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Perched on McFarland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, home of the Alabama Crimson Tide, a new billboard bought by UCF fans lays down the gauntlet — which, it must be noted, is all but assured of not being picked up.

With One Billboard Inside Tuscaloosa, Ala., UCF Fans Drum Up A Little Drama

Alabama won the national title. But so did the University of Central Florida — according to UCF backers, at least. And some enterprising fans took their trolling to the heart of Crimson Tide country.

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

Trump Work Requirement Rewrites Health Care Rules For Poor

Rewriting the rules on health care for the poor, the Trump administration said Thursday it will allow states to require "able-bodied" Medicaid recipients to work, a hotly debated first in the program's half-century history.

America's Schools Are 'Profoundly Unequal,' Says U.S. Civil Rights Commission

More than 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, the fight for equity in America's schools rages on.

O.P. Haldock as Matisse discusses his design ideas for the chapel with Cecily Keppel as Sister Jaques-Marie in the world premiere of Jesse Kornbluth's "The Color of Light."

Vantage Theater Stages World Premiere Of 'The Color Of Light'

Jesse Kornbluth's play looks to the later life of artist Henri Matisse

Noemi Padilla, 47, recently left Tampa Women's Health, an independent clinic in Tampa, Fla. She worked there as a surgical nurse and assisted on abortion procedures up to about 23 weeks gestation.

The Anti-Abortion Group That's Urging Clinic Workers to Quit Their Jobs

The nonprofit organization And Then They Were None offers financial assistance, job search help, and spiritual and emotional support to workers who leave jobs at clinics that provide abortions.

Customers shop at a Walmart store in January 2017 in Skokie, Ill.

Citing New Tax Law, Walmart To Raise Starting Wages, Expand Parental Leave

The retail giant says the changes are a way to share tax savings with hourly workers. Starting wages will rise from $10 an hour to $11, and employees will also be eligible for one-time bonuses.

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, led efforts to require work for Medicaid recipients while in charge of Indiana's program. She was sworn in as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by Vice President Pence on March 14.

Trump Administration Will Let States Require People To Work For Medicaid

Ten states have already asked the administration to add work requirements to the popular health insurance program for low-income people. But many recipients are already working.

Also: Searchers are frantically looking for people trapped in California mudslides; protests continue in Tunisia against price hikes; and a Frank Lloyd Wright building is demolished in Montana.

Judge Throws Out Challenge To Alabama Voter ID Law

The judge ruled the state makes photo identification cards needed to cast a ballot equally available to every citizen who wants one. Civil rights groups argued the law was racially discriminatory.

A bicyclist rides over a bike counter on 5th Avenue in Bankers Hill, July 12, 2017.

$61 Million Spent On SANDAG's Bike Program; Less Than 4 Miles Completed

SANDAG has exhausted more than a quarter of the budget for high-priority bike projects, but so far has little to show for it.

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