More women buying guns to defend themselves: "The world is changing"
An Alabama range offers a women-only self-defense firearms course.
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Oysters recalled after norovirus outbreak sickens at least 211 people
No hospitalizations or deaths related to the outbreak have been reported.
Alabama family sentenced in federal bust of massive cockfighting ring
The defendants allegedly held illegal cockfighting events at an arena with stadium-style seating for 150 people.
Alabama center sells unclaimed luggage
For the thousands of airline travelers who lose their luggage every year, 99% will eventually get their property back. However, for the 1% of luggage that is never claimed, those items end up in a storefront in Scottsboro, Alabama. That luggage is then processed for either donation, sale or recycling. Rachel Polansky has more.
2 dead after storms fueled by record high temperatures hit South
More than 50,000 customers in Mississippi and Alabama were without electricity Wednesday morning, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility outages.
Alabama won't try lethal injection again on "execution survivor"
Any future effort to execute Miller will be done by nitrogen hypoxia, a method authorized in Alabama, but never used in the U.S.
"Botched" Alabama execution caused pain and torture, attorneys say
Prison staff subjected Kenneth Eugene Smith to numerous needle jabs, including in the neck and collarbone region while an official held his head, attorneys wrote in a court filing.
Alabama governor orders executions pause after third failed lethal injection
The state did not complete the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith because officials couldn't find a suitable vein to inject the lethal drugs.
Execution of Alabama inmate stayed by appellate court; state has appealed
Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife.
Alabama set to execute man after jury recommended life sentence
Alabama judges are no longer allowed to sentence an inmate to death if a jury recommends a life sentence, but the 2017 change was not retroactive.
Jeff Cook, co-founder of country group Alabama, dies at 73
The guitarist disclosed in 2017 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
In the 5 states without lotteries, a case of Powerball fever
Giant lottery jackpot has people flooding across state lines to buy tickets for the $1.5 billion drawing.
Bills best Chiefs in championship rematch
CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson and NFL analyst for CBS Sports HQ Ryan Wilson joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to recap the sixth week of regular season play in the NFL.
Inmate endured "torture" during botched execution, attorneys say
Alan Eugene Miller said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month.
GOP Sen. Tuberville faces backlash over comments
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is coming under criticism for comments he made this weekend claiming Democrats are "pro-crime" and favor reparations for the descendants of people who were enslaved in the U.S. because they believe "the people that do the crime are owed that." CBS News' Meg Oliver and Lilia Luciano have more.
Voting rights case before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court kicked off its new term with a historic new justice and they are wasting no time taking up several major cases. On Tuesday, they will hear a significant voting rights case from Alabama which could impact how congressional districts are drawn nationwide. CBS legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Supreme Court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major voting rights case. Critics say an Alabama redistricting case could further weaken the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Jan Crawford reports.
Supreme Court hears high-stakes Alabama gerrymandering case
At issue is an Alabama congressional map that has only one majority-Black district out of seven, even though the state's population is 27% Black.
Justices hear challenge to Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over a lawsuit in Alabama that could have a significant impact on voting rights moving forward. The suit was filed by the state, challenging a federal court's decision invalidating Alabama's congressional map for potentially violating the law. Alan Jenkins, a professor of practice at Harvard Law School, where he teaches courses on Supreme Court jurisprudence, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
Alabama sets execution date in 1988 contract killing of pastor's wife
A judge overrode the jury's recommendation of a life sentence and sentenced Smith to death
U.S. captives said they "prayed for death" on brutal ride from Ukraine
One of two American veterans released from Russian captivity after being captured in Ukraine says they both prayed for death during the brutal ride to freedom.
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White House ramps up efforts to close vaccination gap; COVID-19 spreads rapidly across Alabama
A Man with a Past
A young woman vanishes. The prime suspect has a criminal past — he murdered his parents when he was a child. Did he kill again? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
An Alabama town honors the boll weevil
A century ago, cotton farmers in Enterprise, Ala., faced disaster when their crops were wiped out by an invasive species, the boll weevil. Rather than accept defeat, the farmers switched to growing peanuts, and the town was saved. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at how, today, Enterprise honors the insect pest that not only failed to destroy the town, but allowed it to come back stronger.
"We got our miracle": Americans captured while fighting in Ukraine return home
"Happy to be home," Alex Drueke said after arriving in the U.S. on Friday.
No clear winner in Israeli election as polls suggest stalemate
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