A Year-end Political Review with Columnist John Archibald
Alabama politics had a busy 2015. It’s a year that saw the return of UAB’s football program, the legalization of gay marriage and the end of Governor Robert Bentley’s marriage. The year provided a steady stream of fodder for Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald. He looks back over those key stories.
Michael Jordan joins NBC as the network revives its NBA coverage
It has been over 20 years since NBC had rights to broadcast NBA games. Its last run was during the 90s, which coincided with Michael Jordan's reign over basketball.
Museum opens in Czech Republic at site where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews
The former textile factory in the town of Brněnec was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners in 1938 and turned into a concentration camp. This weekend it welcomed the first visitors to the Museum of Survivors.
Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE
DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.
A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina’s Supreme Court basement
Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court president Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.
Too many great sci-fi shows go unnoticed. I hope ‘Murderbot’ won’t be the next
The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.
Texas Lottery faces scrutiny amid jackpot controversies and leadership shakeup
The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.