Alabama

• State senator says recent policy from the AHSAA contradicts  CHOOSE Act 
• Man who organized protests in Homewood now charged for starting fire inside the Walmart
• Center for Long Covid research launches in Birmingham by Dr. Jordan Vaughn

National

• President Trump calls on Big Pharma to release date re: Covid treatments
• HHS secretary Kennedy making major changes to research and medical trials
• Treasury Secretary to prepare legal appeal after judges rule tariffs are illegal
• US Treasury lists all who qualify for the "No Tax on Tips" IRS exemption
• 54 people were shot in Chicago over holiday weekend, 7 of which died
• Over 14K migrants in Panama's Darien Gap have decided to not travel to US border