Court rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional lines

A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters.

• May 8

Here Comes the Sun: Billy Eichner and more

Comedian and actor Billy Eichner sits down with Jonathan Vigliotti to discuss his new film, “Bros.” Then Conor Knighton travels to Enterprise, Alabama, to learn about the boll weevil. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”

• Oct 11, 2022
• 23:08

Escaped kangaroo named Sheila shuts down interstate in Alabama

The owner of the kangaroo used a dart to tranquilize her after Alabama state troopers shut down both sides of an interstate for the safety of motorists.

• Apr 30

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty and deserved to die

James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said.

• Apr 24

Alabama inmate wants his execution to go forward: "I am guilty"

James Osgood was condemned to die for the 2010 killing of Tracy Lynn Brown. He is one of only a small number of inmates on U.S. death rows to abandon their legal challenges.

• Apr 23

Shrimp workers optimistic on Trump tariffs

While many Americans feel President Trump's tariffs will lead to higher prices, members of the shrimping industry in one small Alabama town think the tariffs could be good for business. Janet Shamlian has more.

• Apr 14
• 02:26

Americans lacking access to sewage disposal

Bill Whitaker reports from Alabama, where a public health crisis has, by some estimates, left more than half the impoverished, rural residents in one county with raw sewage running onto their property.

• Dec 19, 2021
• 13:32

Teen shark attack survivor presses lawmakers for new alert system

Lulu Gribbin, now 16, was one of three people bitten by a shark during a string of attacks off the Florida Panhandle. She lost her left hand and a portion of her leg.

• Apr 10

ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student

A grad student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by ICE agents this week, the university said. The reason why has not been made clear.

• Mar 27

Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction

Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families' lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports.

• Mar 17
• 02:17

Survivors of deadly tornadoes share stories: "We wouldn't be alive"

A massive storm system that brought tornadoes, rain, high winds and wildfires killed dozens of people in the Midwest and South over the weekend.

• Mar 17

Alabama community turns out to support bullied autistic boy

When 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship, of Clanton, Alabama, was bullied over his rainbow glasses, he was nearly driven to self-harm. But the car-loving autistic boy instead received an outpouring of love from the community, when car buffs were asked to share their automotive enthusiasm with Hunter – and hundreds answered the call. Steve Hartman reports. [If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.]

• Mar 16
• 02:38

Hundreds of car collectors come together to support bullied Alabama boy

When a mother who was desperate to show her son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call.

• Mar 14

Muscle car drivers rally around bullied boy

When a mother desperate to show her 10-year-old son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call. Steve Hartman has the story in "On the Road."

• Mar 14
• 02:39

60 years since "Bloody Sunday" in Selma

60 years ago Friday, hundreds of civil rights advocates who gathered to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, were met by police who brutally beat several of the demonstrators. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston is in Selma with more.

• Mar 7
• 05:14

Alabama police force put on leave after 5 officers arrested, charged

The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

• Feb 21

Alabama police department should be abolished, grand jury says

Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers are accused of multiple crimes, including removing evidence from the department's evidence room.

• Feb 20

1/26: CBS News Mornings

Alabama inmate executed by nitrogen gas for the first time in U.S.; Ohio woman arrested after miscarriage speaks out.

• Jan 26, 2024
• 43:55

Louisiana resuming executions after 15 years, advances nitrogen gas method

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the experimental method nitrogen hypoxia.

• Feb 12

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1991 murder and rape

His execution was the nation's fourth using nitrogen gas.

• Feb 6

Hunger In America, A 1968 News documentary

May 21st marks the 50th anniversary of the CBS News documentary "Hunger In America." The 1968 special revealed widespread malnutrition in graphic detail, and in the years that followed, Republicans and Democrats came together to tackle the problem.

• May 21, 2018
• 51:24

Alabama woman becomes longest-living recipient of pig organ transplant

Towana Looney of Alabama has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant.

• Jan 25

Medrick Burnett Jr., Alabama A&M football player, dies after head injury

Linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury in an October game against Alabama State and had been hospitalized ever since.

• Nov 29, 2024

Alabama carries out nation's third nitrogen gas execution

An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker became the third person executed by nitrogen gas in both the U.S. and Alabama.

• Nov 21, 2024

College basketball player collapses and dies after workout

Kaiden Francis was a freshman basketball player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and had recently passed multiple health screenings.

• Nov 21, 2024

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