Alabama’s labor force participation rate among workers ages 25 to 54 rose to 79.6% in May, up from 78.7% a year earlier, even as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 3% and the broader participation rate fell to 57.2%.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center will be renamed for Frances Gorrie after a $10 million gift from the Gorrie family.
The Hamas attack on Israel and rioting against Ahmadi Muslims in Bangladesh were among rising social hostilities targeting religious groups globally in 2023, Pew Research Center said in releasing its latest numbers.
When Mike Watts became the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Prattville, in November 2025, he set out to “revitalize” the small church.
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“This is a very powerful tool,” Victor Chayasirisobhon said June 10 at an hour-long meeting of the Ethnic Research Network, held at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. “This is going to save me hours and hours — if not days! — of work.
The University of Mobile has named Jared Hanson as the new head coach of the Baptist university’s competitive cheer and game day squad.
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