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Attorneys feud over impact of new Miss. abortion law
July 7, 2012 10:55 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Attorneys for the state of Mississippi are trying to persuade a federal judge to let a restrictive new abortion law to take effect, while those representing the state's only abortion clinic are asking the judge to extend the temporary hold he put on the law. The... more » -
Police: 3 killed in shooting near Auburn U.
June 10, 2012 2:49 PM
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say three people were fatally shot during a party at an apartment complex near Auburn University, including two former football players at the school. Officials also said during a news conference Sunday that current football player Eric Mack had been wounded and was being treated... more » -
Michael Vick calls Ala. cockfighting law "weakest"
April 16, 2012 5:59 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has made another effort to say animal cruelty is wrong, urging Alabama lawmakers to increase penalties for cockfighting. Vick says in a statement Monday that Alabama's cockfighting law is the nation's "weakest" because the $50 fine is the maximum punishment. Vick... more » -
Ala. judge orders man to jail for sagging pants
April 11, 2012 11:06 AM
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in central Alabama say a man has been given a three-day jail sentence for contempt of court for wearing so-called saggy pants. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that 20-year-old LaMarcus D. Ramsey was in Autauga County Circuit Court on Tuesday to enter a plea on a... more » -
Qualitest recalls oral contraceptives
September 15, 2011 6:17 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling multiple lots of birth-control pills because of a packaging error that could lead to incorrect dosing and unintended pregnancies. The company says the error caused the weekly tablet orientation to be reversed and obscuring the lot number and expiration date on... more » -
Borders asks permission to sell stores to rival
July 21, 2011 3:45 PM
Borders Group Inc. is seeking permission to sell 30 to 35 of its bookstores to the chain Books-a-Million Inc. Borders already said that someone wanted to buy the leases and assets and named Books-a Million as the bidder in court Thursday. Borders is seeking to liquidate the rest of... more »
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