AL.com’s Cindy Martin on Changes to Birmingham News
al.com’s President on Changes at Birmingham News

Come this fall, Birmingham will not have a daily print newspaper. Publisher Advance Publications has announced it’s scaling back to three-day-a-week print papers for the Birmingham News, the Huntsville Times, and Mobile Press Register. Moving forward, one new company will handle all human resources, finance, printing and distribution for the newspapers and another new company, Alabama Media Group, will focus on content, marketing and serving advertisers. Their focus will be digital. WBHM’s Tanya Ott talks with the woman tapped to lead that new company: al.com President and CEO Cindy Martin.
Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast
With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information.
Greetings from Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert, where patches of green emerge after winter rains
Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
Lack of transportation keeps many Alabamians from working. Rural public transit programs are trying to help
While lack of transportation is a major employment barrier in Alabama, few people take public transit to work. That dynamic is even more pronounced in rural areas.
When a horse whinnies, there’s more than meets the ear
A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract. The two-tone sound may help horses convey more complex information.
Hundreds of American nurses choose Canada over the U.S. under Trump
More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years.
Trump’s many tariff tools mean consumer prices won’t go down, analysts say
The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs. But the president has other tariff tools, and consumers shouldn't expect cheaper prices anytime soon, economists say.
