PINSON, Ala. (AP) — A late-night bonfire party in a wooded area of north Jefferson County turned deadly early Sunday when gunfire erupted, leaving one person dead and three others wounded, authorities said. Deputies responded around 12:24 a.m. to the 7900 block of Highway 75 North in the Palmerdale area, sometimes called “The Pit,” after…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Senator Tommy Tuberville is pushing new legislation that would require all commercial driver’s license tests to be given in English only, drawing backlash from civil rights advocates and immigrant groups who say the measure could unfairly target non-English-speaking workers in Alabama’s trucking industry. Tuberville introduced the Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Move over tigers — the Birmingham Zoo’s newest resident is a jaguar named Diego, and he’s already turning heads with his sleek golden coat and confident stride. The seven-year-old male jaguar arrived from the Memphis Zoo this summer after a stint at Pennsylvania’s Elmwood Park Zoo, where he fathered two cubs. He…

WASHINGTON D.C. —U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is again drawing national attention for targeting perceived threats from Islamic law, co-sponsoring a Senate bill this week to “ban Sharia law” in American courts—a move critics and constitutional scholars alike describe as wasteful and politically calculated. The legislation, dubbed the “No Sharia Act,” is co-sponsored by…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport has refused to play a controversial federal video at its security checkpoints, escalating the city’s role in a growing national debate about political messaging at public facilities during a government shutdown. The video, produced by the Department of Homeland Security and featuring Secretary Kristi Noem, directly blames Democrats…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A lawyer who helped challenge Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors has been indicted on a federal charge accusing him of making a false statement during a judicial investigation into attorney conduct. Federal prosecutors say attorney Carl Charles, who works with the civil rights group Lambda Legal, falsely denied…