Alabama may soon ban teacher-led discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as the display of pride flags in the state’s public schools, if legislation currently under consideration is passed. The current law in Alabama prohibits discussions that are deemed “not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate” from kindergarten through the fifth grade, but would expand restrictions to all …

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping last year, has pleaded guilty and will not serve jail time. On Thursday, Russell pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of filing a false police report. Jefferson County Judge David Carpneter sentenced her to 12 months of supervised probation, 100 hours of community service and $17,974.88 paid in restitution to …

USC freshman JuJu Watkins has taken the college basketball world by storm. Her productive season has propelled the Trojans women’s basketball team to nearly the top of the college basketball ranks. Watkins is among the growing list of stars in women’s college basketball that is headlined by upperclassmen such as Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, LSU’s Angel Reese, and UConn’s Paige Bueckers. …