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Alabama Public Radio is a network of public radio stations based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that serves roughly the western half of the state of Alabama with classical, folk, jazz, and nostalgic music programs, as well as local news and news and feature programs from National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media networks.
Results from Alabama’s congressional district races in the 2024 ...
Nov 6, 2024 · As the United States awaits a winner in the presidential race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, polls have closed in Alabama. All seven of the Yellowhammer State's congressional districts were up for election this year. Here are the latest election results, declared by The Associated Press.
Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in …
Dec 26, 2024 · Beloved for the roles she created in such musicals as West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago and Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Rivera carved out space for herself on stages that did not then easily accept Latina leading ladies.Her prowess as a dancer became apparent in childhood, during ballet classes in Washington D.C.
New Year's resolution ideas: 25 fun and practical goals to reach for …
Jan 1, 2025 · Can't decide on a New Year's resolution for 2025? We've got ideas! Whether you want to stay out of debt, quit buying clothes for a whole year or finally get that tattoo you always wanted, our expert guides can help make your goals a reality.
Free App Week waves applications fees for prospective college …
Oct 8, 2024 · Alabama students of all ages are getting a little bit of financial help in taking the next steps in their futures when it comes to higher education. Alabama College Application Week will take place Oct. 7-11 with waived application fees. Some colleges and universities also refer to this time as "Free App Week."
Project 2025 keeps coming up this election. What is it?
Nov 6, 2024 · A copy of Project 2025 is held during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. For a year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election.
What to know about Republican challenges to overseas and …
Oct 20, 2024 · In the final weeks before Election Day, Republican groups have filed lawsuits in the swing states of Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania that challenge the validity of ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including members of the U.S. military.. Passed in 1986, a federal law known as the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act has required states to allow military ...
APR listeners hear from a witness to the Montgomery bus boycott
Dec 10, 2024 · This month marks sixty nine years since the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks was arrested on December fifth of 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a municipal bus. The boycott started four days later. APR listeners first met Nelson Malden in 2018. He was Doctor Martin Luther King Junior’s barber. Malden recalled the first day the of the Montgomery ...
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Harris and Trump enter the home stretch with rallies in 2 key …
Nov 1, 2024 · Stephen Fowler is a political reporter with NPR's Washington Desk and will be covering the 2024 election based in the South. Before joining NPR, he spent more than seven years at Georgia Public Broadcasting as its political reporter and host of the Battleground: Ballot Box podcast, which covered voting rights and legal fallout from the 2020 presidential election, the evolution of the ...