CEO Pay in Birmingham
Researchers have documented rising inequality between those at the top of the economic ladder and workers at the bottom. Perhaps nothing represents this split more than the CEO salary. We hear about the earnings of Birmingham area CEOs in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.
Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China
China has in recent years arrested and detained Christian leaders of underground churches, who are not registered with the government and under its control.
U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country
In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.
Who are the 20 Gaza hostages believed to be alive and expected to be released?
After more than two years in captivity, 20 hostages abducted during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, are set to return to Israel.
Vance says administration will keep fighting to send National Guard to Chicago
On Saturday, a federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops in Illinois.
4 killed and 20 more injured in shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.
“It feels terrible.” Federal worker’s family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on
With no end in sight to the funding standoff, financial anxiety is growing. One single mom in Colorado raided her retirement savings to get through the shutdown.
