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After Willie Mays' death, Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
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Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
The discovery on Dauphin Island came just one day after divers found 25 kilograms of suspected cocaine off Key West.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Led by Castle and Clingan, UConn kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true test of the NCAA Tournament.
The procedure involves an incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep.
Alabama patients are in limbo with IVF treatments being put on hold following the state supreme court's ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under state law.
The police in Birmingham, Alabama, said they believe one or more of the victims were targeted.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he expects to see nitrogen hypoxia used in more executions.
Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture.
Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering."
Hundreds of state laws take effect across the United States starting Monday, Jan. 1.
Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year.
Johnny Mims, the band director at P.D. Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama, was tased and arrested for not complying with officers' orders, police said.
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama's new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court.
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama's newly drawn congressional districts, saying state GOP prioritized partisan concerns over complying with court order to draw lines fair to Black voters.
Patrick Braxton said that the "minority White residents ... long accustomed to exercising total control over the government, refused to accept his election as mayor.
Russell called police after saying she saw a toddler on the highway, and then vanished. But investigators have not found any evidence of that child.
The bill is part of a wave of restrictions on transgender people being pushed in conservative states.
There is no suspect in custody at this time, police said.
Four young people were killed in the shooting late Saturday night at a dance studio in the town of Dadeville, Alabama.
Phil Dowdell's final act was to push his little sister, Alexis Dowdell, out of the way of gunfire at her own birthday party, she told CBS News.
There was no initial confirmation about what led to the shooting and authorities have not confirmed if a suspect is in custody.
Three crew members were onboard at the time. The patient the aircraft had been called to transport was not on the helicopter when it crashed.
When Jason Crawford called 911 to report that his wife Tiffiney had been shot, there was one question that he repeatedly refused to answer, "Who's she been shot by?"
Police say Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a Jan. 15 deadly shooting near campus.
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to a Colorado church that sued the town of Castle Rock after it was barred from sheltering the homeless.
Near-record temperatures are expected to start the week in Denver.
An Aurora man who blamed some his illegal firearms sales on employee's mistakes and pressure from his wife was sentenced to federal prison last week.
Lisa Vogel spent her Sunday advocating for her husband, who was killed five years ago. On Sunday, she was in Parker along with firefighters, police officers and high school students advocating for driving and biking safely.
Colorado fire crews responded to a grass fire near North Turkey Creek Road that left both directions of US 285 closed.
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to a Colorado church that sued the town of Castle Rock after it was barred from sheltering the homeless.
Near-record temperatures are expected to start the week in Denver.
An Aurora man who blamed some his illegal firearms sales on employee's mistakes and pressure from his wife was sentenced to federal prison last week.
Lisa Vogel spent her Sunday advocating for her husband, who was killed five years ago. On Sunday, she was in Parker along with firefighters, police officers and high school students advocating for driving and biking safely.
Colorado fire crews responded to a grass fire near North Turkey Creek Road that left both directions of US 285 closed.
A 12-foot sinkhole near Denver was caused by a water main break, according to the Arapahoe Sheriff's Office. Now Denver Water is working to patch a line, but officials are telling nearby residents and motorists the work could take hours.
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to a Colorado church that sued the town of Castle Rock after it was barred from sheltering the homeless.
CBS News Colorado Reporter Andrew Haubner explains how a group of volunteer firefighters help stopped the spread of the Twin Forks Fire that led to US 285 being shut down both lanes.
Watch First Alert Meteorologist Joe Ruch's full forecast.
CBS News Colorado Anchor and Reporter Kennedy Cook went and checked out the Denver Mobile Learning bus that is showing everyone that knowledge has no limitations.
After being bought out of his contract by the Utah Jazz and clearing waivers following a trade with the Clippers, Russell Westbrook is officially a Denver Nugget after signing a deal worth two years at $6.8 million.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
This is what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.
Nikola Jokic's older brother has been formerly charged for an assault at an April Nuggets game.
The Denver Nuggets and about a dozen other NBA teams have been sued in federal court by music publishers who allege the teams used songs by Drake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé and others without the publishers' consent.
Kamala Harris' campaign, which announced the total on Sunday, said 66% of the funds came from first-time donors.
Trump, who is the Republican Party's candidate for president, made his remarks at the end of a speech at a conservative Christian event.
TikTok employees used an internal system to gather sensitive data about U.S. users, federal officials said.
Former President Donald Trump made the comments on his social media platform Truth Social two weeks after a bullet grazed his ear at a campaign rally.
The group was traveling to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska, according to a statement from Gaither Music Group.
Kamala Harris' campaign, which announced the total on Sunday, said 66% of the funds came from first-time donors.
Trump, who is the Republican Party's candidate for president, made his remarks at the end of a speech at a conservative Christian event.
TikTok employees used an internal system to gather sensitive data about U.S. users, federal officials said.
Former President Donald Trump made the comments on his social media platform Truth Social two weeks after a bullet grazed his ear at a campaign rally.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
Broomfield residents crowded inside city council chambers, frustrated and concerned after learning about a proposal that could hike residents' water and sewage utility bills by 50%.
Another day with "unhealthy" air quality rankings passed as Coloradans with respiratory issues huddled indoors to keep from breathing the smoke and ozone-laden air.
Prompted by a near-drowning experience as a child, Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones is now a swim lesson advocate. Here are his top tips to stay safe.
A new study has found tiny pieces of plastic we use everyday can find its way into the plaques of clogged coronary arteries. We asked a Colorado physician for tips on how to protect our health, despite these tiny particles being practically unavoidable.
TikTok employees used an internal system to gather sensitive data about U.S. users, federal officials said.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
Broomfield residents crowded inside city council chambers, frustrated and concerned after learning about a proposal that could hike residents' water and sewage utility bills by 50%.
Southwest is undoing its trademark open seating policy, introducing more seats with extra legroom.
The Colorado Attorney General's office is applauding a ruling that puts the plans for a proposed merger between two of the country's largest grocery store chains temporarily on hold.
A new national study from Prudential Financial shows Gen Xers are struggling to be prepared for retirement.
As temperatures heat up and Coloradans escape extreme weather outside, the heat will also put a strain on air conditioners keeping you cool inside.
The new nonprofit, On The House Denver, works with caseworkers and other nonprofit organizations to provide its clients with furniture and essential home items at no cost.
Last week was scorching hot in Colorado, so many people were staying indoors and cranking up the air conditioning.
The University of Denver is launching a new certificate program to address affordable housing needs in Colorado.