Older pets often get passed over in animal shelters but they may be best pets ever!

In this episode of BrightPath, hosts Lisa Jones and Johnnie Aycock welcome Dr. David Figge, Director of Clinical Immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Figge discusses the fascinating connections between the brain, immune system, and aging, sharing insights from his research on neuroscience, immunology, epigenetics, and cellular behavior. Dr. Figge also explores how understanding the body's memory systems may help advance medical research and open new possibilities for addressing age-related diseases.

Cam Marston swore off politics on social media years ago. On Monday he broke that vow, and he promised himself he wouldn’t reply to a single comment. One friend’s jab is testing that promise. Here’s Cam, with a little help from Mark Twain.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would commute hundreds of death sentences before leaving office. Alabama, Florida, and Indiana all carried out executions Thursday.

New data from the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker shows relations between law enforcement and the media have become strained. Over twenty journalists have been detained or arrested in the U.S. over the past six months. An Alabama program designed to provide leadership training to the state’s public safety officials is attempting to remedy this issue of distrust.

Michael Taylor faces execution in Alabama, 35 years after fatally beating an older couple with a metal bar during a robbery in their Gadsden home. Police arrested the 19-year-old Taylor with the victims' Cadillac, an hour away in Birmingham. The execution would be the state's third this year. Alabama’s scheduled execution is the one of three nationally today. One death sentence in Indiana was carried out this morning.

It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. At number five, was Alabama — eight spots ahead of Tennessee, even though the Tide is only a few weeks removed from a 16-point loss to the Vols. At No. 6 was Kentucky, followed by Texas.

At the urging of President Donald Trump, Republicans in eight states redrew the boundaries of dozens of congressional districts over the past year while angling for an edge that could help them hold onto a slim House majority in a tough midterm election.Ultimately, it didn't work. In Alabama, a Supreme Court ruling allowed the Republican-led Legislature to revert to what the GOP considered to be a friendlier map. But Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures won reelection anyway, defying Republicans' plans.

Democrats have won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, a drubbing that reached deep into reliable GOP territory. The Associated Press called Alabama's Governor's race for Republican Tommy Tuberville just after midnight.

One of the things we do at Alabama Public Radio News is produce major journalism projects. That's where we've won most of our 187 awards for excellence in reporting. Back in 2014, we did one on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay during the Civil War. That's where Admiral David Farragut is said to have shouted, "Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead! Although there's not a stitch of evidence he actually said that. But I digress. I was down at Fort Morgan along the coast recording sound for that documentary when I got to hear Birmingham musician Bobby Horton.

Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate and are on the brink of taking the House in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party that reached deep into their most loyal territory. The Associated Press called Alabama’s District two race one ballot to watch.

APR news is continuing to follow progress of a bill in Congress that could impact the Mercedes Benz plant here in Alabama. The Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 would ban the manufacture and sale of cars in the U.S. if those companies are foreign owned.