2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (603+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (455+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Small business owners’ hiring and plans to hire fell slightly in August, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ August jobs report. Down 5 percentage points from July, 56% of owners hired or tried to hire employees last month....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (552+ words) Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. At the same time, dissatisfaction…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (378+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Invariant Corporation, a defense engineering and technology company based in Huntsville, was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. With a 265% growth in revenue between 2022 and 2025, Invariant was 1,322th on the…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (910+ words) Because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks, higher diesel prices mean higher transportation costs for a long list of everyday goods. Some businesses have already passed on costs to consumers in the form of added fees on…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (224+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Reid Harris will take over as the Alabama Republican Party’s executive director, the ALGOP announced this week. Harris is no stranger to politics, with previous stints as deputy general counsel to Gov. Kay Ivey, assistant attorney general in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (397+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After a first-of-its kind investigation, the Alabama Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved lowering a metric that dictates gas companies Spire Alabama and Spire Gulf’s profit returns. The PSC dug deep into Spire’s books and heard from industry…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (680+ words) Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (553+ words) WASHINGTON — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday a $117 million settlement with tech giant Meta over social media’s harms to teenagers. The state’s portion is part of a massive, $17.1 billion multistate agreement with Meta under which the social media company…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (784+ words) The prospects for compromise looked bleak Tuesday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacting to new 50% U.S. tariffs on certain Canadian goods by responding in kind on about $20 billion worth of American imports, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment....