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UAB physician, who found that Joann Bashinsky has "cognitive impairment," is...
Joann Bashinsky (front)A UAB physician, who stated in court papers that Birmingham philanthropist Joann Bashinsky has "significant cognitive impairment, likely due to dementia," has social and...
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Alan King, probate judge in Jefferson County, AL, decides it's time to retire...
Retiring Alabama Judge Alan KingAlabama Probate Judge Alan King has retired in the wake of reports about his dubious handling of an estate case involving Birmingham philanthropist Joann...
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Donald Trump's name has been invoked in more than 50 acts of violence,...
A pipe bomb found at the home of an Oregon man.Donald Trump's name was invoked in more than 50 criminal cases involving violence, according to an ABC News analysis. This comes less than two months...
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After 25 years of progress on police reform following the Rodney King...
From Mother JonesAfter police officers beat Rodney King in 1991, and then were acquitted on criminal charges -- sparking the Los Angeles riots -- America got serious about trying to reign in rogue...
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Despite video that appears to show police clearly assaulting a 75-year-old...
Two Buffalo, NY, police officers face second-degree assault charges for shoving a 75-year-old protester, causing the man's head to slam against a concrete sidewalk, drawing blood from his right ear and...
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Dubious actions by federal prosecutor Jay Town to protect Alabama Power and...
Jay Town and Alabama Power CEO Mark CrosswhiteJay Town, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, has drawn scrutiny from the Department of Justice for a series of dubious actions that appear...
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White cop in Decatur, Alabama, punches black liquor-store owner Kevin Penn...
Store owner Kevin PennJust when you think you've seen everything under the Jeopardy category "Cops Gone Bad," along comes a story like this one: A liquor-store owner in Decatur, AL, called police to...
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Poor training and lack of federal standards form the root of U.S. policing...
America's policing problem starts with poor training that lacks federal standards, according to a report at Axios.In an article titled "America's broken system of training cops," reporters Margaret...
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Recent history in Walter Scott case suggests Atlanta cop who fatally shot...
Rayshard Brooks and Atlanta cop Devin BrosnanThe Atlanta police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man Friday night at a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta could face 20 years in federal prison,...
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Joann Bashinsky, of the Golden Flake Snack Foods family, is not the only...
Jefferson County Courthouse Joann Bashinsky, of the Golden Flake Snack Foods family, is not the only Alabama resident to become ensnared in a Jefferson County probate court that appears to revolve...
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Deputy shot and killed Missouri resident Hannah Fizer in a traffic stop where...
Hannah Fizer A Missouri sheriff's deputy shot and killed a young white female motorist on Saturday night (6/13/20) after claiming she threatened to shoot him during a traffic stop. According to news...
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Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe faces felony murder charge in...
Fulton County DA Paul HowardA former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot is facing criminal charges, including felony murder, the Fulton County District...
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Marathon Petroleum becomes the 18th D.C. lobbying client to dump...
A major lobbying client has dropped Birmingham's Balch Bingham law firm following allegations that the firm, in the era of Black Lives Matter, has engaged in racist conduct, according to a report...
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Research center in Kansas City, Missouri, finds it easy to recruit volunteers...
Inovio Pharmaceuticals A research center in Kansas City, MO, is set to test a gene-based vaccine that shows promise against COVID-19, and the center is having to turn away subjects who want to...
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Advocacy group calls for Southern Company, parent of Alabama Power, to cut...
Southern Company, the parent firm of Alabama Power, should sever its ties to Balch Bingham because of the Birmingham law firm's allegedly racist behavior at a time when the nation is undergoing a...
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Trump and Barr combine to fire Geoff Berman in SDNY, likely committing...
Geoff Berman The ham-fisted firing over the weekend of Geoff Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, could eventually lead to obstruction-of-justice indictments for President...
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Traffic stop that led to Missouri deputy's fatal shooting of Hannah Fizer,...
Hannah FizerA traffic stop that ended with a Missouri deputy fatally shooting 25-year-old Hannah Fizer was captured on a restaurant's surveillance camera, according to news reports. Also, authorities...
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Oliver Robinson has been released from federal prison, but he still might...
Oliver Robinson Former Alabama State Rep. Oliver Robinson (D-Birmingham), recently released from federal prison because of COVID-19 concerns, could become a witness in at least two lawsuits connected...
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey, husband-wife lawyers, break out weaponry when...
Patricia and Mark McCloskey point guns at protesters.A husband-wife lawyer duo caused a social-media stir when they were taped over the weekend pointing guns at seemingly peaceful protesters in their...
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Alabama cop, a central figure in staged arrest of solo attorney Burt Newsome,...
The two most challenging, non-pandemic issues currently facing the United States probably are systemic racism and police misconduct. In 2012-13, the two issues collided in central Alabama to create...
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