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Roy Moore to run for U.S. Senate

Roy Moore to run for U.S. Senate

Mike Finnegan April 27, 2017

Following his second suspension from his position as Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Roy Moore announced yesterday that he has formally resigned from his position as Chief Justice and will be running...

Trump announces tax plan

Trump announces tax plan

Mike Finnegan April 27, 2017

As the nation nears President Trump's 100th day in office, the White House has begun to announce a new tax plan with fairly significant cuts.Trump's plan changes the current seven tax brackets to just...

March for Science occurs worldwide

March for Science occurs worldwide

Mike Finnegan April 24, 2017

In the spirit of this weekend's March for Science in Washington, D.C., over 600 satellites marches in cities such as London, Sydney, Berlin and even Birmingham, Alabama, took place to advance the same...

U.K. to hold snap election

U.K. to hold snap election

Mike Finnegan April 20, 2017

Following an eventful year of British politics, the U.K. government will hold an early, "snap," general election on June 8 of this year, a little over a year after the decision to leave the European Union...

Roy Moore's suspension finalized

Roy Moore's suspension finalized

Mike Finnegan April 20, 2017

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore's court proceedings finally came to a close with the Alabama Supreme Court ruling in favor of Moore's original suspension from chief justice.Moore's suspension originally...

Retired U.S. Chief Statistician visits UA

Retired U.S. Chief Statistician visits UA

Mike Finnegan April 3, 2017

Discerning facts from fiction has become an increasingly arduous process in contemporary politics. There’s now more need for good statistics than ever. However, the dilemma remains as to whose statistics...

Three Arrested For I-85 Fire

Three Arrested For I-85 Fire

Mike Finnegan April 3, 2017

Three suspects were arrested on Friday in connection with a fire that broke out under an I-85 overpass just north of downtown Atlanta this past Thursday. No persons were injured during the fire and eventual...

ABC Board proposes price markups

ABC Board proposes price markups

Mike Finnegan March 30, 2017

College students could see an increase in the price of their precious booze as the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) voted 3-0 in favor of a proposed five percentage point increase on the...

U.S. Census Bureau removes LGBTQ  category

U.S. Census Bureau removes LGBTQ category

Mike Finnegan March 30, 2017

The U.S. Census Bureau has incited outrage from the LGTBQ+ community after it redacted the inclusion of a field accounting for LGTBQ+ Americans in an initial release of categories included in the 2020...

Standoff at Dreamland safely resolved

Standoff at Dreamland safely resolved

Mike Finnegan March 27, 2017

The standoff between police and an assault suspect at Dreamland Bar-B-Que in Northport was peacefully resolved after two hours on Friday night. Northport Police and David Barker, 36, dug in around 7 p.m.,...

Forensic teams claims national championship

Forensic teams claims national championship

Mike Finnegan March 23, 2017

Amongst the dominating sports teams at The University of Alabama, several less well-known organizations on campus fall under the shadow of football and gymnastics national champions, despite the organizations'...

February jobs report shows big gains

February jobs report shows big gains

Mike Finnegan March 9, 2017

A report released from the ADP Research Institute on Wednesday of this week shows massive job gains in the U.S. economy last February. According to the report, 37,000 more jobs were added to the already...

Bentley receives heart treatment

Bentley receives heart treatment

Mike Finnegan March 9, 2017

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley took a break from working with other governors to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in order to receive healthcare himself. Communications Director Yasamie August said...

Walt Maddox runs for re-election

Walt Maddox runs for re-election

Mike Finnegan March 6, 2017

Incumbent Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox will seek re-election for his fourth term on Tuesday, but this time with competition as Stepfon “Step” Lewis, a local businessman and 
activist, looks to...

Snapchat enters New York Stock Exchange

Snapchat enters New York Stock Exchange

Mike Finnegan March 2, 2017

Snap, the company that owns Snapchat, went public on the New York Stock Exchange today with the ticker "SNAP." The IPO (Initial Public Offering) is $17 per share, which will result in $3.4 billion raised...

News outlets blocked from White House

News outlets blocked from White House

Mike Finnegan February 27, 2017

At the order of Press Secretary Sean Spicer, numerous mainstream media organizations who have published content critical of President Donald Trump were excluded from a press gaggle last week. Outlets excluded...

Former UA student receives Harper Lee Award

Former UA student receives Harper Lee Award

Mike Finnegan February 23, 2017

UA alumnus Brad Watson, now an associate professor at the University of Wyoming, has been selected as the recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year. Watson graduated...

Milo Yiannopoulos leaves Breitbart News

Milo Yiannopoulos leaves Breitbart News

Mike Finnegan February 23, 2017

Following the release of a year-old Facebook video by the conservative group called Reagan Battalion where he made controversial comments about underage sexual relationships, right-wing provocateur Milo...

Mark Zuckerberg tours Alabama

Mark Zuckerberg tours Alabama

Mike Finnegan February 23, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook hit Alabama as the first stop on his 50 state tour, visiting Mobile, Bayou La Batre, Selma, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.Arriving in Birmingham Monday, Zuckerberg...

Jack Warner dies at 99

Jack Warner dies at 99

Mike Finnegan February 20, 2017

Legendary Tuscaloosa businessman and philanthropist Jack Warner died early Saturday 
morning at the age of 99.“Jack died peacefully at home, surrounded by his favorite artworks and his loving wife,”...

Bentley names new state attorney general

Bentley names new state attorney general

Mike Finnegan February 13, 2017

Following the appointment of Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley selected Steve Marshall to serve as the next state attorney general. At 52 years old, the new attorney general...

UA surveys effort toward diversity

UA surveys effort toward diversity

Mike Finnegan November 1, 2016

In The University of Alabama's ongoing effort to construct a diverse and inclusive campus, the University's Office of Provost sent out an email Tuesday morning inviting students, faculty and staff to...

Moore refuses to clear office

Mike Finnegan October 20, 2016

After receiving an order on Oct. 10 from Justice Lyn Stuart ordering him to remove his personal belongings from the Alabama Judicial Building, suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has refused to...

Moore Trouble for Suspended Chief Justice

Mike Finnegan October 17, 2016

Acting Alabama Chief Justice Lyn Stuart ordered suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore to turn in his keys and remove all personal effects from his office last week, giving Moore until Tuesday to comply. Stuart...

NC GOP Office firebombed

Mike Finnegan October 17, 2016

Sunday morning a Hillsborough, North Carolina Republican Party office was bombed. In response the Republican Party is calling it “political terrorism.”In addition to fire damage, perpetrators also...

U.S. 98 Roadwork Top Priority

Mike Finnegan October 6, 2016

Following a $65 million allocation of the BP settlement funds to Alabama’s coastal highways, U.S. 98 has been moved to the top of roadwork priorities in southern Alabama.U.S. 98 has had over 50 fatal...

BamaBikes opens up 150 new bikes for rent

BamaBikes opens up 150 new bikes for rent

Mike Finnegan October 4, 2016

The BamaBikes program made 150 new single-speed commuter bicycles available for rent. This new fleet of bicycles expands the BamaBikes current stock by 150 percent, as the number of bicycles grew from...

Partial Trump Tax Return Shows Loss

Mike Finnegan October 3, 2016

On Saturday, The New York Times released a story detailing the specifics of Republican nominee Donald J. Trump's 1995 tax return. The information was leaked to The Times by an anonymous source and comes...

Chief Justice Moore suspended without pay

Chief Justice Moore suspended without pay

Mike Finnegan September 30, 2016

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended without pay from office until the end of his term in 2019. The ruling came from the Alabama Court of Judiciary (COJ) Friday morning as the committee unanimously...

Senate Overrides Obama's Veto

Mike Finnegan September 29, 2016

In overwhelming numbers, the U.S. Congress voted on Wednesday to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The bill marks the first time one of Obama’s...

College students join Kaepernick

College students join Kaepernick

Mike Finnegan September 26, 2016

College football bore witness this weekend to numerous athletes on the field and student spectators in the stands joining in on the silent protest movement started by Colin Kaepernick. But instead of simply...

University to hold career fairs

University to hold career fairs

Mike Finnegan September 21, 2016

What: General Interest & Business Career Fair and Technical and Engineering Career FairToday, students across all majors are able to speak with companies that are looking to recruit students for both...

MSU students sentenced for ISIS plans

Mike Finnegan August 25, 2016

On Wednesday, Muhammad Dahklalla was sentenced 8 years in prison with 15 years of probation for federal terrorism charges. Dahklalla was arrested last Aug. 2015 in the highly publicized story involving involving...