The AHSAA has released details of its plan for fall sports at its member high schools across Alabama. Those details were announced at a news conference that was aired live on Alabama News Network this afternoon. The plan is to start sports on their regular start date and to play a full season. But AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese says…
The doctor arrested during the execution of a search warrant at Montgomery doctor’s office made his initial court appearance in front of Judge Susan Walker on Thursday, June 23. Dr. D’livro Beauchamp arrested Wednesday, June 22 at Obelisk Healthcare faces Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substance charges. DEA agents served the warrant and made the arrest. A preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled…
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama on Thursday concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, the department concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that prisoners are…
Southwest Airlines says it won’t allow health waivers to its face-mask rule. Only children under 2 will be exempt from the requirement to cover their mouth and nose during flights. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will expand its coronavirus testing of employees to include at-home tests. Air travel has collapsed because of the virus pandemic, and airlines…
Alabama has reported more than 2,200 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. The spike came after several days of declining case numbers and as a number of school systems announced that students will not immediately return to classrooms this fall. State Health Officer Scott Harris says it will take at least two weeks…
Twitter is now explaining what happened last week when dozens of high profile Twitter users were hacked, sending tweets asking for money. In a blog post Twitter said it believes the attackers used a social engineering scheme to trick some of its employees to divulge confidential information. The Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk and…
Teachers from around Alabama had a rally at the State Capitol to share their concerns about returning to school. It was put on by Alabama Teachers Against COVID-19 (ATAC-19). The rally was Thursday, June 23. ATAC-19 is pushing for all school districts to go virtual in the fall semester. Several schools systems have announced they will go virtual for the…
This time last year when we were all getting ready for back-to-school, we were buying school supplies and dorm room necessities like coffee pots and bed linens. In the time of the coronavirus, back-to-school gadgets are taking on a whole new meaning. If your kids are going to be going back to school from your dining room table this fall…
If you own an older iPhone, you may be entitled to $25 for each device as part of a settlement Apple reached in a class action lawsuit. Apple admitted earlier this year that it intentionally slowed down the CPU in older iPhones without notifying customers. The $500 million dollar settlement is to be paid to owners of older iPhones who…
As students prepare to go back to school this fall in some form or fashion, parents may need some help preparing themselves. School during a pandemic has revealed some difficulties for parents who haven’t been inside a classroom in years or decades. Many parents forgot everything they learned about trigonometry and calculus so when their kids come to them with…
