Company's coming
Eleanor Baker, a widow, was sitting alone at Brad's Barbeque in Oxford, Alabama, when she was approached by three young men, in a meeting she told Steve Hartman had to have been arranged by the Almighty.
Alabama
What's in a name?
At a small university near Birmingham, Alabama, Steve Hartman found a big guy: 6'8", 310-pound senior offensive lineman George Grimwade, a dominating force on the Samford Bulldog football team, who used his time on the playing field to send a very special message to his stepdad.
Inside the memorial to victims of lynching
Oprah Winfrey reports on the Alabama memorial dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and children lynched over a 70-year period following the Civil War.
Oprah Winfrey examines the legacy of lynching
A new memorial is dedicated to the thousands of victims of lynchings that took place over a 70-year period following the Civil War
The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford
A young mother found dead in her car. Could she have shot herself twice? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.
Miami Hurricanes player injured in Florida crash that killed 3, including 2 children
Adarius Hayes, 20, was identified as one of the drivers involved in the crash in Largo. He was hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening.
Almost 60 cases dropped due to corruption in an Alabama police department
Almost five dozen criminal cases will no longer be prosecuted because they were tainted by rampant corruption in a northern Alabama police department.
Court rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional lines
A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters.
Here Comes the Sun: Billy Eichner and more
Comedian and actor Billy Eichner sits down with Jonathan Vigliotti to discuss his new film, “Bros.” Then Conor Knighton travels to Enterprise, Alabama, to learn about the boll weevil. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
Escaped kangaroo named Sheila shuts down interstate in Alabama
The owner of the kangaroo used a dart to tranquilize her after Alabama state troopers shut down both sides of an interstate for the safety of motorists.
Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty and deserved to die
James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said.
Alabama inmate wants his execution to go forward: "I am guilty"
James Osgood was condemned to die for the 2010 killing of Tracy Lynn Brown. He is one of only a small number of inmates on U.S. death rows to abandon their legal challenges.
Shrimp workers optimistic on Trump tariffs
While many Americans feel President Trump's tariffs will lead to higher prices, members of the shrimping industry in one small Alabama town think the tariffs could be good for business. Janet Shamlian has more.
Americans lacking access to sewage disposal
Bill Whitaker reports from Alabama, where a public health crisis has, by some estimates, left more than half the impoverished, rural residents in one county with raw sewage running onto their property.
Teen shark attack survivor presses lawmakers for new alert system
Lulu Gribbin, now 16, was one of three people bitten by a shark during a string of attacks off the Florida Panhandle. She lost her left hand and a portion of her leg.
ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student
A grad student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by ICE agents this week, the university said. The reason why has not been made clear.
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction
Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families' lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports.
Survivors of deadly tornadoes share stories: "We wouldn't be alive"
A massive storm system that brought tornadoes, rain, high winds and wildfires killed dozens of people in the Midwest and South over the weekend.
Alabama community turns out to support bullied autistic boy
When 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship, of Clanton, Alabama, was bullied over his rainbow glasses, he was nearly driven to self-harm. But the car-loving autistic boy instead received an outpouring of love from the community, when car buffs were asked to share their automotive enthusiasm with Hunter – and hundreds answered the call. Steve Hartman reports. [If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.]
Hundreds of car collectors come together to support bullied Alabama boy
When a mother who was desperate to show her son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call.
Muscle car drivers rally around bullied boy
When a mother desperate to show her 10-year-old son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call. Steve Hartman has the story in "On the Road."
60 years since "Bloody Sunday" in Selma
60 years ago Friday, hundreds of civil rights advocates who gathered to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, were met by police who brutally beat several of the demonstrators. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston is in Selma with more.
Alabama police force put on leave after 5 officers arrested, charged
The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.
Alabama police department should be abolished, grand jury says
Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers are accused of multiple crimes, including removing evidence from the department's evidence room.
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Alabama inmate executed by nitrogen gas for the first time in U.S.; Ohio woman arrested after miscarriage speaks out.
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Venezuelan fighter jets flew over U.S. Navy ship in "show of force"
Two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the USS Jason Dunham, multiple defense officials told CBS News — amid rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions.
Trump to sign executive order renaming Defense to Department of War
President Trump will sign an executive order Friday directing the Department of Defense to use the name Department of War as a "secondary title" — restoring a name it last held in the late 1940s.
Judge rips DOJ for causing "embarrassment" in dismissing another D.C. felony case
The judge said the Trump administration "is playing cops and robbers, like children" during its takeover of D.C.'s police department.
Biden recently had skin cancer surgery, spokeswoman says
A spokeswoman confirmed to CBS News on Thursday that Biden "recently had Mohs surgery."
Appeals court rules "Alligator Alcatraz" site can stay open
A federal appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades.
Trump hosts dinner with tech giants at the White House, but without Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk did not attend the dinner.
New York AG appeals ruling that erased penalty in Trump civil fraud case
New York's attorney general is appealing the ruling that slashed President Trump's half-billion-dollar penalty in his civil fraud case.
RFK Jr. faces heated questions on CDC, vaccines at Senate hearing
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
Lisbon funicular crash death toll climbs to 16, including American
Lisbon's Elevador da Gloria funicular streetcar has carried tourists in Portugal's capital for more than a century. The cause of its deadly crash remains unclear.