The Associated Press

Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The implementation dates vary by state. For Alabama lawmakers, the issue may be more of a political one.

Charitable groups and local municipalities across Alabama are opening warming stations as temperatures plunge to the upper teens with wind chills near zero degrees. About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast — including blizzardlike conditions stemming from a “bomb cyclone” in the Southeast.

NASA has delayed the launch of an rocket designed, built, and tested in Alabama on a mission around the moon. The four astronauts’ upcoming trip is being postponed because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned. NASA was all set to conduct a fueling test of the 322-foot moon rocket on Saturday, but called everything off because of the expected cold.

Alabama is preparing for the coldest air of the season.The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for the Tuscaloosa Area as well as the Gulf coast from midnight to until noon on Sunday. The agency says Huntsville and all of north Alabama will be under a Cold Weather Advisory during that same time frame. The forecast, in general, is for bitter temperatures and gusty winds, which could make it feel as cold as four degrees below zero.

An Alabama man is facing federal charges for allegedly plotting to kill former President Joe Biden.Prosecutors say the suspect, identified as 23-year old Adam Benjamin Hall, drove to Atlanta in June of 2024, with intentions of shooting the president while he was participating in a debate with Donald Trump at CNN.

The judge in Alabama center Charles Bediako’s eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA has recused himself from the case. Tuscaloosa Circuit Court Judge James Roberts filed the order Wednesday, according to court documents. AL.com first reported Roberts' recusal.

What could be better than having six Grammys? One answer could be three more. Alabama singer and songwriter Jason Isbell is nominated for three Grammy awards. The winners of the recording industry’s highest honor will be announced on Sunday. Isbell will be considered in the category of “Best Folk Album.” The title track from the album is up for “Best American Roots Song,” and another number from the album, “Crimson and Clay," will compete for “Best American Roots Performance.”

Latrell Wrightsell scored 21 points, all on 3-pointers, and Labaron Philon Jr. had 18 as No. 23 Alabama routed Missouri 90-64 on Tuesday night. Aiden Sherrell added 16 points and Charles Bediako had 14 for the Crimson Tide. Wrightsell went 7 for 10 from 3-point distance and took only one shot inside the arc.

The National Weather Service is confirming a fourth tornado during last weekend's severe winter weather outbreak.It touched down in southwestern Houston County, along Decatur Road, on Sunday afternoon.The EF0 had winds of up to 85 miles-per-hour.

Cleanup efforts are continuing in the Wiregrass town of Geneva, where a confirmed EF-2 tornado touched down on Sunday.The storm with winds of more than 111 mph, tore through the downtown area of Main Street. Nationally, at least thirty deaths have been attributed to the storm.