Tag: Birmingham
Activist who helped desegregate Birmingham library dies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Black Army veteran who helped peacefully desegregate an Alabama city's library with a sit-in protest in 1963 has died, according...
Activist who helped desegregate Birmingham library dies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Black Army veteran who helped peacefully desegregate an Alabama city's library with a sit-in protest in 1963 has died, according...
Opera director Graham Vick dies of COVID complications at 67
LONDON — Graham Vick, a British director who founded Birmingham Opera Company and worked in opera houses around the world, has died of complications...
American midfielder Tessmann transfers to promoted Venezia
FRISCO, Texas — American midfielder Tanner Tessmann transferred to Italy's newly promoted Venezia from Dallas on Thursday.
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Philippines goalkeeper in hospital ‘on the mend’ from COVID
BIRMINGHAM, England — Philippines goalkeeper Neil Etheridge reported he is “slowly on the mend” from COVID-19 though he remained hospitalized Thursday.
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Alabama elects first Black Republican to House in 140 years
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal on Tuesday was elected to fill a legislative seat in suburban Shelby County, becoming the only...
1st elected Alabama Black Republican: GOP ‘open to everyone’
PELHAM, Ala. — The first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction said Wednesday that his election to represent a heavily white...
Police help man who spun tale get to Indiana from Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. — The young man had a compelling story: His father died in the 9/11 terror attacks, his mother had just one leg,...
Remnants of tropical storm spread rain in Georgia, Alabama
ATLANTA — The remnants of Tropical Storm Danny are moving across Georgia and spreading rain into parts of Alabama after coming ashore on the...
Life-threatening flash flooding rises in Claudette’s path
NEW ORLEANS — Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled...