A federal building in Detroit that houses the Homeland Security office would be named after civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.

Former Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor was one of three court nominees who were cleared for a Senate vote last month.

Governor Jeb Bush has approved this year's sales tax holiday for certain back-to-school items.

An attorney for the woman's parents says the inscription on the grave marker was a nasty political statement.

In a national, state and local survey, the City of Dothan ranked at the top for the best taxes, cost of living and wages.

Attorney General Troy King met with 23 Wiregrass law officers to discuss the proposed changes.

A new law lets children with life-threatening allergies carry an EpiPen.

One-third of Alabama households are not filling out the surveys and mailing them back.

Gerald Marin Scrushy, father of fired HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy, has died. He was 82.

Representatives for Ashley Smith and runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks recently made deals for their stories with publishing houses.

Doug Wood was freed by Iraqi and U.S. troops during a search of a house in one of the most dangerous Sunni Arab neighborhoods.

Phan Van Khai will spend the week seeking closer ties with Washington and support for Vietnam's bid to join the World Trade Organization.

Two people are being treated at the hospital after their small plane crashed in Manatee County.

The proposed attraction is slated to open in 2007.

Aruba stunned about teen's disappearance, wary of impact on vital tourism trade.

Dr. Jimmie Denise Clark was the first black president of Alabama's chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

The Pastor at Mount Vernon took to the streets with the congregation, praying for drug dealers in the neighborhood.

Edgar Ray Killen is charged in the 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.

Bowling lanes and other entertainment will be available at an independent Christian center.

Monique Turenne could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.

One bill will allow judges to sentence low-risk juvenile offenders to day-treatment programs

Up to 40 million credit card accounts of various companies could have been exposed to fraud.

Although higher tuition costs have increased the cost to enroll in Alabama's Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan, state treasurer Kay Ivey said the program remains a good deal.

Trustees for the University of Alabama System and Auburn University voted today to raise tuition at all campuses.

The 40-year-old was arrested on six counts of rape, two counts of incest and one count of sodomy.