Alabama exports totaled $27.4 billion in 2023, eclipsing previous record

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that Alabama businesses exported $27.4 billion worth of goods and services in 2023, setting a new annual record for the second year in a row and highlighting the resiliency of the state's economy. Exports last year increased 6% from the previous year's total of $25.5 billion, according to data from […]

Nikki Haley Says States Can’t Secede From US, Backtracking Previous Comments

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on CNN on Sunday that states do not have a constitutional right to secede from the Union, retracting previous statements. Haley appeared on “State of the Union” to discuss comments she made on Wednesday's podcast with radio personality Charlamagne the God. CNN host Dana Bash asked Haley if she […]

Number Of Chinese Migrants Who Crossed Border In December Surpassed Previous Year Totals

The number of Chinese nationals who illegally crossed the southern border in December exceeded the total for all of the previous year, according to federal data updated Friday. In December alone, there were 5,951 encounters with illegal Chinese immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, more than in 2021 and 2022 combined. according to Submit to U.S. […]

Arizona county loses elections director, who returns to previous job

BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) – The elections director of a rural Arizona county who pushed false claims that voter fraud was behind President Donald Trump's 2020 loss is resigning after five months on the job. . Bob Bartelsmeier announced last Friday that he would submit his resignation to Cochise County and return to his previous job […]