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The first shipment of about 96,000 BinaxNow, rapid COVID-19 tests should arrive soon with more shipments in phases over the coming months, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Tuesday.

Federal investigators examining the 2018 crash of a stretch limousine that killed 20 people said Tuesday that state regulators repeatedly failed to oversee a poorly maintained vehicle with corroded brakes.

There is no approved vaccine for COVID yet, but there is one for influenza.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, is on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of meetings with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other pivotal Republican senators in preparation for her

An Auburn man was indicted by the Lee Co. Grand Jury on Sept. 17 for the capital murder of police officer William Buechner, along with attempted murder charges and a domestic violence charge.

Last week the FDA updated recommendations on its website, saying the material is safe for most but there are some people who should avoid the silver dental fillings whenever possible and appropriate.

The Tennessee Titans have shut down their facility until Saturday after eight positive virus tests, putting Sunday’s game vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers in jeopardy.

Authorities in Florida are looking into allegations of animal cruelty after a video surfaced on social media showing a man punching his dog.

Thousands of schoolteachers will receive $500 grants from author James Patterson to help students build reading skills, especially as schools struggle to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.

The chief suspect in a double stabbing in Paris told investigators he acted out of anger over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad recently republished by the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, France’s counterterrorism prosecutor said Tuesday.