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  • Bonner resigns from Congress to take UA job

    In the letter, Bonner said he will resign from Congress, effective in August to become vice chancellor of government relations and economic development at the University of Alabama ...

  • 2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border

    FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. -; Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug ...

  • Gulf anglers get longer red snapper season

    NEW ORLEANS -- Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.Federal regulators had said the season would be nine to 28 days depending on the state. But a week before opening, NOAA Fisheries announced that the recreational red snapper season in federal waters will be 17 to 34 days.NOAA says updated recreational landings data and new information from Louisiana ...

  • Jo Bonner announces resignation from Congress

    MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, of Mobile, has announced his resignation from Congress to take a top job at the University of Alabama. Bonner, a congressman since 2003, is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and announced his resignation Thursday afternoon. A letter explaining Bonner's resignation was delivered to Alabama lawmakers' offices in ...

  • Hot yoga becoming more popular

    Could you envision working out in a room as hot as an Alabama summer? Think you could take the heat? If so, test yourself. Try "hot yoga". A fitness workout that is growing. Lauren Fields has taught 'hot' Vinyasa yoga for three years. "People are raving about it, because they feel so good," says Fields. "Here in the southeast, in Birmingham, it has grown ...


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Orpheus (Orphée) [Blu-Ray]

Orpheus (Orphée) [Blu-Ray]

The middle entry in what would come to be known as his Orphic Trilogy, Jean Cocteaus Orpheus (Orphe) is a paragon of magical realism that transports the ancient Greek myth into the then-modern realm of postwar France. Cocteau was a multifaceted artist who worked ... ...

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  • Conflict arises over sentence for Ala. juveniles

    MONTGOMERY, Ala._ (AP) -- The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. That's because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling and failure of the Alabama Legislature to deal with the ...

  • 2 schools evacuated after Ala. train derailment

    BEAR CREEK, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in northwest Alabama say a train has derailed near the town of Bear Creek. Marion County emergency dispatcher Heather Burgett says no injuries were reported after the derailment Thursday afternoon. Officials say 12 cars came off the tracks and two schools were evacuated after the accident. Information on what the train was carrying and what caused the ...

  • Auburn now one of countrys fastest-growing cities

    The estimate released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Auburn ranked 14th in growth between July 2011 and July 2012, with 3.71 percent. The report estimated Auburn's population at ...

  • Train derails near Phillips Elementary School in Bear Creek evacuations underway

    Multiple train cars derailed Thursday near Phillips Elementary School in Bear Creek, Alabama. The Marion County Sheriff's Office reports that the nearby areas are not in any danger "that they're aware of" at this time, but evacuations of the elementary school and one other school are underway. The Norfolk Southern train carrying unknown materials lost control of several of ...

  • Birmingham man shot to death in West End

    Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams said the shooting started inside the house, spilled to the outside, and ended back ...

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