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Associated Press - November 20, 2009 4:34 PM ET
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Riley has pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey as part of an annual Alabama tradition that dates back to 1949. Today marked the 60th time that an Alabama governor has pardoned a turkey.
ATLANTA (AP) - The new attorney handling Georgia's appeal in the long-running legal battle with Alabama and Florida over water rights will be paid $855 an hour. Gov. Perdue's office says that Seth Waxman's hourly rate is a 10 percent discount off his normal rate of $950 an hour.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A former RBC Bank manager in Mobile has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft and admitted that she shuffled nearly $1 million among customers' accounts. Anita Fincher served as manager of a branch on Airport Boulevard.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An attorney for a woman whose 4-day old baby was kidnapped after she was attacked is accusing the Nashville police of trying to portray her and her husband as criminals. The attorney says the accusations "defy credibility."
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