Alabama

US woman dies from fire ant attack 1 day after her mother died

An Alabama woman standing atop a hay bale was attacked by fire ants and died of an apparent allergic reaction the day after her mother died, authorities and a relative said Friday.

Johnson & Johnson hit with $72m damages in talc-cancer case

A jury in the US state of Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $72m (£51m) to the family of a woman who claimed her death was linked to use of the company's Baby Powder talc.

US civil rights march sets out from historic Selma

Civil rights campaigners in US start a 40-day march to highlight what they say is a fresh attack on equal rights for African Americans.

Obama in Selma: Our march is not over

US President Barack Obama rallied a new generation of Americans in a forceful speech in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

US woman dies from fire ant attack 1 day after her mother died

An Alabama woman standing atop a hay bale was attacked by fire ants and died of an apparent allergic reaction the day after her mother died, authorities and a relative said Friday.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Johnson & Johnson hit with $72m damages in talc-cancer case

A jury in the US state of Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $72m (£51m) to the family of a woman who claimed her death was linked to use of the company's Baby Powder talc.

August 2, 2015
August 2, 2015

US civil rights march sets out from historic Selma

Civil rights campaigners in US start a 40-day march to highlight what they say is a fresh attack on equal rights for African Americans.

March 8, 2015
March 8, 2015

Obama in Selma: Our march is not over

US President Barack Obama rallied a new generation of Americans in a forceful speech in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary