Stantis Leaves for Chicago
For Birmingham News editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis, Alabama’s political world has not disappointed. For 13 years he’s drawn on an array of characters for fodder, from former Governor Fob James to Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford. But after this weekend, Stantis trades in that scene for world of the Daleys and Blagojevich. Monday, Stantis becomes the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune. He tells WBHM’s Andrew Yeager, his thoughts about the move are all over the place.
Study: We’re losing the fight against drug-resistant infections faster we’d thought
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans’ redistricting efforts
A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.
Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister, dies at 80
Raila Odinga — the towering figure of Kenyan politics who helped usher in multiparty democracy and a new constitution — has died in India at 80.
In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile.
Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries
The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.
U.S. charges Cambodian tycoon in massive alleged cryptocurrency scam
In an indictment unsealed in federal court, U.S. prosecutors charge the founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive cryptocurrency scam, bilking would-be investors out of billions of dollars.
