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Young Americans say parenthood now feels like a choice between family and financial security For a prominent number of young Americans, the decision of whether to have children is just as much financial as it is personal. New research from Intuit Credit Karma, conducted by The Harris Poll in April 2026, surveyed 629 U.S. adults ages 18-45, who don’t want to have any children or more children, or are unsure if they want to. The research shows that 54% of Gen Z (ages 18-29) and 50% of m...
June 8, 2026 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R‑AL), who chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, is leading a bipartisan effort to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping America's K‑12 classrooms. Tuberville, joined by Ranking Member Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D‑DE) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D‑VA), has formally requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) launch a comprehensive investigation into the growing use of AI tools in public...
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2026 - Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Donald J. Trump has appointed John Bellinger as the new Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. In this role, Bellinger will integrate into USDA's team to help further drive its robust effort to explore all available technologies to combat the New World Screwworm. "I want to thank John for joining our team as USDA transitions to the next phase of fighting and eradicating this...
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 8. Daphne by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.66 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.7%) - Year change: +$0.90 (+32.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.68 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.85 - Week change: -$0.12 (-2.5%) - Year change: +$1.64 (+51.1%)...
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 8. Huntsville by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.79 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.16 (-4.1%) - Year change: +$1.10 (+41.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.60 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.96 - Week change: -$0.15 (-2.9%) - Year change: +$1.72 (+53.2%) -...
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 8. Florence by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.74 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.5%) - Year change: +$1.06 (+39.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $4.90 - Week change: -$0.14 (-2.8%) - Year change: +$1.72...
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 8. Mobile by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.68 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.7%) - Year change: +$0.96 (+35.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.80 - Week change: -$0.15 (-3.0%) - Year change: +$1.62 (+50.8%) - Historical...
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 8. Auburn by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.73 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.21 (-5.4%) - Year change: +$0.98 (+35.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.64 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.75 - Week change: -$0.12 (-2.5%) - Year change: +$1.62 (+51.6%) - 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 8. Decatur by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.71 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.6%) - Year change: +$1.07 (+40.5%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.59 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.86 - Week change: -$0.17 (-3.3%) - Year change: +$1.65 (+51.4%) - Historical...
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 8. Montgomery by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.76 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.17 (-4.2%) - Year change: +$1.00 (+36.3%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.81 - Week change: -$0.12 (-2.5%) - Year change: +$1.60 (+49.8%) -...
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 8. Gadsden by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.71 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.15 (-3.9%) - Year change: +$1.07 (+40.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.55 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.89 - Week change: -$0.10 (-2.0%) - Year change: +$1.79 (+57.8%) - 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 8. Tuscaloosa by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.74 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.6%) - Year change: +$1.07 (+40.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.63 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.86 - Week change: -$0.18 (-3.6%) - Year change: +$1.59 (+48.5%) -...
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 8. Anniston by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.76 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.13 (-3.4%) - Year change: +$1.04 (+38.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/11/22) - Diesel current price: $4.79 - Week change: -$0.08 (-1.6%) - Year change: +$1.57 (+49.1%) - 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 8. Dothan by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.76 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.6%) - Year change: +$0.98 (+35.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $4.98 - Week change: -$0.13 (-2.5%) - Year change: +$1.60 (+47.5%) - Historical exp...
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 8. Birmingham by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.82 --- Alabama average: $3.79 - Week change: -$0.14 (-3.6%) - Year change: +$1.10 (+40.2%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/13/22) - Diesel current price: $4.95 - Week change: -$0.11 (-2.2%) - Year change: +$1.67 (+51.0%) -...
June 9, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced appointments to fill 15 vacancies across the state, including district and circuit court judgeships in Mobile County. Mobile County District Judge Deborah McGowin Governor Ivey has appointed Deborah McGowin of Mobile to serve as District Judge in the 13th Judicial Circuit in Mobile County. A graduate of The University of Alabama and The University of Alabama School of Law, McGowin succeeds District Judge Deborah Tillman. "...
SOUTH CAROLINA – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has defeated five challengers in a Republican primary avoiding an embarrassing runoff. Graham finished with 56.8 percent of the vote - 263,895 votes. His closest challenger was Mark Lynch – who worked for an appliance repair company. Lynch attacked Graham and President Donald J. Trump's foreign policy and claimed it was time for a change – Graham has served as U.S. Senator since 2003. Lynch was endorsed by General Mike Flynn. It di...
Saijai Boonmak // Shutterstock Coldest Junes in Alabama since 1895 Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Junes in Alabama since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation. #10. June 1972 - Average temperature: 75°F - Monthly high...
June 9, 2026 – HOOVER, Ala. – The Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee will meet in the law offices of Balch & Bingham to hear Ken McFeeters' challenge of Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Alabama) fitness to be the GOP nominee for Governor of Alabama. Tuberville owns a multi-million-dollar home in Santa Rosa Florida. He owns a much more modest home in Auburn. Former Republican Party candidate for Governor Ken McFeeters is challenging Tuberville's qualifications to run for Governor of Ala...
AI is changing how financial advisors work. Regulators are paying attention. AI has swept up the world of financial advising, albeit with a slow start. A 2023 University of Chicago study found that, among the professions surveyed, financial advisors were the lowest in AI adoption both at work and at home. Three years later, new data from the Ezra Group shows that at least 70% of advisors in its sample now use AI for notetaking. That sweeping change is a result of a number of factors, ranging fro...
Montgomery, Ala. - A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision that upheld Alabama's nitrogen hypoxia execution protocol, ruling that evidence presented at trial shows the method may expose inmates to an unconstitutional risk of suffering before death. In a June 8 opinion, a three‑judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that death row inmate Jeffery Lee had demonstrated Alabama's protocol presents a "substantial risk of serious harm" in violation of the E...
Getting married this summer? Here's what it could do to your finances Paying the bills, cooking for one, and managing your personal finances as a single adult can be challenging and liberating. When you live alone, you’re in charge of your own destiny—and if you get into financial difficulty, your own debt relief, too. When you get married, you combine your personal finances with another person’s. At its best, marriage can be a financial safety net that helps you navigate everyday life and l...
What happens when a town governs from the future? When Mikiko was first asked to envision herself in the year 2060, she was skeptical. The instructions were clear: Imagine you could time travel 40 years into the future of Yahaba Town and live there at your present age. Then, provide ideas for policies that should be implemented now that would represent the interests of that generation. As a 40-something-year-old woman who’d lived in the charming Japanese town for a decade, Mikiko didn’t see any...
The long-distance family: How American relatives stay close when they live thousands of miles apart There’s a version of family life that many people idealize, one that instantly evokes a feeling of nostalgia. Sunday dinners within driving distance, cousins who see each other more than just on holidays, and parents who drop by on a whim without needing to get on a plane. For a growing number of Americans, though, these close-knit connections just aren’t possible. The forces that allow fam...
Cars entering The Moonlite Theatre in Abingdon. Michael Williamson // The Washington Post via Getty Images States with the most drive-in movie theaters Drive-in theaters evoke nostalgia, a step back to the 1950s. The first opened in New Jersey in 1933, when opening night drew people from at least 20 states to watch movies outdoors from their cars. Drive-ins reached their peak in popularity in the mid-1950s, with more than 4,000 operating across the country. But by the late 1970s, exploding...
