27-year-old Korey Ryan, a Shelton State student with an internship at Nucor Steel, was killed Thursday while working. The incident is under investigation.

Tuscaloosa County's race for sheriff features two candidates with long careers in law enforcement: Chief Deputy Ron Abernathy and Stillman College Police Chief James Taggart, who retired as the chief of jail operations for the Sheriff's Office in 2009. The position has been held by Sheriff Billy Sharp, who was appointed by Gov. Bentley in March. He has never had any intention of seeking the position permanently.

A commission appointed by Gov. Bentley said they have a new plan to improve and coordinate services for Alabama veterans and their families. They hope to reduce unemployment and homelessness among veterans, improve access to health care and help veterans with legal problems.

The Dalai Lama continued his visit to Birmingham with trips to the Alabama Theater and Regions Field. He also participated in an interfaith panel discussion yesterday, which was briefly interrupted by a protester.

Science and politics are butting heads over Ebola, with some politicians supporting a 21-day quarantine for medical workers returning from West Africa while the nation's top infectious-disease expert saying that such restrictions are unnecessary, not grounded in science and could discourage volunteers from aiding disease-ravaged countries.

President Obama will be campaigning in six states this week, but the closest Senate races are mostly in states where he remains highly unpopular.

According to E! Online, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and North West have been crowned "The First Family of Fashion.

 

In odd news, one Indiana man is behind bars after shooting a 13-year-old neighbor nine times, killing him. The man was upset when the teen laughed when questioned about the burglary of the man's home.

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