# Alabama

All time

# Capital Punishment

US prisoner Tommy Arthur executed in Alabama after three decade legal battle

Arthur, who became known as the Houdini of death row, managed to evade his final sentence seven times.

20.5k

May 26th 2017, 4:33 PM

# Death Row

A US prisoner will face the death penalty tonight - for the eighth time

Tommy Arthur was first sentenced to death back in 1983 for a murder he denies committing.

22.5k

May 25th 2017, 8:10 PM

# Clutch

Clemson stun Alabama with last-second touchdown to win national championship game

It’s a first college football national title in 25 years for the Tigers.

4.9k

Jan 10th 2017, 11:37 AM

# Alabama

Alabama Chief Justice suspended over gay marriage order

The judge vehemently denied the charges against him

19.7k

Sep 30th 2016, 6:45 PM

# car wreck

Space Shuttle commander charged with the murder of teenage sisters

James Halsell Jr. smelled of alcohol after a car crash that killed the two girls.

37.6k

Jun 8th 2016, 7:44 AM

# Alabama

Father pleads guilty to kidnapping son and raising him for 13 years

The 18-year-old found out after he applied for college.

49.9k

Mar 14th 2016, 10:50 PM

# Alabama

White House hopeful Ben Carson compares Syrian refugees to rabid dogs

He called for “screening mechanisms that allow us to determine who the mad dogs are”.

11.4k

Nov 20th 2015, 7:38 AM

# Alabama

Eight-year-old who beat baby girl to death charged with murder

One police officer said it was one of the saddest cases he had ever witnessed.

29.3k

Nov 11th 2015, 10:11 PM

# Ohio

Boy who disappeared 13 years ago finally found after he applied for college

Julian Hernandez’s mother reported him missing after his father left a note saying he took him.

70.5k

Nov 5th 2015, 4:00 PM

# pound of flesh

US judge makes defendants give blood or face going to jail

An ethics complaint has been lodged against Judge Marvin Wiggins.

15.1k

Oct 21st 2015, 5:45 PM

# katrina10

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 10 years ago, today: Here's how it happened

Retrace every step of the Storm of the Century.

18.3k

Aug 29th 2015, 10:50 PM

# Alabama

Man "may have been shot dead by his two-year-old son"

Hoover PD said that the man and the child were the only occupants of the home.

18.3k

Aug 19th 2015, 4:50 PM

# Scandal

Elderly man accuses Alabama mayor of sleeping with his wife, beats him with baseball bat

Mayor Larry Barton was previously convicted of cashing $5,000 worth of checks made out to a fake tree surgeon.

16.9k

Aug 11th 2015, 11:01 PM

# finders fee

This man will pay you €9,000 if you find him a girlfriend

As you do.

30.0k

Jul 12th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Alabama

Student admits killing his mother with a baseball bat in row over college grades

Tyler Blansit called the police after the fight on Friday.

16.1k

Jun 1st 2015, 12:29 PM

# Alabama

Woman sentenced to life after forcing her granddaughter to run until she died

Nine-year-old Savannah Hardin collapsed after an afternoon of running and carrying firewood.

49.2k

May 12th 2015, 10:46 PM

# sun do shine

After 30 years on death row, Alabama man Anthony Ray Hinton walks free

“They had every intention of executing me for something I didn’t do … I shouldn’t have sat on death row for 30 years.”

23.6k

Apr 4th 2015, 7:14 AM

# luv u alabama

Here's why George Takei asked the internet to give the finger to Alabama last night

Well, the wedding finger.

3.1k

Mar 5th 2015, 1:51 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

6.0k

Feb 18th 2015, 4:55 PM

# Alabama

Police officer pleads not guilty to slamming a grandfather into the ground, paralysing him

The officer has pleaded not guilty to assault.

15.3k

Feb 18th 2015, 1:58 PM

# Sweet Home Alabama

Gay politician warns opponents she will reveal their affairs if they use "family values" in marriage debate

“I will not stand by and allow legislators to talk about ‘family values’ when they have affairs.”

27.8k

Jan 28th 2015, 3:01 PM

# ruff justice

This guy basically got arrested by his own dog

Embarrassing.

3.0k

Oct 31st 2014, 8:36 AM

# Twisters

New tornadoes lash southern US, 19 people killed in two days

Two people died after new storms in Alabama yesterday.

4.6k

Apr 29th 2014, 7:33 AM

# John Lewis

Irish welcome for civil rights leader who 'fought the scars and stains of racism all his life'

John Lewis, an iconic figure from the US civil rights movement, was in Dublin yesterday to talk about his struggle, the lessons he learned and how it can apply to Northern Ireland.

5.2k

Apr 24th 2014, 8:11 AM

# Alabama

UPS plane crash pilot said work 'schedules were killing him'

Captain Cerea Beal and his co-pilot died in the Alabama crash.

24.8k

Feb 20th 2014, 9:15 PM

# Crowd Trouble

Woman unleashes flying punch as Alabama fans freak out at Sugar Bowl loss

College football, bloody hell.

9.1k

Jan 3rd 2014, 7:43 PM

# Crazy

The most exciting finish in college football history happened last night

Auburn’s Chris Davis returned a field goal 109 yards for the game winning touchdown.

9.3k

Dec 1st 2013, 12:56 AM

# cursing charge

Car owner charged extra for 'foul language' by clamping company

That potty mouth will cost you.

5.1k

Nov 11th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Solo Effort

Young quarterback ends epic 40-yard run with a touchdown

Who needs team-mates…?

4.0k

Sep 13th 2013, 6:28 PM

# roll tide

Grown men spark high school brawl in Alabama

Chill out, lads.

3.4k

Sep 3rd 2013, 10:13 AM

# Plane Crash

UPS plane crashes at Alabama airport, killing two crew

Debris could be spread as far as a half a mile, authorities say and the Mayor of Birmingham says there have been a number of small explosions

11.2k

Aug 14th 2013, 12:31 PM

# Fighting Irish

Notre Dame football unveils its flashy new 'Shamrock Series' uniform

We want a pair of these gloves for our Junior C games.

3.5k

Aug 6th 2013, 3:53 PM

# Croke Park Classic

With the NFL a distant dream, college football is more than a consolation

Yesterday’s Croke Park Classic launch was just a taster of what could be for American football in Ireland.

4.7k

Jul 15th 2013, 11:15 AM

# Set for touchdown?

Croke Park set to host 'multiple' American football college games

It is believed that GAA headquarters could host as many as three games in the next five years.

20.7k

Jul 9th 2013, 8:00 AM

# lawyer up

Harper Lee sues agent's son-in-law over copyright of To Kill a Mockingbird

The 87-year-old author alleges her agent’s son-in-law took advantage of her declining health to get her to assign the book’s copyright to him.

11.0k

May 4th 2013, 12:21 PM

# NFL

Manti Te'o missed out in first round of the NFL draft

The former Notre Dame linebacker is still available after this morning’s picks.

2.6k

Apr 26th 2013, 11:02 AM

# Breaking

VIDEO: News anchor reads own marriage proposal... on her autocue

“We have some breaking news…”

26.2k

Mar 19th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Rescue

'Brave' five-year-old safe after week-long hostage ordeal

The kidnapper was killed during the rescue operation.

9.6k

Feb 5th 2013, 9:16 AM

# freak out

Here's how you react when you're told 100,000 people and LeBron James now follow your girlfriend on Twitter

Oh noes.

3.6k

Jan 9th 2013, 11:19 AM

# ESPN

ESPN apologises for commentator's gushing over Alabama quarterback's girlfriend

First Jon Champion. Now this.

5.8k

Jan 8th 2013, 10:19 PM