Alabama

Gunmen opened fire in a popular entertainment district near the University of Alabama’s campus in Birmingham on Saturday night, killing four people and wounding dozens, the local police said. The authorities said they were still looking for the shooters. The police responded to calls of a shooting in the Five Points South area of Birmingham just past 11 p.m., Truman Fitzgerald, a spokesman for the Birmingham Police Department, said at a news conference. Two men and one woman were found dead at the scene, he said, while another person died...

The Tennessee Titans announced the jersey numbers that all of their selections from the 2024 NFL Draft will be wearing as rookies on Wednesday, headlined by the numbers for first-round offensive tackle JC Latham and second-round defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat. The Titans picked seven players in April's draft. In addition to Latham (Alabama) and Sweat (Texas), they also selected North Carolina linebacker Cedric Gray, Louisville cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Tulane receiver Jha'Quan Jackson, Miami linebacker James Williams and Michigan defensive end Jaylen Harrell.

A bill to repeal and replace the Alabama ethics law was carried over Wednesday morning by the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee, ending its chances for passing this session. Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, who sponsored the bill, told the committee he stands behind his bill, which drew opposition from Attorney General Steve Marshall and the Ethics Commission. The House passed Simpson’s bill more than a month ago but it never advanced out of committee in the Senate. A maximum of two days are left in the session, counting Wednesday. Simpson, a...

More strong to severe storms are in the forecast for Alabama, but they aren’t expected to arrive until late tonight, according to forecasters. Tonight’s storms — which are expected to last into Thursday morning — could bring the risk of tornadoes, damaging winds and hail. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather for the northern third of Alabama tonight, which means that scattered severe storms will be possible. The National Weather Service encouraged Alabamians to have multiple ways to get severe weather...

At a meat-n-three, the format is spelled out in the name, and the style of food is familiar through tradition. But given the names behind a new one coming soon to the Uptown neighborhood near the universities, you know it will be a bit different. Hot Stuff is set to open in the weeks ahead at 7507 Maple St. It’s the latest sibling for Turkey and the Wolf, the Irish Channel restaurant known for its creative sandwiches and the droves of people who line up to try them. Hot Stuff...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools. Republican plaintiffs call the effort to fold protection for transgender students under the 1972 Title IX law unconstitutional. The lawsuits filed in federal courts in Missouri and Oklahoma are the latest GOP attempts to halt the new regulation seeking to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and applied to schools and colleges...

The Alabama softball team boarded the team bus Tuesday afternoon, heading to a familiar, but unfriendly destination. After having just played their regular season finale on The Plains of Auburn last weekend, the Crimson Tide return to Auburn’s Jane B. Moore Field this week. Except this time around Alabama arrives with a fresh slate. “This is the time of the year, it’s like opening day in baseball and softball. It’s the coolest time because it’s a clean slate for everybody – pitchers, hitters, coaches, the whole thing,” Alabama head coach...