Republican presidential candidates will gather in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, at a moment when the state’s politics have new resonance on the national stage.
Tag: Alabama
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Tyler Goodson of ‘S-Town’ Podcast Is Shot Dead in Police Standoff
Mr. Goodson, who had been featured in the investigative podcast set in the town of Woodstock, Ala., “brandished a gun at officers” before he was fatally shot, the authorities said.
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A Mayor’s Suicide Leaves an Alabama City Seeking Answers
The mayor fatally shot himself after a news site published a photo of him in makeup and said he had written erotic fiction and posts using names and photos of local residents, including a minor.
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Interview: Natalee Holloway’s Mother Talks Joran van der Sloot’s Confession
“His hold over me is gone,” Beth Holloway said of Joran van der Sloot, the longtime suspect, who confessed to killing her daughter after she resisted his advances on a beach in Aruba in 2005.
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Alabama Is Ordered to Use Congressional Map That Likely Flips Seat to Democrats
The new voting map, chosen by a court after it ruled that Alabama illegally diluted Black voting power, could lead the state to elect two Black representatives for the first time in its history.