Tag: Birmingham
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Birmingham Native Chris Richards Becomes One of Soccer’s Brightest Stars
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chris Richards has become one of the biggest soccer success stories to come out of Birmingham, a hometown defender who went from local youth fields to the Premier League and the U.S. men’s national team. Richards, who was born in Birmingham on March 28, 2000, plays for Crystal Palace in England and…
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Alabama Nitrogen Gas Execution Draws Protests and Legal Gridlock
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Activists and legal advocates are intensifying a last-minute push to halt the upcoming execution of Jeffery James Lee, a death row inmate scheduled to die by nitrogen gas on Thursday at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The planned execution has drawn sharp condemnation from human rights groups, faith leaders,…