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Birthplace of civil rights and confederacy cradle: Montgomery is packed with history

Published Apr 8, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC

Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.

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Smoke rises from Port of La Guaira in Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 after U.S. forces seized the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.

U.S. soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro's removal

By Bobby Allyn

Apr 23, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC

French police are investigating possible tampering with a weather monitoring device at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after a Polymarket trader netted thousands of dollars thanks to an unusual temperature spike.

French police probe suspected weather device tampering after odd Polymarket bet

By Bobby Allyn

Apr 23, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

Sierra Smith holds her son, Travis, whose deafness was successfully treated with gene therapy.

The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness

By Rob Stein

Apr 23, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC

Workers walk past a display at Meta headquarters on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif.

Meta will lay off 10% of its staff

By John Ruwitch

Apr 23, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC