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Boeing slashes 12,000 jobs as virus seizes travel industry
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts are coming. → Read More
Alabama jobless rate jumps to 12.9% because of pandemic
It's the worst jobs report for Alabama in nearly 40 years. → Read More
‘Twilight’ actor Boyce found dead with girlfriend in Las Vegas
Foul play was not suspected in the May 13 deaths of Gregory Tyree Boyce, 30, and Natalie Adenike Adepoju, 27. → Read More
Cows used to develop antibody treatment for coronavirus
A non-infectious part of the novel coronavirus is injected into that cow. Because of the genetic engineering, the cow produces human antibodies to the virus. → Read More
US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit
The coronavirus sent U.S. retail sales plummeting 16% in April, as business shutdowns froze the economy and kept shoppers away. → Read More
3 members of N.Y. family over age of 55 beat COVID-19
As of Tuesday, each of the family members, along with two others who weren’t hospitalized, can say they beat COVID-19. → Read More
Man arrested trying to quarantine on private Disney island
Florida deputies arrested a man who had been living out his quarantine on a shuttered Disney World island, telling authorities it felt like a “tropical paradise.” → Read More
Amber Alert issued for missing child in Okaloosa County, Fla.
A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Alliarra Williams. → Read More
Some elective procedures, clinic appointment to resume at Baptist facilities
Baptist Health says some elective procedures and clinic appointments will resume Monday following the start of the state’s safer at home order. → Read More
Tuskegee University president to return from medical leave
Dr. Lily McNair will return to her official duties following a leave notice given in early January. → Read More
Montgomery man sought after relative shot in Hope Hull
A Montgomery man is wanted on felony charges after shooting his own brother, according to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
Authorities investigating theft ring across several AL cities
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a theft ring that includes several cities in Alabama. → Read More
Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home
Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S. → Read More
Gov’t puts pressure on public companies to return loans
Big public companies that received loans under a government program intended to help small businesses devastated by the coronavirus outbreak could be forced to return it. → Read More
First Alert Weather Day declared for Thursday
Strong to severe thunderstorms are very possible late Wednesday night into the day on Thursday. The risk of severe weather is highly conditional on how things evolve Wednesday night into Thursday morning, though. → Read More
Delta loses $534 million in 1st quarter; much bigger losses looming
It was Delta's first loss in almost five years. → Read More
Juvenile suffers life-threatening injuries in Montgomery crash
The Montgomery Police Department says a single-vehicle crash has resulted in several people injured, including a juvenile. → Read More
Senate Dems unveil ‘heroes fund’ proposal: $25,000 hazard pay for essential workers
The proposal includes hazard pay for healthcare workers, as well as grocery clerks, truck drivers and other essential staff. → Read More
ACLU: Alabama has ‘severe backlog’ of parole-eligible inmates
The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles is reacting to a report released by the ACLU that calls for a restart to parole hearings that stalled due to COVID-19. → Read More
UK prime minister out of intensive care as condition improves
In a statement, a spokesman at 10, Downing Street said Johnson “has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery.” → Read More