Father of Alabama Sen. Doug Jones dies after dementia fight

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gordon Jones, the father of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, died last week after a battle with dementia, the senator’s office said. In a statement released through the Alabama chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Jones called his father his “hero.” Gordon Jones, 88, died Dec. 28. “Dad was my hero in every […]