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Congress Due To Grill Ousted IRS Chief

(Most recent update: 12:50 p.m. ET.)Saying that "foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection," the

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...

Alabama's unemployment rate has dipped to 6.9 percent. Gov. Robert Bentley said the preliminary April rate is below the 7.2 percent recorded in...

The architect of Alabama's new private school tax credits intends to block the governor's proposal to delay the tax breaks for two years. Senate...

The Cruelty of Children Stories about kids being mean to each other.

Gov. Robert Bentley says his first impression of the state education and state general fund budgets is that they are basically fine. Bentley said...

Audra McDonald, A Broadway Star Gone Roaming, Comes Home

In the seven years since her last album, Audra McDonald has kept busy. She spent several years in Hollywood, filming the television series Private...
French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law

France is officially the 14th country to legalize gay marriage. Saturday, President Francois Hollande signed a bill that Parliament had passed in...
Not My Job: Three Headless Chicken Questions For Alice Cooper

When you think about heavy metal — the costumes, the makeup, the outfits, the huge stage shows filled with effects and pyrotechnics — pretty much all...
Injuries Reported In 'Major' Train Derailment In Connecticut

Two Metro-North Railroad trains have collided on a stretch of track near Fairfield, Conn., causing a "major derailment" and "preliminary reports of...
Need A Tattoo Translated? Forget The British Foreign Office

The British Foreign Office is happy to assist its citizens, but officials want to make clear that there are some requests they won't fulfill. Such as...