Alabama State Rep. Marilyn Lands believes a bill she introduced Tuesday for the upcoming legislative session will go a long way in reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in the state. She has introduced House Bill 89, the Alabama Maternal Health Care Act. The legislation will allow the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women for Medicaid.

A Nigerian-based conspiracy to extort money from a Marquette teen resulted in a guilty plea on money laundering.

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to money laundering tied to a Nigeria-based sextortion scheme that led to a Michigan teen’s death by suicide. Dinsimore Guyton Robinson, 29, of Huntsville, is among five U.