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Artificial intelligence is everywhere. Recent cover songs, résumés, web design, animation, and even voiceovers all have generative AI fingerprints. Creative industries are witnessing a rapid shift in process and production, while artists and creators have pushed beyond what was possible just a year ago. And change shows no sign of slowing down. While today's technology is evolving at a blistering pace, driven by stronger computing power and datasets, it's also the direct result of years of s...
November 21, 2024 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that the state of Alabama has successfully executed convicted murderer Carey Dale Grayson at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on Thursday night. Alabama has been on the cutting edge of successfully using nitrogen hypoxia to carry out executions. This was the third nitrogen hypoxia execution performed by the state. Grayson was convicted and unanimously sentenced to death for the mur...
Heavily influenced by vaudeville, comic opera, and other performing arts, musicals as we know them emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Around this time, writers shifted from creating comedy and variety shows to stage dramas that integrated story, character, song, and dance while grappling with more mature subject matter. Shows like "Oklahoma!" and "Show Boat" epitomized these qualities. When "Show Boat" opened in the late 1920s, talking pictures were taking the nation by storm, mo...
We're all going to die someday. Still, how it happens—and when—can point to a historical moment defined by the scientific advancements and public health programs available at the time to contain disease and prevent accidents. In the early 1900s, America's efforts to improve sanitation, hygiene, and routine vaccinations were still in their infancy. Maternal and infant mortality rates were high, as were contagious diseases that spread between people and animals. Combined with the devastation of tw...
November 22, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) filed a 24-state amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court' ruling that the Constitution prohibits States from restricting girls' sports teams to biological females. The case arises out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which held in September that Arizona's 2022 law likely violates the Equal Protection Clause by not allowing biological males, who falsely claim that they are women-to c...
How often do you buy something online? A couple of times a month? A couple of times a week? A couple of times a day? Everybody's answer will be different, but collectively, it's done a lot: Online retail accounted for over $1 trillion of purchases in the U.S. in 2022 and a record $277.6 billion in the second quarter of 2023 alone. Retailers ranging from titans like Amazon and Walmart, down to local small-town shops work very hard to land their share of that business. Sadly and inevitably—so d...
A recent study by the University of California, Los Angeles indicates that Americans are spending more time inside their homes and far less time outside. The LA Post provides details. Other studies—like a survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics—indicate that this could be a post-COVID-19 phenomenon. At the same time, there are studies that also suggest that Americans were spending more time alone even before the pandemic. A study published on Oct. 30 by Brian D. Taylor and Sam Spe...
Catastrophic inland flooding in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee has made headlines across the country in recent months. Severe flooding in areas not typically associated with flood problems may have Americans wondering if they should buy federal flood insurance. But National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage may not be available to everyone who wants it, Insurify reports. Nationally, 2,279 communities don't participate in the voluntary program that provides insurance against...
With the notable exception of mortgages, consumer debts are declining in 2024. This reverses a trend of larger borrowing balances among American consumers that goes back to the Great Recession. Non-mortgage debt includes the total balance of a consumer's loans and lines of credit when their first and second mortgages are removed from consideration. That's obviously a large carve-out: Mortgage balances exceed $250,000 on average in 2024, and collectively make up about two-thirds of the overall co...
Nearly half of the continental United States is currently experiencing moderate to exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Storms during this past winter brought heavy (in some areas, record-setting) rainfall and flooding to California, offering the state an expected two-year reprieve from widespread droughts that covered nearly 100% of the state from 2020 to 2022. But in other parts of the country, especially dry conditions continue. Six states currently have the most...
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 22, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) voted in support of U.S. Senator Rand Paul's (R-Kentucky) joint resolution of disapproval to block the Biden-Harris Administration's attempt to redistribute Ukraine's debt onto the American people. The Administration is attempting to unilaterally forgive $4.65 billion of debt owed by Ukraine, effectively forcing American taxpayers to foot the bill. "President Biden's irresponsible, lame-duck scheme to redistribute Ukraine...
November 21, 2024 – WASHINGTON D.C. – President-elect Donald J. Trump (R) nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) to be the next U.S. Attorney General. The announcement came after Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz Donald Trump's previous pick for attorney general, withdrew from consideration. Bondi is a former attorney general of Florida. "Pam Bondi is a brilliant attorney with a long career of fighting for the Constitution," said U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville. "She will do a gre...
Annabelle is a one-year-old female Shepherd/Border Collie looking mix, about 50 lbs. She loves attention and being close, also loves to talk to you. Knows how to play fetch, likes squeaky toys. She is good with dogs her size or larger, but a big NO to cats. The adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizatio...
The IRS Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office is focusing the public's attention to antifraud awareness by highlighting how to choose a reputable tax preparer and avoiding cryptocurrency scams as part of the 2024 International Fraud Awareness Week, Nov. 17 – 23. "There are numerous schemes criminals are using to defraud and separate unsuspecting Americans from their hard-earned money," said Special Agent in Charge Demetrius Hardeman, IRS-CI Atlanta Field Office. "While our special a...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) applauded the recent U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determination to impose duties on frozen warmwater shrimp imports. The ITC plans to impose duties on imports from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam after investigations discovered the four countries have illegally been subsidizing and dumping shrimp into U.S. markets. "This is a huge victory for the people of Alabama," said Senator Tuberville. "Shrimping has long been a h...
November 25,2024 - JASPER – Today, Republican Matt Woods (R-Jasper) announced his campaign for State Senate District 5. Last week, Senate Pro-Tempore Greg Reed announced his upcoming resignation from the Alabama Senate, after 14 years of service. The vacancy will create a special election to finish the remainder of Reed's term. Senate District 5 covers portions of Walker, Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa, and Jefferson Counties. "I want to thank Senator Reed for his dedicated service and tremendous l...
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...
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....
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. "...
