Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A 115-year-old Confederate monument that’s been the subject of protests in Huntsville, Alabama, has been removed from outside a county courthouse. News outlets report that a small group of onlookers cheered as crews using a crane took apart the stone memorial early Friday. Demonstrators sought the removal amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. City and county officials went back and forth over legal authority to take it down. Madison County Commiss