The United Auto Workers union continues the fight to add workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz plants in Vance and Woodstock to its union rolls. Despite losing the union election by a narrow margin this month, the UAW has accused the automaker of misconduct and is seeking a new election. The union has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, al ..read more

Chargers Communications The Los Angeles Chargers today signed tackle Alex Leatherwood. Leatherwood has started 17-of-21 career games played with the Raiders and Bears, while also spending time with the Cleveland Browns. A first-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft by Las Vegas, Leatherwood started all 17 regular-season games for the Raiders as a rookie (four at right tackle, 13 at right g ..read more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Carpenter Media Group is purchasing 10 newspapers in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi from CNHI, a company owned by Alabama's public pension fund. The deal involves no disclosed price. The acquisition includes three newspapers in Alabama: The News Courier of Athens, The Cullman Times, and the St. Clair News-Aegis. In Mississippi, Carpenter Media is acquiring The Meridian Star. The Ge ..read more

With the Port of Baltimore nearing a return to full commercial operations, advocates are renewing their call for an executive order to address maritime shipping emissions. Last year, 45 environmental groups sent a letter calling on the Biden administration to decarbonize the maritime shipping sector. Among their recommendations was eliminating in-port ..read more

Amnesty International has condemned the country's 'chilling commitment to the death penalty' The US executed more prisoners last year than in any year since 2018, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday. Globally, executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade. Some 24 people were executed in the US in 2023, an increase of 33% from the 18 who were pu ..read more

The advocacy group Save the Children is working with child care providers along the Texas coast ahead of the upcoming hurricane season. The organization has formed the Gulf Coast Resilience Network to provide child care facilities with plans and tools to help them reopen or offer services quickly after a weather-related disaster. Militza Mezquita, senior advi ..read more

Fewer than 8 percent of people in Alabama prisons are granted parole when they apply for it. Criminal justice experts got together for a discussion of how to improve parole systems and give more people a chance at rehabilitation. The panel focused on the benefits of what's known a ..read more

© Provided by Xinhua SHANGHAI, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Since its maiden voyage at the beginning of year, China's first domestically built large cruise ship Adora Magic City has completed 3 ..read more

Black voters will play a key role in determining who will win the 2024 presidential election. And while Black voters remain overwhelmingly Democratic and support President Joe Biden over former President Donald Trump, Biden's edge over Trump is changing. A new poll shows Trump ahead ..read more

A north Texas nonprofit organization is working to reduce stress for trauma survivors, creating "soft" police station interview rooms. They paint the walls and add comfortable furniture, lamps, rugs and artwork to make them less cold and sterile. Tracy Matheson, founder of Project Beloved, said she created the concept after studying ..read more