Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. He took the oath…
Seven candidates have qualified for the special election for the District 3 seat on Montgomery City Council. The seat became vacant with the death of Councilman Tracy Larkin on January 5. Here’s the list of people who qualified for the election: Orlando Ball Ernest Claybon III Paul L. Dallas, Jr. Ronald James, Jr. Marche Johnson Devore Jones Adrienne Larkin The…
Scientists at Yale are zeroing in on what triggers allergic food reactions, they say the body has a built-in food quality control system that reacts to toxins. Researchers found that over time the human body has been exposed to processed foods, hygiene products, and antibiotics and that now, the gut may react to some food proteins as if they are…
A new study in the journal ‘health systems’ finds British college students who went home for the holidays may have led to more than 9 thousand new infections of COVID-19 across the UK. On average, researchers estimate an infected student passed the illness on to just one other household member. Having a poor diet, rather than less physical activity, may…
Eating fried foods is associated with an increased risk of major heart disease and stroke. that’s according to new research in the journal Heart. Scientists also found the risk increased with each additional weekly serving. Researchers in Britain say a simple, inexpensive test can help identify those at risk of developing colorectal cancer. The study found patients whose tests came…
FILE – In this May 2, 2019 file photo, former Alabama legislator Ed Henry smiles as he speaks with reporters outside the federal courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. President Donald Trump has pardoned the Alabama lawmaker who pleaded guilty two years ago for his role in a health care fraud case. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)President Donald Trump has pardoned an Alabama…
WASHINGTON (AP) – In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy. Aides say Biden on Wednesday plans to sign a series of executive actions that reverse his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change, and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden also is expected to end construction…
PELL CITY, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Pell City say a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an armed man while responding to a domestic violence call. St. Clair County Sheriff Billy Murray said Tuesday that deputies were called to a Pell City home after 10 p.m. Monday on a report of a physical domestic altercation. The agency says that when officers…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – An inmate who escaped from a community-based prison program in Mobile is back in custody. A news release from the Alabama Department of Corrections says 53-year-old Michael Lee Jones was discovered missing from a work center in the port city at 2 a.m. Tuesday. He was arrested almost nine hours later around Interstate 65, but details…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville says it will restore the world’s only full-size mockup of the space shuttle along with its external fuel tank and twin rocket boosters. The project announced Tuesday will restore a display that’s been weathering outside the state-run museum in Huntsville for more than 30 years. The work is…
