• President Donald Trump officially kicked off his 2020 reelection bid Tuesday night at a massive rally in Florida.
• He jabbed at the press and poked the political establishment he ran against in 2016 in a speech that seemed to focus more on settling scores than laying out a new second term agenda.
• Addressing a crowd of thousands at Orlando's Amway Center, Trump said he was "under assault from the very first day" of his presidency by a "fake news media" and an "illegal witch hunt" that had tried to keep him and his supporters down.
• He drew a sharp contrast with his Democratic opponents, warning that they "want to destroy you and they want to destroy our country as we know it."
• "A vote for any Democrat in 2020 is a vote for the rise of radical socialism and the destruction of the American dream," he said.
• Trump made only passing mention of any of the Democrats running to replace him even as he tossed out "radical" and "unhinged" to describe the rival party.
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• Investigators say a man kept a caged "attack squirrel" in his apartment and fed it methamphetamine to ensure it stayed aggressive.
• The News Courier in Athens reports authorities are seeking 35-year-old Mickey Paulk on multiple charges including possession of a controlled substance.
• Law enforcement was warned of the animal prior to executing a search warrant of the Athens home Monday.
• It's illegal in Alabama to have a pet squirrel (did not know that). Officials from the Department of Conservation recommended releasing the animal, which deputies did successfully.
• A spokesman for the Limestone County Sheriff's Office says there was no safe way to test the squirrel for meth.
• Twitter had a good time with this yesterday.

• The deadline is approaching for Alabama daycares that receive subsidy payments to get licensed.
• Alabama's Department of Human Resources said Tuesday that 69 centers receiving the subsidies have yet to submit their application for licensure. That could put some parents in a bind if the center they use has not taken action.
• A 2018 state law requires centers to get licensed by Aug. 1 to continue receiving the payments that help low and moderate-income families pay for childcare.
• The Department of Human Resources spokesman Barry Spear said the department will help parents find a new center if needed.
• A letter is being sent to parents in the program telling them that they will need to find a new center if their current one doesn't become licensed by Aug. 1.

• A man who spent about 15 years on Alabama's death row is being set free.
• 43-year-old Emanuel Aaron Gissendanner is being released after pleading guilty on Monday to the killing of 77-year-old Margaret Snellgrove in 2001.
• Gissendanner was originally convicted of capital murder and sent to death row in 2004. A court ordered a new trial because of defense mistakes.
• The state let Gissendanner plead guilty to a reduced charge of murder rather than go through another trial. A judge then said he can be freed based on the time he's served for killing the woman during a robbery.
• Defense lawyer Becca Wahlquist says a new trial could have vindicated Gissendanner, but there wasn't any point in him spending more time in prison.

• Police say two teenage boys have been wounded by a 12-year-old girl who was playing with a gun.
• Birmingham police told news outlets they found a 13-year-old and 14-year old boy with gunshot wounds near a playground Tuesday. One is hospitalized in serious condition and the other suffered non-life threatening injuries.
• The girl was about two blocks away when she was taken into custody. Police Spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams said the preliminary information indicates the girl was playing with the gun when it discharged.
• Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith called the shooting an unfortunate situation and said it's too soon to tell whether any adults will be charged.