Mission managers are still troubleshooting a helium leak on NASA’s new gumdrop shaped space capsule called Starliner. The vehicle, on top of an Alabama built Atlas-V rocket, will now launch no earlier than May 25th.
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On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam has seen much more of the healthcare world than he would like these days. His advice: Stay well.
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We may soon learn whether the rank and file at Tuscaloosa’s Mercedes Benz factory wants to join the United Auto Workers. The National Labor Relations Board is set to add up the ballots from the rank and file at the European car maker’s North American plant.
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The website onlyinyourstate.com lists the white sauce at Big Bob Gibson BBQ among its “twelve things you have to eat in Alabama before you die.” The dish ranks along the fried green tomatoes at Irondale café and the oyster sampler at Wintzell’s Oyster House. Mayonnaise is considered the base for Alabama white sauce.
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Deep in the backwoods of Greenville, dirt roads open to reveal an unexpected treasure. Sprawled over several rolling acres is where the annual Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival takes place. Patrons from far and wide recount their adventures with live history demonstrations and a step back in time.
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It's called Birmingham’s longest running event, and it's returning this Saturday for another year of celebration.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. Louisiana would join Alabama, where voters will choose a new U.S. House member following a similar SCOTUS ruling.
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NASA, Boeing, and a rocket builder in Alabama are facing another delay in the liftoff of a new kind of spacecraft. Engineers found a helium leak on part of the Starliner capsule.
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Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The chain says that includes two in Alabama.
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Now a retired English professor at The University of Alabama, Dr. Noble's specialties are Southern and American literature.
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After the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, hundreds of children from the affected areas dealt with multiple health issues caused by radiation from the nuclear meltdown. A few years later, families from all across Alabama housed many of those same children for a summer to give them access to better healthcare and a reprieve from the radiation.
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The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is "not falling for the lies anymore" and will vote for a union.
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An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The latest storm could produce northern lights as far south in the U.S. as Alabama and Northern California
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A research team from the University of South Alabama got more than they bargained for when they spotted a great white shark. It’s the reportedly the first time such a ocean predator has been recorded in Alabama water
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Gambling legislation and proposed changes to the state ethics law failed to win final approval at the end of Alabama’s lawmaking session in Montgomery. Lawmakers faced a public backlash over IVF access. Clinics paused services following a state court ruling equating frozen embryos to children.
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Every Spring, Cam sits in his reading chair and sees a friend right outside his window. But, Cam won't give him a name. He absolutely won't.
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The University of Alabama wheelchair basketball team is gearing up to brings athletes from around the country to Tuscaloosa.
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Gambling legislation remains stalled in the Alabama Senate with members expressing doubt that it will get another vote in the closing hours of the legislative session.
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A divided Supreme Court ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners. The case involves Alabama.
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Alabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method.
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The hot, steamy, months of July and August are peak mosquito season on the Gulf Coast. The Mobile County Public Health Department is preparing for this battle of the bugs by bringing in a new batch of recruits to help out. They’re not human foot soldiers but sentinel chickens. This APR story was made possible by a grant from the Caring Foundation.