoma would prove to have...
Data breaches are incidents in which confidential information, including consumer data, is stolen from a company or organization. In the first half of 2024, the number of data breach victims surpassed 1 billion, according to the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center. That's a 490% increase from the same time last year, when the number of recorded victims was about 183 million. If your personal information was exposed in a data breach, the breached company may notify you. It's important to...
Car insurance rates have soared in post-COVID-19 years, and despite many insurance industry experts predicting slower rate hikes in 2024, data from the first half of the year shows a 15% increase in full-coverage premiums. Insurify's data science team projects a total 22% increase in 2024. Rate increases in 2024 are largely a continuation of hikes in 2023, a year that saw full-coverage premiums rise by 24% in response to insurers' record underwriting losses ($33.1 billion) in the year prior....
Jefferson County's Series 2024 sewer warrant refinancing has been awarded The Bond Buyer's Southeast Region Deal of the Year. The County's sewer warrant issue is a finalist to be named the national Deal of the Year with the winner expected to be named in December. Jefferson County's sewer warrant debt refinance checked a number of boxes for The Bond Buyer's awards criteria and is considered a great turnaround story for the County that achieved significant ratepayer savings while reducing risk...
November 26, 2024 – HAWAII – the Auburn Tigers basketball team defeated Iowa State in in an invitational tournament played in the island state. The Tigers at one point trailed by 18 points to the number four team in the country; but Auburn is the number four team in the country for a reason. Auburn came storming back to win 83 to 81 when Johni Broome tipped the ball in for the game winning shot. Broome, a 6-10 senior, had 21 points and ten rebounds to lead the Tigers in the victory. "We are ver...
This Thanksgiving, let us pause and give thanks to Almighty God for His abundant blessings, His mercy, and His enduring faithfulness. As we gather with family and friends around our tables, it's easy to be discouraged by the challenges our nation faces. Many voices in our world today would have us believe that America's best days are behind us-that division, moral decay, and uncertainty define our future. But I say to you: America's best days are not behind us. They are ahead of us-because of...
Our nation's veterans deserve to be celebrated every day. They have bravely put their lives on the line so that Americans can walk freely. In November we celebrate numerous veteran-related holidays: The Marine Corps' Birthday, National Veteran Small Business Week, and Veterans Day, to name a few. It is on days like these that I am somberly reminded of those who have lost their lives so that I might freely live mine. I often think of the many soldiers, including my dad, who have gone before us...
The holiday season feels a little less jolly considering the amount of waste generated by gift-giving. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the amount of household garbage in the U.S. increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year's. After the decorations come down, all that waste heads to landfills, producing a significant contributor to climate change: methane gas. "Greening" the holidays is essential, and one simple tip is to think more about how sustainable the materials are in...
If there is one thing that fans of any sport love, it's a scandal. A fallen hero, a desperate plot, or an outrageous scam always offer a major talking point when the latest misdemeanor has been broken to the public. Be it drug cheats in track and field events, scandals in the casino or anything in between, the shock factor is always going to make the headlines; and when it comes to headlines, they do not get much bigger than a gambling scandal. These scandals can entail the desire to bend the...
November 27, 2024 – HAWAIII - the Auburn University men's basketball team defeated number 12 ranked North Carolina to advance to the championship round of the Maui Invitational. The number 4 Tigers had previously beaten number 5 Iowa State. They will play Memphis who has beaten Michigan State and the University of Connecticut. Auburn is 6 and 0 with three wins against teams in the top 12. While Auburn had to come from behind to narrowly outlast Iowa State, Tuesday's (in Hawaii time) game a...
