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A Birmingham man convicted of being an accomplice in the murders of three Birmingham police officers was executed Thursday evening.  Nathaniel Woods, 43, was executed after appeals and national media attention failed to deter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to intervene. Woods was convicted of being an accomplice in the murders, despite the shooter’s statements that … Continued

Alabama did it. Once again, the state that remains in perpetual-stupid-repeat has passed an unconstitutional abortion bill that’ll be brutally aborted by federal courts as soon as it gets there. No heartbeat needed on this baby; Once it’s signed by the meek, go-along-with-whatever Gov. Kay Ivey, this law is deader than another executed inmate in … Continued

At least four bingo halls in Jefferson County were raided Tuesday. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office executed search warrants on the four gambling facilities. State agents from the AG’s office, with support from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation, arrested at least 11 people, AL.com reported The raids Tuesday come as local law enforcement has … Continued

The Alabama Democratic Party is a dumpster fire. This cannot be news to you by now. Not after last Tuesday. Not after the last eight years. Actually, that description might not be harsh enough. Try this: The Alabama Democratic Party is a flaming bag of poop way down at the bottom of a dumpster fire. … Continued

For over half a century, abolitionists have wielded the United Kingdom’s conscientious, consistent, civilized opposition to capital punishment – in all cases and all circumstances – as a powerful argument to end the ignominious practice in their own countries and states, too. This may be about to end. In a fiery column for The Independent with a blistering chyron-style … Continued

The State of Alabama executed an 83-year-old man Thursday evening for a 1989 bombing that claimed the life of a federal appeals judge in Alabama. Alabama put Walter Moody to death by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, making him the oldest death-row inmate put to death in modern American history. Moody was convicted … Continued