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Afghan Parliament Halts Debate On Women's Rights Bill

After protests from some MPs and after only about 15 minutes, the Afghan parliament halted debate Saturday on a bill aimed at curbing violence against

Afghan Parliament Halts Debate On Women's Rights Bill

After protests from some MPs and after only about 15 minutes, the Afghan parliament halted debate Saturday on a bill aimed at curbing violence against
Supreme Court Considers Voting Rights Act Challenge

All year long here on Alabama Public Radio, we’re looking at the 50th anniversary of some of the pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Era. Times of have
Internships: Low-Paid, Unpaid Or Just Plain Illegal?

Summer is almost here, and with it comes the army of interns marching into countless American workplaces. Yet what was once an opportunity for the
99 Bottles of beer on the wall...

Alabama Public Radio continues its collaboration on the new television program about business called “Alabama, Inc.” In the final days of this year’s state

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Ala. Governor Seeks Votes on Delaying Tax Credits

Gov. Robert Bentley is spending the weekend trying to round up legislative support for his proposal to delay Alabama's new private school tax...

Outdoor Athletes Converge on Ala Park for Race

Hundreds of athletes are converging on Alabama's largest state park for a major competition this weekend. About 1,000 pro and amateur athletes will...

Possible Tornado Surprises Athens

An unconfirmed tornado has knocked down trees, flipped Dumpsters and damaged the roof of the nearby WalMart in Athens. A forecaster at the National...

Democrats Say Delay Won't Fix Alabama Tax Credits

Alabama's Republican governor isn't getting support from key Republicans or Democrats for his proposal to delay private school tax credits for two...

Sponsor Says Still Work To Do On Campaign Finance Bill

A key House Republican says lawmakers have more work to do before settling on final changes to Alabama campaign finance laws. But Rep. Mike Ball...

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If you bought a Poweball ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla., sit down and look at these numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11. As the AP reports, lottery...
Ghost Ships, Murders, Bird Attacks: Stories To Keep You Awake

Ethan Rutherford is the author of The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories. I'd seen the movies before reading the stories — Nicolas Roeg's masterful...
Three-Minute Fiction: 'Ten Ring Fingers' And 'Ghost Words'

NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. They read Ten Ring...
Ten Ring Fingers

She found the first ring on a night that smelled of body odor and beer. The bar's last customers had finally given up hope of taking her to bed and...
Ghost Words

The letter smelled of lavender and vanilla, like she couldn't decide which perfume to use so she used both. Her hand-writing had been drawn with the...