Robert J. Bentley

As the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall approaches, New Orleans -- and much of the Gulf Coast -- is preparing to put into practice the lessons learned from that defining storm. Tropical Storm Isaac is following a path eerily similar to...

Hurricane warnings blanketed much of the Gulf Coast on Monday as authorities across the region warned residents to be prepared for heavy rain, high winds and coastal storm surges. Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama began evacuations Monday...

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac continues to drench the central Gulf Coast region. Thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under states of emergency. A summary of the latest situations in each state: Louisiana -- Up to 3,000...

Much of the central Gulf Coast hunkered down as Tropical Storm Isaacapproached Tuesday. Authorities across the region warned residents to be prepared for heavy rain, high winds and coastal storm surges. Thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and...

Alabama's new immigration law was dealt yet another blow this week when a federal judge temporarily blocked a requirement that would have barred local agencies from doing business with undocumented immigrants. A federal appeals court and another judge...

Southern storms: A line of rare winter tornadoes roared through Alabama early Monday morning, prompting the state’s governor to declare a state of emergency. Two people were reported killed, and at least 100 were injured....

Alabama's immigration law was the focus of a recent episode of "This American Life." For the segment, Jack Hitt traveled to Alabama shortly after HB 56 went into effect to see how the draconian law, which has been compared to......

Alabama's anti-illegal immigration law, regarded as the toughest in the nation, was the target of a protest by 100 demonstrators gathered Tuesday in Montgomery....

Episcopal, Roman Catholic and Methodist bishops have joined with civil rights groups to challenge an immigration bill signed into law in June by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on grounds it violates religious freedom.    The law makes harboring, transporting...

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In an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will assess the Republican field for the 2012 presidential election and the public's reaction to the GOP budget plan. "Saturday Night Live" head writer Seth Meyers will be...

Also, Gov. Robert Bentley, Lamar Alexander, Michael Bennet, Michael Bloomberg, Bob McDonnell, John Barrasso, John McCain, Kent Conrad, Lindsey Graham and Randi Weingarten....