Birmingham News

Ala. — The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is blaming low oxygen for the death of a coal miner at a west Alabama mine...The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says he and another miner entered an area of...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has conjured up plenty of old ghosts since launching the health care fight back in July, invoking Democrats who laid the foundation for this year’s push — like Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S...Pelosi owes her current...

Tomorrow is the third edition of the Saban Bowl! My prediction is 28-10 Alabama.

Steve Sayler, the finance director for the city of Birmingham who also worked several years in the same job with Jefferson County, confirmed today that he has resigned. Sayler testified recently in the federal corruption trial of former Birmingham Mayor...

The company will use the offering to raise $21 million in net profit, pricing the stock at $3.30 a share. Proceeds will be used to fund internal research and development programs, capital expenditures, and clinical trials and preclinical studies of...

The Securities and Exchange Commission says investment bank JP Morgan Chase & Co. will pay a $50 million penalty to Jefferson County and forfeit $647 million in swap termination fees  in a settlement related to county bond deals .

Responding to consumer frustration over rising credit card rates, the House on Wednesday approved legislation to accelerate the implementation of new laws to crack down on abusive practices by credit card companies to December 1. The House voted 331-92 to...