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Alabama baker turns Grandma’s cookie recipe into national brand
By Verna Gates MOBILE Ala. (Reuters) - At family holiday gatherings, Robert Armstrong had two goals, to beat his cousins to his grandmother's cookie tin and make sure he saved...

Renovated civil rights museum reopens in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - The National Civil Rights Museum, housed in the converted motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, reopened on Saturday after a $27.5 million renovation, offering...

Renovated civil rights museum reopens in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - The National Civil Rights Museum, housed in the converted motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, reopened on Saturday after a $27.5 million renovation, offering...

Alabama lawmakers send new abortion restriction bills to governor
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama measures to extend an abortion waiting period and tighten rules for minors seeking the procedure are headed to the governor's desk, but a move to...

Alabama lawmakers send new abortion restriction bills to governor
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama measures to extend an abortion waiting period and tighten rules for minors seeking the procedure are headed to the governor's desk, but a move to...

Alabama lawmakers approve medical marijuana measure
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A medical marijuana bill unanimously passed both the Alabama House and Senate on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Gov. Robert Bentley, who has...

Alabama lawmakers approve medical marijuana measure
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A medical marijuana bill unanimously passed both the Alabama House and Senate on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Gov. Robert Bentley, who has...

Alabama lawmakers weigh strict ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is heard, which will almost guarantee a legal challenge from opponents....

Alabama lawmakers weigh strict ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is heard, which will almost guarantee a legal challenge from opponents....

Lawsuit challenges Alabama’s ban on gay marriage
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A civil rights group sued Alabama on Thursday on behalf of a gay man challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage, arguing he should be able...
