Facebook could file regulatory papers as early as Wednesday for its highly anticipated initial public offering of stock, according to a newspaper report.
A federal judge on Friday sentenced "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010.
Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that Republican obstructionism will help Democrats' elections prospects in November, from the party's hopes of reclaiming the House to President Barack Obama's bid for a second term.
The Food and Drug Administration has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of an illegal fungicide.
A Connecticut man was sentenced Friday to die for killing a woman and her two daughters during a night of terror in their suburban home, a gruesome crime that unsettled the suburbs and halted momentum to abolish the death penalty in the state.
A section of floor collapsed Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers tumbling 30 feet to the ground and leaving about a dozen with minor injuries.
President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds.
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the final three months of last year, the fastest growth in 2011.
Baldwin County's DA said most animal cruelty cases are misdemeanors, not felonies.
Pensacola Police said a recent spree of burglaries in several communities prompted them to use a new system in an effort to keep crime from spreading.
The hearing to determine if Jeremy Bentley, who confessed to a murder in 2000, should be released resumed Friday. Bentley has been in a mental health facility for the last seven years, and according to his doctor, he is no longer insane.
A new survey shows that two out of three Moms struggle with a picky eater. And, if you have a picky eater, you know how hard it is. Moms of picky eaters worry about their kids are getting all the nutrition they need.
In a three to two vote, the Prichard city council approved a teen curfew last night, but the mayor and police chief said they need more time to plan before the ordinance rolls out.
Robertsdale police tell us they've found more malnourished animals at the home of Sharon and Roberta Duiett. The discovery is part of the investigation into animals found dead and malnourished in Summerdale late Thursday night.
A career lawman now in his fourth term, Sheriff Mike Byrd said he is a proud public servant. "I love what I do. You've got to want to be in this business. I feel like it’s a calling,” Byrd said.
Tornado watches were in effect early Thursday morning, and tornado sirens sounded off mid-morning. Severe weather moved through the southern part of Alabama, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
A federal judge on Friday sentenced "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010.
Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression.
Mamma Mia, here they go again. ABBA fans will soon again be saying "Thank you for the music" with the release of a new track on a special edition of the disbanded 70's pop group's "The Visitors" album.
The Food and Drug Administration has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of an illegal fungicide.
Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.
Large marches of protesters chanting antimilitary slogans streamed from mosques around Cairo to join tens of thousands massed in central Tahrir Square in a new uprising anniversary rally Friday.
Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.
With six months to go until the opening ceremony, British bookmakers are taking floods of bets on the issue, while fans, athletes, media and the public at large are speculating on who will get the honor.
