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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on during the annual keynote address of the European Commission's President at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on Sept. 16, 2026.

The Fed raises interest rates. And, EU proposes Canada become an 'associate member'

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in years. And, the European Union has proposed that Canada become its first-ever "associate member."

Swifts have been nesting in the Western Wall for centuries. Experts count at least 88 nests in the nooks and crannies of this holy site. The birds swoop and dive above the worshipers, catching insects to feed their young or encouraging their nestlings to take flight.

An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall

Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.

Tristan Buckmaster is a mathematician at New York University. He poses for a portrait in his office in Manhattan on September 11, 2026. Buckmaster and his collaborator Levent Alpöge have been working on the Navier-Stokes equations. They are clashing with OpenAI, which claims to have cracked the equations.

AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)

OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.

FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Reports: SNAP benefits in Alabama to rise, but for how long?

The reported 670,000 Alabamians who receive federal help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, may be getting some welcome news starting next month. Published reports say the USDA’s Food and Assistance Administration will be giving a cost-of-living increase for almost all U.S. States starting in October.

Oil-bearing sandstone, SCLC convention, Missile defense symposium

6am NewscastMonday August 11, 2014

Drone task force, Education tour, Curbing tobacco use

6am NewscastMonday August 25, 2014

Griffith wants debates, UPS crash update, Huntsville elections

6am NewscastTuesday August 26, 2014

Gun amendment, I-10 bridge, Future of Tuscaloosa schools

6am NewscastTuesday September 2, 2014

Dark matter, Bentley fundraising edge, and Child death declines

6am NewscastThursday September 4, 2014

Public Meeting on Cordova Mine Plan

By Alabama Public RadioCordova, AL – A public meeting is being held Monday night regarding a controversial plan in Walker County. The meeting will discuss…

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