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The 5 p.m. mass on a recent Sunday found Isela Castro selling beef nachos at Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Jesuit parish in San Diego. Castro cooked the nachos in the parish kitchen while her husband, niece, and nephew ferried plates outside to hungry congregants. All told, the sale raised over $600 to help fund the church's migrant ministry. Castro is the ministry's volunteer coordinator—itself a volunteer role—and organized the event to provide reusable water bottles for men staying at the shelter,...
Amid shrinking households and declining birth rates, one family member is increasingly taking center stage: the pet. In fact, half of Americans consider their pets to be as much a part of their family as human members, according to research from the Pew Research Center. Alongside their elevated status, pets are enjoying elevated living: American Pet Products Association data shows the American pet industry has surged from $90.5 billion in 2018 to an estimated $150.6 billion in 2024. Part of...
Cracks are beginning to appear in how consumers handle their debt as higher costs of living and inflation take a toll on consumers—and they're most pronounced among younger borrowers. Netspend analyzed Federal Reserve Bank of New York data to illustrate how different generations handle debt payments amid higher prices and high interest rates. While it may seem counterintuitive, debt can be a useful tool. It allows consumers to bridge financial gaps in an emergency or invest in a home with the c...
October 9, 2024 - MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday led a letter, with 24 other governors, to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to express strong concern over the Biden-Harris Administration's Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) asylum program, and demanding details of location and status of those granted asylum under the program. "The impact of this 'parole' program has been the sudden influx of foreign nationals throughout our states and c...
The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Milton is currently a strong category 4 storm and is on a track to hit the west-central coast of Florida on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center report that Milton has winds that have increased to 150 mph. To be category 5 then sustained winds strength would have to reach at least 157 mph. At one point on Monday Milton was clocked with sustained winds of 180 mph but there was some weakening overnight. "Milton has the potential to be one...
Alabama is the #7 state for fatal car accidents in America, experiencing 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 residents in 2022. Overall, 988 people died in Alabama car accidents that year. Truck Parking Club used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to rank the cities in Alabama with the highest accident rates as part of a larger national analysis. Rankings are based on the rate of accidents per 10,000 residents in 2022. Ties were broken by the total number of fatal accidents,...
October 8, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) says that the Biden-Harris Administration's FEMA is "Worried more about diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change than they are helping the people of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia." Tuberville made these comments when he joined Larry Kudlow's program on the Fox Business Network with guest host David Asman to discuss the Biden-Harris administration's FEMA response. Critics of the Adm...
October 8, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) in a bicameral amicus brief requesting the Appeals Court uphold the U.S. District Court decision that ruled the Biden-Harris administration's final rule is illegal. Tuberville claimed that the rule is dysfunctional and would impose a one-size-fits-all requirements on how state departments of transportations (DOT) and cities report and mea...
Far from the Southern border states of previous elections, a rush to court Latino votes ahead of Nov. 5 is concentrating in Pennsylvania's hotly contested "Latino Belt"—and both camps have firmly planted their flags. In June, the Trump campaign opened an outreach office in Reading, Pennsylvania, home to one of the largest Latino populations in the Keystone State. Nearly 7 in 10 residents of the former factory town are Latino, with many of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. "Latino Americans f...
Disney is raising prices and shutting out users who've been saving money by sharing their accounts with family and friends. The company is following Netflix's lead by announcing changes to its Disney+ app that will mirror its streaming competitors' practices. There is good news, however. While rolling out this new price increase and password-sharing crackdown, Disney+ will also allow users to add friends or family outside of their house to their account—for a price. Giant Freakin Robot p...
Legendary actress Bette Davis famously said, "Getting old ain't for sissies"—and neither is saving enough money for a fulfilling retirement. Building a retirement nest egg takes determination, willpower, and a well-considered plan. But it can be done. Turns out baby boomers—the generation whose youngest members are in their early 60s—have a pattern of behaviour and some wisdom to impart. If retirement planning is one of your top goals, Money.ca shares five savvy moves that made many boome...
Despite the traditional wedding vow adage, many marriages do not last until "death do us part." The famous statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce is a bit of an exaggeration, but research suggests that at least 41% of first marriages in the United States dissolve—meaning odds are you know someone (perhaps yourself) who is divorced. As divorce is now common, understanding its psychological impact has become increasingly important. The 20th century saw a spike in divorce rates, p...
CoPilot's October Monthly Incentives Radar highlights the top financing and cash-back incentives available to consumers for popular vehicles. With car prices lingering near record highs, incentives have become an important tool for manufacturers and dealers to bring in more customers who have been priced out of the competitive new car market, and jump start sluggish sales. While the current average interest rate for a new car loan is 6.84%, automakers are offering more financing deals to bring...
Imagine for a moment you could perceive the world like a bee. Bees have the fastest color vision in the animal world, about five times faster than humans', enabling them to navigate the world with extreme efficiency and speed. While humans might let their gaze wander over a flower field and appreciate the colors, bees perceive each individual flower as they zip by. Also, if you were a bee, you couldn't see red, but you would see ultraviolet light humans can't see, so you'd be able to detect...
"If it isn't safe for you, it isn't safe for your pets" is an adage that bears repeating, especially when faced with the unexpected. You've likely been inundated with all kinds of disaster plans: what to do in case of floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and the like. That's especially true today, when climate change has caused instances of natural disasters to increase dramatically. Last year saw a record 28 major climate and weather events in the U.S., including wildfires, cold waves, droughts,...
August 26, 2024 - MONTGOMERY Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she has appointed Deputy Sheriff Anthony Lowery to serve as the Sheriff of Baldwin County. The current Baldwin County Sheriff, Hoss Mack, will soon be leaving the post after two decades to become the new head of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. Lowery is a lifelong resident of Baldwin County. He presently serves as chief deputy in the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. In his nearly 20 years in the Sheriff's Office, he has...
August 25, 2024 - Hezbollah has launched an attack on Israel with drones and rockets. Hezbollah, which is a an outlaw client state of Iran, says that the attack is in response for the killing of its top commander in a Beirut suburb last month. Hezbollah, which controls large portions of Lebanon, says that it has targeted an identified "special military target." It says that it is also targeting Israel's Iron Dome platforms which protects the people of Israel from rocket and missile attacks....
August 23, 2024 - (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that former Houston County Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson was found guilty on ethics charges after a Houston County jury returned six guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon. As a result of his six felony convictions, Johnson has been taken into custody. According to the Attorney General's office, throughout the four-day trial, the Houston County jury heard evidence that Johnson used his position as a c...
COVID-19 is not the mass casualty event that it was in the global pandemic from 2020 to 2022; but new strains of the virus has been doing a number on Americans' vacation plans this summer. Now the kids are back in school and the kids are sharing their newest infections. On Thursday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new variations on the controversial COVID-19 vaccines. Both Moderna and Pfizer have prepared new versions of their vaccines to deal with the rapidly evolving...
August 15, 2024 - presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) both agreed to debate on October 1. Vance announced that the two campaigns had reached an agreement with a post on the social media platform X. "The American people deserve as many debates as possible, which is why President Trump has challenged Kamala to three of them already," said Sen. Vance on X. "Not only do I accept the CBS debate on October 1st, I accept the CNN debate on September 18th as...
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) warned that current levels of federal spending are "NOT SUSTAINABLE." Sen. Tuberville made his comments after the release of data showing that the federal government added $245 billion to the debt in the month of July alone. "In July, the federal government took in $330 billion in revenue but spent $575 billion," Sen. Tuberville wrote on the social media platform X. "Anyone who has operated on a budget knows this IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. We must...
August 10,2024 – Vestavia Hills - Alabama Republicans presently control six of the seven Congressional seats in Alabama. District Two is open and is being fiercely contest between the Republican, Montgomery attorney Caroleene Dobson and the Democrat, former Deputy Attorney General Shomari Figures. In the Seventh Congressional District retired educator Robin Litaker is challenging incumbent Congresswoman Terri Sewell of Selma. Litaker addressed the Mid-Alabama Republican Party on Saturday at t...
Captain Lamont Dewitt Pack: Age 76 From the Brooklyn ghetto of Bedford-Stuyvesant with humble beginnings, Captain Lamont Pack at a joint Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine military recruiting office in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, he convinced Air Force Staff Sergeant Pulaski to accept his application. He took the Air Force test, qualified for every Air Force job, took, passed, and was selected during the clarinet audition for the 21st Air Force Band at McQuire AFB, NJ. The band master...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2024 – A resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in honor of Willie Mays' life and enduring legacy passed the Senate yesterday by unanimous consent. Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama, and he spent most of his career with the San Francisco Giants. The resolution concludes, "Willie Mays personified the American Dream by relying on his relentless work ethic and d...
Friday, March 2, 2024 Washington D.C. the Pentagon announced on Thursday that it has reached a plea agreement with Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawasawi who planned the September 11, 2001 attack that killed thousands of Americans in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, demanded answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the plea agr...
