A Generational Change as Woodfin Wins Birmingham Mayoral Race
Birmingham city attorney and school board member Randall Woodfin has a new title he can add to his resume: mayor-elect. Woodfin defeated Mayor William Bell in a municipal runoff election Tuesday. It represents a generational change as the 36-year-old Woodfin is set to become the city’s youngest mayor in more than 120 years. WBHM’s Andrew Yeager talks about that race and other results from the election with WBHM’s local government reporter Sherrel Wheeler Stewart.
Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.
Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.
China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.
China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.
Center-left Socialist candidate wins over populist in Portugal’s presidential runoff
Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal's runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results.
Seahawks win Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
Seattle's "Dark Side" defense helped Sam Darnold become the first quarterback in the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl, to win the franchise's second title.
