Friday, June 19, 2026

Alabama

May 24, 2026

Regions Bank to pay $5 million to resolve civil liability over PPP loan

Regions Bank allegedly approved forgiveness of a PPP loan obtained by an individual through Regions Bank, but the PPP loan was not eligible for forgiveness.

Regions Bank
May 22, 2026

U.S. demands asset divestment from Taiheiyo Cement, CalPortland before acquiring Vulcan Materials Company

As alleged, CalPortland and Vulcan are two of the leading suppliers of ready-mix concrete in San Diego County, already a highly concentrated market.

January 25, 2026

15 dead as historic winter storm batters U.S.

Dangerously cold conditions with the coldest wind chills started to impact most parts of the U.S. since Friday.

Heavy Snowfall
March 2, 2025

American soul singer Angie-Stone dies at 63 in Alabama auto crash

Angie Stone was born Angela Laverne Brown on December 18, 1961, in Columbia, South Carolina.

Angie Stone
May 27, 2024

Storms kill 19, throw over 600,000 into darkness in U.S.

In northern Texas, seven were killed, eight died in Arkansas, two died in Oklahoma, and two were killed in Kentucky due to the storms over the weekend.

thunderstorms
April 17, 2023

32 casualties recorded in Alabama birthday party mass shooting

Thirty-two people were shot at a birthday party held at the weekend in an Alabama city

Alabama mass shooting scene (Credit: ABC News)
April 2, 2023

Tornado kills dozens of people in several U.S. states

In Arkansas, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency and activated 100 members of the National Guard to help local authorities respond.

U.S. Tornado
March 18, 2023

Similarities between Nigerian and American regional divide

In many significant respects, the American South reminds me of Northern Nigeria (with a few obvious exceptions) while the American North reminds me of the Nigerian South.

Nigerian and U.S. maps
October 6, 2022

Roe v. Wade: Over 60 clinics in 15 U.S. states end abortion services 

The study, published on Thursday, found that 14 states no longer have any clinics providing abortions as of October 2.

Abortion (Credit: 123 Healthwise)
October 6, 2022

U.S. court orders FBI to seize $1 million Chimaroke Nnamani stole in last-minute looting of Enugu treasury

Judge William Acker issued a consolidated ruling ordering the seizure of the illicit funds as well as forfeitures of Mr Nnamani’s assets to the U.S. government on May 13, 2009.