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Lock the clock: Here's where each state stands on making daylight saving time permanent

State

Longtime Alabama news anchor Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers, dies

When he became an on-air reporter in 1974, Showers was one of the first Black journalists on television in his native Mobile.
Nation World

Lock the clock: Here's where each state stands on making daylight saving time permanent

Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time permanent.
History

Footage of motorcade racing JFK to hospital after he was shot set to go to auction

Newly-unearthed footage of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be auctioned off in Boston on Sept. 28.
State

The last known intact U.S. slave ship is too 'broken' and should stay underwater, a report recommends

The task force headed by the Alabama Historical Commission says the ship had been broken in half by a large vessel and eroded by marine bacteria.
Columnists

Leon Bibb remembers baseball's 'Say Hey Kid' Willie Mays, who brought everything to the game

Leon recalls an encounter with his boyhood hero who played the sport with a 'joyful spirit' and athleticism unknown to mere mortals.
Mlb

'It wasn't no lucky catch': Re-living Willie Mays' famous grab against the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series

Though it was a moment of pain for Tribe fans, it also showed off the mesmerizing skill of one of the most talented players ever to step on a baseball field.
History

Jim Kincaid Reports: D-Day to VE-Day (1995 WWII special report)

Jim Kincaid accompanies three Hampton Roads veterans of the D-Day invasion on an emotional trip back to Omaha Beach, the site of the longest day of their lives.
History

These Hallowed Sands: Remembering D-Day (1994 World War II Documentary)

In this documentary from 1994, WVEC anchor Terry Zahn reports on the D-Day invasion of Europe, 50 years later.
Nation World

Gene Herrick, AP photographer who covered the Korean war and civil rights, dies at 97

In 1956, Herrick photographed Rosa Parks being fingerprinted for refusing to move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Sports

Hank Aaron hits historic 715th home run on this day 50 years ago

Monday, Apr. 8 marks the 50th anniversary of Aaron's record-breaking 715th homer.
Television

'We Were the Lucky Ones' cast & team discuss TV show about Jewish family who survived the Holocaust

The first three episodes of the limited series begin streaming Thursday, March 28 on Hulu, followed by one episode each Thursday through May 2.