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Alabama State Representatives walk through the Statehouse as the Alabama legislative session begins, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)
Alabama shoppers could see savings under a proposed cut to the sales tax on food
Grocery shoppers would get a slight tax cut under an Alabama bill. State representatives who passed the bill Tuesday said families are being hurt by soaring grocery prices.
 
A driver negotiates a flooded street as Tropical Storm Debby passes just to the west of the Tampa Bay, Fla., region, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida
Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say the storm now has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
 
This undated photo provided by American Rounds shows a vending machine that sell ammunition in several locations across the United States. The machines scan a customers’ drivers license and uses facial scanning to verify a purchaser’s identity and that they are at least 21. (American Rounds via AP)
Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines
A company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, raising concerns among gun control advocates.
 
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, speaks at the 60th Commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Jackson says we must own hardest chapters of US history during 1963 church bombing remembrance
Alabama marks the 60th anniversary of the bombing of a church that killed four Black girls. Speaking at 16th Street Baptist Church, U.S.