Local News
The city’s new strategy aims for a 10% annual reduction in homicides and nonfatal shootings through 2031, combining targeted policing, community intervention and youth programs.
This Weekend Today
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Here's your round up of events to check out in Birmingham this weekend from BHMSTR's Sam George.
Commentaries from Sean of the South
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Gulf States Newsroom
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A group of Black mothers in the Gulf South is supporting each other through their shared grief and fight for justice.
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Sheriffs receive 20% of Louisiana’s opioid settlement money but are not required to report how they spend those dollars. Records reveal how 43 offices are spending their share.
News from NPR
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While the high-profile shooting at Utah Valley University had only one homicide victim, Kirk's assassination was witnessed by thousands in person and even more as video spread online.
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After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.
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The highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth?
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Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000.
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Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform.