What passed in the Alabama Legislature: April 7-9, 2026

Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. Tuesday, April 7 House HB 662, sponsored by Rep. Ritchie ...
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74 boomers and Gen X share ridiculous comments they’ve heard from Gen Z

In this collection, older generations share the most out-of-touch, confusing, and sometimes hilarious things they’ve heard from younger people. From misunderstandings about everyday life to completely ...
Tuscaloosa Thread

Next To Last Week of Legislative Session Was Active

In Montgomery, the legislative session is nearing its conclusion, with lawmakers pushing to finalize budgets and pass key ...
Wall Street Journal

The New Weapons of Global Power Are Oil, Rare Earths and Microchips

Iran’s move to choke off the Strait of Hormuz and turn crude oil into a weapon of war marks a new phase in the 21st-century competition for global power—one that will be defined by the control of ...
Outside

Those with a Permanent Disability Can Get a Free Lifetime Parks Access Pass. Here’s How.

People with permanent disabilities may qualify for a free lifetime pass to U.S. national parks and more than 1,000 federally managed recreation sites. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands ...
TechCrunch

Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1B, again

Physical Intelligence, the two-year-old San Francisco robotics startup, is in discussions to raise about $1 billion in new funding at a valuation exceeding $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. The ...
Texas Public Radio

New adaptive gym in Waco offers athletes more than a workout. It offers community.

A new gym in Waco is redefining what fitness can look like for people with disabilities. But for many of the athletes, the ...
The New York Times

There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate

Mr. Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of “Deep Work.” Today we take for granted that diet and exercise are vitally important for our health and ...
IGN

"Different costs associated with producing and distributing each format."

Update 1:49pm PT: Nintendo has issued a statement to IGN in response to our inquiry about the Switch 2 game pricing change, following confusion regarding whether this was Nintendo effectively ...
HousingWire

The housing blind spot: Why the Senate’s housing bill is a start, not a solution

The Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 89 to 10, targeting supply constraints and investor activity. The column argues affordability is also a workforce issue and urges a Phase 2 that ...

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

It’s still self-surveillance with our tax dollars and everything else, but we are also creating nets of smart devices and ...
Townhall

What Type of People Are Against the SAVE America Act?

And to those who are trying to make this a states' rights issue, this is about federal elections. There should be a voter ID standard and the 2024 presidential election gave us reason: Kamala Harris ...