Democrats run defense for narco-terrorists while attacking the military? Why isn’t Paul Finebaum running for U.S. Senate? Is Alabama going broke because of vouchers? All this and more on Alabama Politics This Week, on TV, radio, and online all over Alabama… Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. The post Democrats defend narco-terrorists; Finebaum is out; and more on Alabama Politics This Week .. appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $2.8 million National Institutes of Health grant to support a groundbreaking biomedical experiment that will send human brain tissue models into space in hopes of unlocking new insights into Alzheimer’s disease. The project — officially titled “Exploiting accelerated aging associated with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) The post UAB researchers launch space-based study on aging and Alzheimer’s appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Accessibility is a key initiative spreading throughout the region with a focus on the outdoors at Alabama State Parks, where a recent donation expanded the possibilities for those with physical challenges. A TerrainHopper was donated by the Alabama Mountain Lake Tourist Association (AMLA) to Joe Wheeler State Park in northwest Alabama and is designed to The post David Rainer: Alabama Mountain Lakes donates off-road mobility device to Joe Wheeler State Park appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Eighty-four years ago, in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces surprised and killed 2,403 Americans and wounded more than 1,100. In a speech to the U.S. Congress the next day, President Franklin Roosevelt referred to December 7, 1941, as “a date which will live in infamy.” That prediction remains true on this observance of Pearl The post Jim Zeigler: Alabama heroes who died in Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941 appeared first on Yellowhammer News.