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13% of people consuming online content are spotting misleading info from AI, according to a new survey AI-written content is everywhere today, from news sites to social media to classrooms. And it's not always easy to tell what's written by AI and what's written by humans. AI-generated content can be dangerous when it's used to spread misinformation, like hyperrealistic videos of events that didn't happen or social media posts presenting false information as real news. To understand how often...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Daphne in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Daphne by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.53 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.13 (-3.6%) - Year change: +$0.72 (+25.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.68 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.72 - Week change: -$0.13 (-2.6%) - Year change: +$1.47 (+45.3%)...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Florence in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Florence by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.60 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.15 (-4.0%) - Year change: +$0.85 (+31.0%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $4.82 - Week change: -$0.08 (-1.6%) - Year change: +$1.62...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Auburn in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Auburn, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Auburn by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.61 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.13 (-3.4%) - Year change: +$0.85 (+30.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.64 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.64 - Week change: -$0.12 (-2.4%) - Year change: +$1.43 (+44.7%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Decatur in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Decatur, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Decatur by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.59 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.12 (-3.3%) - Year change: +$0.90 (+33.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.59 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.76 - Week change: -$0.10 (-2.1%) - Year change: +$1.56 (+48.7%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Montgomery in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Montgomery, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Montgomery by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.70 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.06 (-1.7%) - Year change: +$0.89 (+31.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.71 - Week change: -$0.09 (-2.0%) - Year change: +$1.43 (+43.5%) - H...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Mobile in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Mobile, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Mobile by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.56 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.13 (-3.4%) - Year change: +$0.77 (+27.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.62 - Week change: -$0.18 (-3.8%) - Year change: +$1.34 (+40.6%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Tuscaloosa in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Tuscaloosa, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Tuscaloosa by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.62 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.12 (-3.2%) - Year change: +$0.93 (+34.3%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.63 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.80 - Week change: -$0.06 (-1.3%) - Year change: +$1.50 (+45.4%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Gadsden in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Gadsden, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Gadsden by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.56 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.14 (-3.9%) - Year change: +$0.88 (+32.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.55 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.81 - Week change: -$0.07 (-1.5%) - Year change: +$1.64 (+51.8%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Anniston in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Anniston by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.63 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.12 (-3.3%) - Year change: +$0.87 (+31.3%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/11/22) - Diesel current price: $4.69 - Week change: -$0.09 (-2.0%) - Year change: +$1.44 (+44.2%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Birmingham, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Birmingham by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.72 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.10 (-2.7%) - Year change: +$0.96 (+34.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/13/22) - Diesel current price: $4.86 - Week change: -$0.09 (-1.8%) - Year change: +$1.53 (+45.9%) - H...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Dothan in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dothan, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Dothan by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.68 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.08 (-2.2%) - Year change: +$0.92 (+33.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $4.87 - Week change: -$0.11 (-2.1%) - Year change: +$1.45 (+42.2%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Huntsville in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Huntsville, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 15. Huntsville by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.67 --- Alabama average: $3.68 - Week change: -$0.11 (-3.0%) - Year change: +$0.96 (+35.2%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.60 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.92 - Week change: -$0.05 (-0.9%) - Year change: +$1.64 (+49.9%) - H...
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 16 - Alabama Farmers Federation is calling Tuesday night's wins by Alabama FarmPAC-endorsed candidates a victory for homegrown values and grassroots advocacy. "The value of an Alabama FarmPAC endorsement is our people," said Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. "Our members are leaders in their communities. They understand the issues that impact their neighbors' daily lives, so people listen to their opinions. Candidates the Federation supported are those...
Prominent Birmingham attorney and pastor Everett Wess has won the Alabama Democratic primary runoff for the U.S. Senate, defeating businessman Dakarai Larriett to secure the party's nomination. Unofficial results reported by the Alabama Secretary of State's Office show Wess capturing 54.59% of the vote (50,229 votes) compared to Larriett's 45.41% (41,779 votes). The hard-fought victory positions Wess as the Democratic challenger for the open seat being vacated by Republican Senator Tommy...
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced she is appointing Ron Burgess, Fred Johnson, Demarcus Joiner and Quinton Ross to the Public Service Commission. During the last Regular Session, the Alabama Legislature passed House Bill 475, which puts a freeze on electric rates and gives the people of Alabama broader representation on the Public Service Commission. The new law requires the governor to initially appoint four additional commissioners to begin serving January 18, 2027. "For A...
June 6, 2026 - Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Committee passed the Chairman's Mark of H.R. 8800, the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (FY27 NDAA), advancing legislation that revitalizes the defense industrial base, strengthens American deterrence, and gives servicemembers the support they need to defend our nation. "The world is becoming more dangerous and it has never been more important to have a strong, ready, and capable fighting force to defend our n...
PRICHARD, Ala. - A Prichard police officer is at the center of a sweeping federal corruption investigation after FBI agents, working alongside multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested Officer Emanuel Dotch on allegations of widespread misconduct and criminal activity committed under the color of law. Federal authorities say Dotch participated in a pattern of corruption that included covering up crimes, concealing evidence, and conspiring with other officers to conduct unlawful traffic stops....
US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map to take effect in December, its conservative majority wrote that a lower court had “improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign” when it blocked the map more than three months before the election. Now, as News From the States examines here, the Supreme Court is the one upending elections. For the past two decades, the Supreme...
June 16, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - It is rare for a down‑ballot race in Alabama to draw national attention, but that is exactly what has happened in the final hours before voters decide the Republican nominee for the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). Former State Auditor Jim Zeigler, who is challenging incumbent Commissioner Chris Beeker III, has become the focus of a June 15 New York Times feature highlighting his unusual campaign message: a promise to serve as a "Watchman" over the r...
June 13, 2026 – VESTAVIA Hills – Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) spoke to the Mid Alabama Republican Club (MARC). Moore is seeking election to the U.S. Senate in the June 16 Republican primary. "I built my garbage company from the ground up," Moore said. He had been recruited by local Republicans to run for office but declined due to the demands of his business. "When President (Barak) Obama said we are no longer a Christian nation, I told my wife, Heather, that if they asked again I wou...
June 14, 2026 - HOOVER, Ala. – The Alabama Republican Party State Steering Committee voted unanimously to reject the challenge by Ken McFeeters of Senator Tommy Tuverville's Alabama residency. McFeeters was the second place finisher in the May 19 Republican primary. He claimed that Tuberville did not meet the standard for Alabama set by the Alabama Constitution to hold a constitutional office. McFeeters argued that Tuberville – who owns a $6 million beach home in Santa Rosa, Florida – has not r...
June 13, 2026 - Washington - The United States military has killed Héctor "El Niño" Guerrero, the top commander of the Venezuelan criminal syndicate Tren de Aragua, in what President Donald Trump described as a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" carried out earlier this week. Trump announced the operation late Friday on Truth Social, saying U.S. forces acted "in full coordination with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well." He released a short video clip showing a p...
June 13, 2026 – HOOVER, Ala. – The John Wahl campaign for Lieutenant Governor received a boost when country music superstar Lee Greenwood performed for free for John Wahl supporters. Greenwood has had dozens of hits in his 65+ yearlong performing career; but his 'God Bless the USA' song has achieved music immortality. Greenwood open with, "Dixie Road" and followed that up with his musical version of "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America." Steve McClinton – a Hoove...
California's high‑speed rail project has now consumed more than $18 billion in public funds, according to the latest state disclosures-yet not a single mile of operational track has been laid. The project, first approved by voters in 2008, has become one of the most expensive and delayed public works efforts in modern U.S. history. A Costly Start With Limited Visible Progress Since construction began in 2013, spending has flowed into a wide range of early‑stage and foundational work, inclu...
