Robert J. Bentley

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......

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell is hosting an energy meeting that will include governors and U.S. senators from several states. Tuesday's meeting is organized by the Southern States Energy Board, of which McDonnell is the chairman. The event...

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....

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- One year after controversial checkpoints in Escondido were created, officials with the Escondido Police Department said the program is helping deter crime. Called "Operation Joint Effort," it's a program that partners Escondido...

The U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday to uphold California's policy of granting reduced, in-state tuition to college students who are illegal immigrants is likely to bolster similar proposals across the nation as well as a California measure to provide...

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...

Alabama has lost its bid to become home of a plant that will build aircraft refueling tankers for the Air Force. The Pentagon is awarding a $35 billion contract for the work to the Boeing Co. rather than the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.,...

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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...