Arizona, Michigan stay 1-2 in AP Top 25 men's poll; No. 15 Nebraska hits highest mark since 1991
Read full article: Arizona, Michigan stay 1-2 in AP Top 25 men's poll; No. 15 Nebraska hits highest mark since 1991No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Michigan remain atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for a second straight week.
Burries scores 28 points as No. 1 Arizona rallies from halftime deficit to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75
Read full article: Burries scores 28 points as No. 1 Arizona rallies from halftime deficit to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of those coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona rallied to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.
UAB football player accused of stabbing 2 teammates before game
Read full article: UAB football player accused of stabbing 2 teammates before gameAuthorities say a football player at the University of Alabama at Birmingham stabbed two teammates hours before UAB's weekend home game against the University of South Florida.
UAB player charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 2 teammates, court records show
Read full article: UAB player charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 2 teammates, court records showA football player at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is facing charges in what authorities describe as the stabbing of two teammates hours before a weekend home game.
UK police arrest 10 around a soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv
Read full article: UK police arrest 10 around a soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel AvivBritish police have arrested 10 people around a Europa League soccer match in Birmingham between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
UK police arrest 6 ahead of soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv
Read full article: UK police arrest 6 ahead of soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel AvivBritish police said six people have been arrested ahead of Aston Villa’s Europa League soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham, a match that has seen fans of the Israeli team banned.
Aston Villa beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in Europa League amid protests and arrests
Read full article: Aston Villa beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in Europa League amid protests and arrestsAston Villa has beaten Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in a Europa League game played amid heightened security, with over 700 police officers deployed due to protests.
Haaland scoring run over in Man City loss as Arsenal opens up 4-point lead in Premier League
Read full article: Haaland scoring run over in Man City loss as Arsenal opens up 4-point lead in Premier LeagueErling Haaland’s 12-game scoring streak has ended in Manchester City’s first loss in nearly two months that allowed Arsenal to extend its lead to four points in the Premier League.
Wayne Rooney 'disappointed' with Tom Brady over work ethic comments in documentary
Read full article: Wayne Rooney 'disappointed' with Tom Brady over work ethic comments in documentaryEngland soccer great Wayne Rooney has some beef with Tom Brady after some pointed comments by the NFL superstar in a fly-on-the-wall documentary.
Birmingham gives an emotional farewell to Ozzy Osbourne as tearful family lead tributes
Read full article: Birmingham gives an emotional farewell to Ozzy Osbourne as tearful family lead tributesThousands of emotional Black Sabbath fans have paid their respects to band founder and singer Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse makes its way through the streets of Birmingham.
Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans
Read full article: Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fansOzzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday.
It may be 'very difficult' to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says
Read full article: It may be 'very difficult' to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer saysA judge ruled that the Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year.
Paris Saint-Germain staves off Villa comeback to reach Champions League semifinals
Read full article: Paris Saint-Germain staves off Villa comeback to reach Champions League semifinalsParis Saint-Germain has staved off a gallant fightback by Aston Villa to reach the Champions League semifinals despite a 3-2 loss to the English club.
UK economy enjoyed unexpected growth spurt in February before Trump tariff turmoil
Read full article: UK economy enjoyed unexpected growth spurt in February before Trump tariff turmoilOfficial figures show that the British economy, the world’s sixth-largest, enjoyed a growth spurt in February, the month before U.S. President Donald Trump started to roll out tariffs on imported goods.
Garbage piles up on Birmingham's streets as a sanitation strike in the UK city enters its 5th week
Read full article: Garbage piles up on Birmingham's streets as a sanitation strike in the UK city enters its 5th weekStinky garbage is piling up on the streets of the U.K.'s second-largest city and causing chaos a month into a strike by trash collectors.
Oluchi Okananwa and Duke beat North Carolina 47-38 and advance to program's 12th women's Elite Eight
Read full article: Oluchi Okananwa and Duke beat North Carolina 47-38 and advance to program's 12th women's Elite EightOluchi Okananwa had her third double-double of the season and Duke beat Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina 47-38 in a grind-it-out defensive battle, sending the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
SEC fines Ole Miss $500,000 for court storming and suggests easing future penalties
Read full article: SEC fines Ole Miss $500,000 for court storming and suggests easing future penaltiesThe Southeastern Conference has fined Ole Miss $500,000 for violating league policy that prohibits fans from storming courts.
Ahead of Real Madrid clash, Man City given a scare by third-tier Leyton Orient in the FA Cup
Read full article: Ahead of Real Madrid clash, Man City given a scare by third-tier Leyton Orient in the FA CupManchester City has survived a scare against third-tier Leyton Orient to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath bandmates in Birmingham for 'greatest' show ever
Read full article: Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath bandmates in Birmingham for 'greatest' show everOzzy Osbourne will reunite with all of the original members of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years, in a gig that will be his last and that’s being billed as the “greatest” heavy metal show ever.
Vanderbilt beats Georgia Tech 35-27 in Birmingham Bowl for first postseason win in 11 years
Read full article: Vanderbilt beats Georgia Tech 35-27 in Birmingham Bowl for first postseason win in 11 yearsDiego Pavia threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and Vanderbilt secured its first winning season since 2013 with a 35-27 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday in the Birmingham Bowl.
Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson
Read full article: Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James PattersonStaffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson.
Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Read full article: Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking upPragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she can’t train there anymore.
Ten Hag future up in the air after Man United draws at Villa. Tottenham collapses in 3-2 loss
Read full article: Ten Hag future up in the air after Man United draws at Villa. Tottenham collapses in 3-2 lossManchester United’s winless run in all competitions has extended to five games after a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League.
A city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence
Read full article: A city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violenceThere was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for senseless violence and its strength in confronting the racial hatred that fueled it.
Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Read full article: Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward moneyOfficials in Birmingham, Alabama, are pleading with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others.
Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama
Read full article: Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, AlabamaA search is underway for the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama.
The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nears
Read full article: The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nearsThe first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out as Alabama officials begin mailing them to absentee voters with the Nov. 5 contest less than two months away.
Britain is on alert for further unrest even after anti-racism campaigners faced down the far right
Read full article: Britain is on alert for further unrest even after anti-racism campaigners faced down the far rightBritish authorities say they're preparing for the possibility of further unrest, even as they applaud the efforts of anti-racism campaigners and police who largely stifled a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations overnight.
Injured Olympic champ Thompson-Herah of Jamaica will miss chance at 3rd straight title in 100, 200
Read full article: Injured Olympic champ Thompson-Herah of Jamaica will miss chance at 3rd straight title in 100, 200Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time reigning Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, will miss the Paris Games because of what she said is a small tear in her Achilles tendon.
Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field
Read full article: Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood FieldFans came out to celebrate Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers in several events and festivities around the historic Rickwood Field.
Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah appears to hurt Achilles in 100 at Grand Prix event
Read full article: Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah appears to hurt Achilles in 100 at Grand Prix eventElaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time defending Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, had to be helped from the track after appearing to hurt her Achilles tendon in a race at the USATF New York City Grand Prix.
Villa's Champions League qualification gets royal approval as Postecoglou questions culture at Spurs
Read full article: Villa's Champions League qualification gets royal approval as Postecoglou questions culture at SpursThe Premier League’s fourth and final representative for next season’s Champions League will be Aston Villa after fifth-place Tottenham's 2-0 loss to Manchester City.
Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light
Read full article: Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic lightSmarter vehicles could mean some of the most dramatic changes for the traditional traffic signal since the yellow light was added more than a century ago.
Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegated
Read full article: Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegatedIpswich will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after securing the second automatic promotion spot from the second-tier Championship.
Star driver Josef Newgarden fights back tears, accepts blame for breaking rules in IndyCar scandal
Read full article: Star driver Josef Newgarden fights back tears, accepts blame for breaking rules in IndyCar scandalReigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden is accepted blame for manipulating the push-to-pass system in his season-opening win, calling it an embarrassment.
Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo ruling
Read full article: Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo rulingGroups representing Alabama doctors and hospitals are urging the state Supreme Court to revisit a decision equating frozen embryos to children.
Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities say
Read full article: Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities sayAuthorities say a man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, along with a colleague of hers.
US Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife Gayle, who leads economic development group, hospitalized after car crash
Read full article: US Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife Gayle, who leads economic development group, hospitalized after car crashGayle Manchin, the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and the head of an Appalachian regional economic development commission, has been hospitalized along with a colleague after a car accident in Alabama.
A police dog attacked a Black trucker on his knees. An Ohio city is dealing with the aftermath
Read full article: A police dog attacked a Black trucker on his knees. An Ohio city is dealing with the aftermathA K-9 police dog's attack on a Black motorist in Ohio is resurrecting questions about race relations and law enforcement tactics.
Deep, talented SEC hoops relying heavily on newcomers -- except Tennessee and Texas A&M
Read full article: Deep, talented SEC hoops relying heavily on newcomers -- except Tennessee and Texas A&MThe Kentucky Wildcats no longer preside quite so comfortably over the Southeastern Conference, which is harder to do these days.
High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice
Read full article: High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twiceThe British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England.
Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested him
Read full article: Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested himAn Alabama high school band director says he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him and shocked him with a stun gun after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game.
Video shows high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music
Read full article: Video shows high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop musicPolice body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students, in a chaotic scuffle that broke out after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game.
On 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim's sister, suspect's daughter urge people to stop hate
Read full article: On 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim's sister, suspect's daughter urge people to stop hateAlabama on Friday will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four girls.
Down on the farm: Trinity product Austin Martin stays hot in Triple-A
Read full article: Down on the farm: Trinity product Austin Martin stays hot in Triple-AThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Manchester United to let Mason Greenwood leave after criminal case was closed
Read full article: Manchester United to let Mason Greenwood leave after criminal case was closedManchester United say Mason Greenwood will leave the club after a criminal investigation of possible attempted rape was closed by prosecutors six months ago.
NFL great Tom Brady touches down in Birmingham and meets some of the locals in a pub before match
Read full article: NFL great Tom Brady touches down in Birmingham and meets some of the locals in a pub before matchNFL great Tom Brady got to know some of the locals ahead of his first home match as minority owner of English soccer team Birmingham City.
Tom Brady enters the world of soccer as minority owner of English club Birmingham
Read full article: Tom Brady enters the world of soccer as minority owner of English club BirminghamNFL great Tom Brady has become a minority owner of English second-tier soccer team Birmingham and wants to bring a winning mentality to an underperforming club.
All the times musicians have been hit with objects from fans this year
Read full article: All the times musicians have been hit with objects from fans this yearWe can now add Cardi B to the list of musicians who have had their performances interrupted by a fan trying to throw something at them while on stage.
Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say
Read full article: Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers sayA committee of British lawmakers has slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to interfere with their investigation into whether the former prime minister lied about rule-flouting parties in his office during the coronavirus pandemic.
43-year-old Venus Williams gets wild card to play singles at Wimbledon
Read full article: 43-year-old Venus Williams gets wild card to play singles at WimbledonVenus Williams is set to make her 24th appearance in the singles draw at Wimbledon after the 43-year-old American was given a wild-card entry.
Alabama, Miller face renewed questions about fatal shooting
Read full article: Alabama, Miller face renewed questions about fatal shootingAlabama and star freshman Brandon Miller faced a new round of questions about connections between Crimson Tide players and a fatal shooting after Thursday's victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Historic Black churches receive $4M in preservation grants
Read full article: Historic Black churches receive $4M in preservation grantsAdministrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United States have revealed the first 35 houses of worship that will receive financial grants totaling $4 million.
UK Treasury chief to publish forecasts sooner amid turmoil
Read full article: UK Treasury chief to publish forecasts sooner amid turmoilBritain’s Treasury chief says he will bring forward the publication of the government’s full fiscal statement after facing widespread criticism for not providing details about a multibillion-pound, tax-cutting stimulus package he announced last month.
UK still backs Rwanda deportations despite legal challenge
Read full article: UK still backs Rwanda deportations despite legal challengeBritain’s immigration minister says people who arrive by unauthorized means should not be allowed to claim asylum in the U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman vowed to press on with a contentious plan to send some arriving asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda.
Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of '63 KKK blast
Read full article: Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of '63 KKK blastSarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls inside an Alabama church 59 years ago.
Florida college student shot, killed during attempted robbery while hiking with girlfriend
Read full article: Florida college student shot, killed during attempted robbery while hiking with girlfriendThe couple tried to help the woman for more than 30 minutes -- and when they couldn’t fix the car -- that’s when deputies say the woman tried to rob them.
Report: Prince Charles' charity got donation from bin Ladens
Read full article: Report: Prince Charles' charity got donation from bin LadensBritain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million-pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
Remember them? Checking in on how former area players are doing in the USFL
Read full article: Remember them? Checking in on how former area players are doing in the USFLThe second iteration of the USFL is at the midway point of its first season. Several players in the league have area ties, having played with the Jaguars or at a local high school. Check in on how those players are performing.
Transgender treatment, doctors threatened by new Alabama law
Read full article: Transgender treatment, doctors threatened by new Alabama lawTwo physicians who run a clinic in Alabama to treat children with gender dysphoria are bracing themselves now that a law that makes some of their work a crime has gone into effect.
Alabama building to share names of KKK leader, Black student
Read full article: Alabama building to share names of KKK leader, Black studentA University of Alabama building named for a former governor who led the Ku Klux Klan a century ago will also bear the name of the first Black person to attend the school.
WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast
Read full article: WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fastThe World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases involving omicron is doubling every 1.5 to three days in countries where there is community transmission of the variant and not just people who were infected abroad.
EPL schedule takes another hit amid growing virus concerns
Read full article: EPL schedule takes another hit amid growing virus concernsThe English Premier League’s pandemic-affected schedule took a further hit when an COVID-19 outbreak in Aston Villa’s squad sparked the postponement of its match against Burnley and reduced the number of fixtures in the round to four.
Alabama boy named world's most premature infant to survive
Read full article: Alabama boy named world's most premature infant to surviveAn Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of gestation has been certified as the world’s most premature baby to survive.

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