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Guilty lobbyist testifies she offered bribes to 2

MONTGOMERY — A lobbyist who pleaded guilty in Alabama's gambling corruption case testified Friday she offered bribes to two state senators to get their votes for pro-gambling … more

By Phillip Rawls
Associated Press | 2/11/12 | 25 views

Ethics panel probing Bachus’ investments

WASHINGTON — A new ethics investigation of the House Financial Services Committee chairman's investment activities during the events leading up to and surrounding Congress' $700 billion bailout of … more

By Larry Margasak
Associated Press | 2/11/12 | 21 views

Uzbek says terror group directed him to murder Obama

BIRMINGHAM — A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror group in … more

By Jay Reeves
Associated Press | 2/11/12 | 23 views

Obama changes on birth control

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to … more

By Ben Feller
Associated Press | 2/11/12 | 23 views

Anonymous hits state sites

MONTGOMERY — Computer hackers claiming to be from the loose-knit group known as Anonymous said they have broken into several Alabama law enforcement and government websites and have stolen the … more

By Andy Brownfield
Associated Press | 2/11/12 | 78 views

Greece agrees to spending cuts; bailout now near

FRANKFURT, Germany — More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery. Greece’s fractious political … more

By David McHugh | 2/10/12 | 48 views

Muslims: Oust Egypt’s government

CAIRO — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called Thursday on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic … more

By Sarah El Deeb | 2/10/12 | 45 views

Orr: Current employees’ pensions safe

Any changes to Retirement Systems of Alabama benefit plans will affect only new hires, state legislators said this week. Rumors that changes could affect even vested employees caused some to take … more

By Seth Burkett | 2/10/12 | 471 views

Catholic network files birth control suit

BIRMINGHAM — A worldwide Roman Catholic broadcasting network based in Alabama filed suit Thursday against the Obama administration over its new mandate that religious organizations pay for their … more

By Jay Reeves | 2/10/12 | 115 views | 1 comment

10 states set to leave ‘No Child’ behind

WASHINGTON — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn’t getting there, and … more

By Kimberly Hefling | 2/10/12 | 486 views | 5 comments