Watching the year-end budget fights in Congress as we await the second term of President-elect Donald Trump, I find myself wondering: Will this era be remembered as the time when Trump was president and Elon Musk ran the country?

Hope, resilience, and miracles are some of the wonderful themes of Hanukkah.

When Merriam-Webster chose “polarization” as the word of the year for 2024, the timing was dramatic for many of us who make our living through words.

Despite some progress in reducing the number of cigarette smokers, smoking remains the leading cause of disease and preventable death in Alabama. Fortunately, there are some commonsense steps we can take to reduce smoking rates even further.

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CBS News reports that the price of electricity in the U.S. has jumped 28.5% since 2019.

"Democrats are like the Yankees," said one of the most memorable tweets to come across on X after Election Day. "Spent hundreds of millions of dollars to lose the big series and no one got fired or was held accountable."

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump declared that America needs a health system that will “take care of everybody,” not just those who can “pay for it.”

“Kakistocracy” is trending again.

Congress recently made a number of changes to Medicare’s “Part D” prescription drug benefit. The changes were part of President Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation was intended to make it easier for seniors to afford their medicines.

In the aftermath of Vice President Kamala Harris' decisive electoral loss to former President Donald Trump, my mind has kept going back to a memorable and widely repeated gaffe by a man who was not on the ballot.

Alabama’s economy depends on its small businesses, and small businesses depend on people like us.

An essential issue to American society is once again being ignored: the public-school system.

Donald Trump and MAGA loyalists may scoff at the charge that he’s a fascist, but let’s face it, he at least offers a remarkably good imitation.

One of the most important jobs Congress has is funding the government. There is a specific process for doing so, but Congress keeps missing the mark. I am committed to righting those wrongs.

I was delighted but, alas, not all that excited by the platform of policies that Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled to court Black male voters this week.

Earlier this month, we celebrated “American Girls in Sports Day.” Unfortunately, this year, this day is a somber one as women and girls’ sports are under attack by the Biden-Harris administration.

While following news coverage of the horrific and deadly path of Hurricane Helene across North Carolina, I was given pause by the ironic name of a large county which received some of the worst destruction: Buncombe.

As a neurologist, I have the privilege of helping patients manage complex diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) — a condition that can cause lasting damage to nerves, affecting vision, balance, mobility and cognitive function. For my patients, every moment counts. Yet, the single most frustr…

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it is said. And in Washington, so is stealing credit.

For more than 30 years, I worked among fellow journalists who were passionate watchdogs reporting on the actions of people in power as a way to hold them accountable.

For years, a barely worn blazer has hung in my closet. It features a graceful cut and fabric woven with the colors of the sea, offset by a white silken lining. The garment exemplifies a certain freshness, a vibrancy, a bit of luxury. The designer’s label: SEAN by Sean Combs.

Imagine a health care system where patients wait weeks for appointments, doctors are stretched to their breaking point, and independent medical practices are forced to close their doors.

Sometimes amid the hoopla and hogwash of political events, I find myself jerked alert by an accidental truth that manages to break through.

September rings in a new school year for our state’s over 821,000 school-age population. Families are back into their routines — setting early alarms, packing lunches, riding the bus, waiting in the car line, attending pep rallies and after-school sports, and so much more.

Many, many moons ago, my family elders advised me: “Son, prepare yourself, because you never know when the doors of opportunity are going to open up. And when they do, you need to be ready to step inside.”

Alabama’s labor force is becoming increasingly dominated by government employees, including federal, state, and local workers.

If you don't tell a lie, my father used to say, you won't have to worry about which version of your story you told last.

The global rise of increasingly sophisticated cybercrimes creates daily challenges for the cybersecurity industry as security professionals grapple with new and evolving attacks, complex IT architecture, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nefarious actors’ tactics, tech…

In case you somehow haven’t noticed, manhood is on the ballot.