Alabamians like to gripe about Washington, D.C. It turns out, however, they depend on the federal government at levels higher than almost anywhere else in the U.S.

A recent Wallethub analysis looked at the most and least federally dependent states. The analysis looked at two areas: dependency of a state's residents and the dependency of a state's government. State residents' dependency was determined by the return on taxes paid to the federal government (how much money the state receives vs. how much its residents pay), as well as the number of federal jobs in each state. Governmental dependency was determined by federal funding as a share of state revenue.

Only three states were more dependent on the federal government than Alabama: Kentucky (first); Mississippi (second); and New Mexico (third.) Alabama comes in fourth, followed by West Virginia (fifth); South Carolina (sixth); Montana (seventh); Tennessee (eighth); Maine (ninth); and Indiana (10th).

Alabama ranked fourth highest for dependency among state residents and 14th for dependency from the state government.

In individual categories, Alabama ranked fourth for the highest amount of federal contracts received as compared to federal taxes paid, due mostly to the billions in military dollars that pour into Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal. Alabama ranked fifth for the highest amount of other financial assistance received per amount of federal taxes paid.

According to Wallethub, the states with the least dependence on the federal government are Delaware, Minnesota and New Jersey.

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Sighting of extinct tiger prompts search

Scientists said a sighting of a Tasmanian tiger in northern Queensland, Australia is "plausible," leading to a search for the species though to have been extinct for more than 80 years.

The last Tasmanian tiger is thought to have died at the Hobart zoo in 1936 and is believed to have been extinct on mainland Australia for at least 2,000 years. The tigers, officially known as thylacines, are large dog-like animals that resemble a dingo and a fox.

Scientists are in the process of interviewing at least three people who spotted the animals.

Runaway bull causes six-car pileup

A runaway bull caused a six-car pileup in California on Monday.

The bull, which was killed in the accident, was hit in Constra Costa County. It's unclear where the animal came from or the extent of injuries for the people in the wreck.

Officials estimated the bull was worth up to $10,000.

Supreme Court blocks execution over disability

The U.S. Supreme Court said Texas cannot use a decades-old definition of intellectual disability to determine if a person can be executed.

In a 5-3 decision, the court rules that Texas must use the latest clinical guidelines when determining intellectual disabilities and who is eligible - or ineligible - for execution. The Texas case involved Bobby James Moore, who was convicted in 1980 for shooting and killing a grocery store clerk during a botched robbery.

He was found to be intellectually disabled based on 1992 definitions, criteria still used in Texas.

Slime craze forces Elmer's to boost production

The parent company of Elmer's Glue is upping production to keep up with demand generated by the homegrown slime trend.

Newell Brands said it has seen a massive surge in sales in the second half of 2016, just after homemade slime tutorials exploded on YouTube. Most of the 1.2 million slime recipes on the social media video site contains glue as a main ingredient.

The trend is continuing in 2017, with sales up 9 percent.

Until tomorrow.