The Sunrise News Sampler

A 58-year-old man who was having his dog euthanized shot himself in the stomach in front of 69 South Veterinary Clinic yesterday afternoon. The same bullet also struck the man's 25-year-old son in the arm. Both were treated at DCH for non life-threatening injuries, and the shooting is believed to be an accident.

A 49-year-old security guard at Good Times Lounge was injured Saturday morning after being hit by a car driven by 29-year-old Deandre Brown, who was upset after being asked to leave the bar's premises. Brown was charged with second degree assault and placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $15,000 bond.

A 20-year-old man and 19-year-old woman were injured after falling from a fourth-floor balcony at Crimson Student Living early Saturday. The victims were treated at DCH Regional Medical Center for broken bones.

The National Labor Relations Board has upheld a ruling that Mercedes violated federal labor laws by stopping United Auto Workers union supporters from handing out literature inside its Alabama plant. The ruling requires Mercedes to update its employee handbook to say that workers are allowed to discuss union issues during non-work times and that they can solicit their colleagues in mixed-use areas.

Alabama's official state Christmas tree has arrived at the Capitol and will be lighted Friday.

Circuit Judge Charles Price says he'll rule within a week on whether Rev. Juan McFarland can return to Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery or whether a temporary ban from the church will become permanent.

Students marched to the administration building to protest the rumored ending of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's football program, as has been recently rumored. More than 600 students are said to have gathered, chanting "We want football" during demonstrations.

A new study by Auburn University says oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is still trapped in Alabama's beaches four years later.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is set to appear before the House Homeland Security Committee in the Obama administration's first testimony on the immigration issue since the president announced plans.  Johnson will be on defense even as Republican lawmakers look for ways to stop the plans.

Analysts say it might be hard to fill the Secretary of Defense position, as the Obama administration comes to a close and the position is less desirable for anyone with broader ambitions.

The wife and a son of the leader of the Islamic State extremist group have been detained in Lebanon for about 10 days.

Islamic extremists from Somalia are claiming responsibility for an attack in northern Kenya that killed 36 quarry workers after the attackers singled them out as non-Muslims.

Bill Cosby has resigned as a trustee at Temple University amid a string of sexual assault allegations against him.  Cosby says he doesn't want to be a distraction to his alma mater.

The St. Louis Police Officers Association wants the NFL to publicly apologize for the five Rams players who stood with their hands raised before Sunday's game, saying the gesture was "tasteless, offensive, and inflammatory."