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Former Chiefs lineman Isaiah Buggs sentenced to hard labor in Alabama on animal cruelty charges
Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
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Alabama universities shutter DEI offices, open new programs to comply with new state law
The Alabama law is part of a wave of proposals from Republican lawmakers across the country taking aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs — also known as DEI — on college campuses.
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Woman pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 from Alabama church to buy gifts for TikTok content creators
Kristen Marie Battocletti, 35, entered her plea to one count of wire fraud involving the theft of money from St. Francis of Assisi University Parish in a federal courtroom in Tuscaloosa, al.com reported.
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Alabama sheriff evacuates jail, citing unspecified ‘health and safety issues'
An Alabama sheriff has evacuated his county’s jail, citing a need to prevent “health and safety issues.” Autauga County Sheriff Mark Harrell says in a statement posted on Facebook that deputies began transporting inmates from the Autauga County Metro Jail to other facilities Thursday morning.
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Two Alabama families welcome babies Johnny Cash and June Carter on same day and hospital
The Davis family welcomed their son Johnny Cash Davis just down the hall from the Clarks who welcomed daughter June Carter Clark on April 10.
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Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability
At least one fertility clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments.
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Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF treatments into law
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
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Alabama Supreme Court judge who concurred with controversial IVF ruling wins chief justice primary
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart, who concurred with the conservative court’s controversial ruling equating frozen embryos with children, won the Republican primary Tuesday for state Supreme Court chief justice, according to NBC News.
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What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect IVF clinics from lawsuits
Alabama lawmakers are moving quickly with legislation to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the state’s Supreme Court that frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law.
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Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial in Selma as marchers' call for voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland are among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
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For lesbian couples in Alabama, court's embryo ruling is chilling
“You can prepare for all the money for IVF; you cannot prepare for ‘Oh, my gosh, I need to get my embryos out of Alabama immediately,’” one prospective parent told NBC News.
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Demonstrators gather at Alabama State House to demand IVF protections
Demonstrators gathered at the Alabama State House on Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to pass a pair of bills protecting in vitro fertilization providers and patients.
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Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
More than 200 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to find some way to restore IVF services in the state.
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‘I always wanted to be a mom': Virginia cancer survivor has eggs frozen in Alabama. Now she's trying to get them out
For many cancer patients, IVF is their only hope for having children. But a sweeping ruling in Alabama over frozen embryos could affect the future of IVF throughout the nation. That ruling says that frozen embryos are people, and those who destroy them can be held liable.
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Virginia cancer survivor has eggs frozen in Alabama — now she's trying to get them out
For many cancer patients, IVF is their only hope for having children. But a sweeping ruling in Alabama over frozen embryos could affect the future of IVF throughout the nation. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect IVF after backlash over state Supreme Court ruling
“At the end of the day, the Republican Party has to be responsible for what they have done,” said Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, a Democrat
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Alabama judge critically injured after allegedly being shot by son
A Montgomery, Alabama, judge is in critical condition after he was allegedly shot Saturday by his own son, who was convicted in 2014 for shooting someone else, authorities said, according to NBC News.
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She needs a surrogate to have a baby. After Alabama's IVF ruling, her embryo transfer was canceled
Meghan Cole was looking forward to Friday this week because her surrogate was finally scheduled for an embryo transfer. Then she received “devastating” news.
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Alabama IVF ruling: What it means for fertility treatments
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that couples who were trying in vitro fertilization and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a south Alabama storage facility can sue under the state’s wrongful death law.
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‘The future of IVF is in question': Alabama ruling that embryos are children sparks concern, praise
Jamela Black, of D.C., has always dreamed of being a mom, She decided to start a family on her own, with a sperm donor and IVF. But if conditions had been as they are now that Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that embryos are people, she says she wouldn’t have made the same choice. News4’s Aimee Cho...