Alabama

Police in Tuscaloosa, Alabama are reporting that they have one man in custody over the shooting at an Alabama bar, The Copper Top, where 17 people have been taken to local hospitals. The bar is about a mile from the University of Alabama, in which three students were also injured in the incident.

The suspect is a stocky white male, who is between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-9, the chief said. It appeared from surveillance video that he walked up to the bar, stood outside for a few minutes looking for someone, then began shooting a military-style assault rifle, Anderson said.

A strong storm system hit the southeast U.S. overnight killing at least two and injuring many more and caused power outages to thousands. The storm crossed parts of Arkansas where is it thought a tornado touched down and damaged or destroyed homes, and killed two in Alabama before crossing in Georgia where the storm faded out.

In Arkansas at least one person is known to have been injured and about 40 homes in and around Fordyce, in south-central Arkansas, said Jim Johnson of the Dallas County, Arkansas, Emergency Management Office.

The brother and sister of Harold Wayne Lovell have thought for decades that their brother was one of the unidentified victims of John Wayne Gacy, but were recently surprised to find their long lost brother alive in Florida. Years ago, Harold left his home one day in Chicago in search of construction work as a contractor. That was also how authorities say John Wayne Gacy lured his victims, offering them construction work. Except that Harold had left Chicago for Florida because he was not getting along with his father and step-mother and did not tell anyone.

Atlanta, GA -

The U.S. Justice Department has asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene and block a controversial Alabama immigration law from taking effect calling it "a sweeping new state regime" and "That state regime contravenes the federal government's exclusive authority over immigration."