Alabama

A woman wearing a hat stands next to a blue bucket
COVID-19
How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama
A Native American elder performs a ritual ceremony using a feather.
COVID-19
COVID-19 deaths among tribal elders threaten cultural loss
Border Crossings Swell as Resources for Migrants Diminish
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Voices from Alabama: Working Through the Aftermath of a Deadly Storm
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Activists dressed up as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" are shown back lit from a low perspective.
The red cloak of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights
Alabama Memorial Confronts America’s Legacy of Lynching
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Alabama employs roughly 3,000 people working with farmed catfish. The domestic industry has been cut in about half over the past 15 years, primarily due to competition from Vietnam.
Economics
The great catfish war rages on
A man in a football jersey holds a trophy over his head as confetti rains down behind him.
Education
Is Alabama’s football glory helping the university’s international brand?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama builds about 3,000 engines a day at its plant in Huntsville, powering one third of Toyota vehicles produced in North America.
Economics
How Alabama is becoming the auto capital of the South
Arts, Culture & Media
Muscle Shoals Soul
Arts, Culture & Media
Blind Boys of Alabama
Arts, Culture & Media
William Christenberry
Arts, Culture & Media
About that “Negro dialect”…
This Alabama Sheriff’s New Beachfront Property, Paid for by the Public
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US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) welcomes newly-sworn in Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)
Global Politics
How Democrats use ‘dark money’ to win elections, despite the rhetoric
Supporters cheer at a Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama.
Global Politics
Alabama’s deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America
A 1923 Ku Klux Klan parade in Albany is pictured
Conflict
In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents
Farming in PA
Environment
Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle
Kids at camp Anytown Alabama do an exercise on what it might mean to be undocumented, including the difficulty getting health coverage.
Education
Learning what it’s like to be undocumented at an Alabama summer camp
Global Politics
Occupy Wall Street protests find a home on Main Street, America
Peggy Wallace Kennedy
Justice
Of racism, redemption and forgiveness: George Wallace’s daughter tries to right her father’s wrongs
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Education
Bilingual education in the South: Confronting the challenges
Selma Bridge
Justice
Fifty years after Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday,’ immigrants join fight against racism
Clyde Foster analyzing data for NASA
Justice
How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America
A passenger looks for his displaced or lost luggage at the international airport in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Business
Here’s a good reason to make sure you pick up your lost luggage
George Washington Carver
Science
George Washington Carver overcame segregation and Jim Crow laws to become one of America’s most influential scientists
Business, Economics and Jobs
America’s waste winds up in poorest countries
Global Politics
Analyzing Alabama’s primary results
Arts, Culture & Media
Peruvian-born, American-bred author tells stories through the lens of his native land
Billy Bragg
Arts, Culture & Media
Billy Bragg explains how the roots of Americana music lead back to Britain
Coach Matt Cheaves stands with members of the Dalton High School soccer team in Dalton, Ga.
Global Politics
New American south: Latinos make mark in an Appalachian city
INFOGRAPHIC: What the Data Tells Us About Voting in America
Arts, Culture & Media
Two Marines Trade in Combat Coffee for the Perfect Cup at Home
Coach Matt Cheaves stands with members of the Dalton High School soccer team in Dalton, Ga.
Arts, Culture & Media
The New American South: Latinos Make Their Mark in an Appalachian City
Environment
Divers discover 50,000-year-old cypress trees on Gulf of Mexico floor
Business, Economics and Jobs
Tech entrepreneur starts online service to connect travelers with home-cooked meal
Arts, Culture & Media
Fake accents, well-done, can make all the difference
Global Politics
Alabaman-turned jihadist could be next American in drones’ sights
Militants in Mali take hostages in Algeria
Global Politics
New South made possible with the help of air conditioning
Environment
Hurricane Isaac approaches Louisiana coast
Environment
As Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens, New Orleans prepares for test of multi-billion dollar levee
Environment
Invasive citrus disease found in California for the first time
Global Politics
Political moderates becoming endangered species in halls of Congress
Global Politics
Trayvon Martin case stirs debate over public access to 911 calls
Arts, Culture & Media
Final Four set for Saturday with four heavyweights ready to take the floor
Global Politics
Politics ensnares efforts to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Global Politics
Gingrich advisors insist he’s still in it to win, despite tough electoral math
Global Politics
Americans find ways to support undocumented immigrants
Global Politics
Investigation finds lawmakers earmarking millions on projects close to home
Global Politics
As Birmingham and other cities clean up, weather service rolling out radar upgrades
Health & Medicine
Drug shortages raise health care costs, endanger patients
Environment
How $20 billion in BP fines can go to restoring the Gulf
Global Politics
Alabama immigration law un-Christian, say church leaders
Global Politics
Children bear the brunt of Alabama’s new immigration law
Global Politics
New immigration law controversies: Some harsher, some more forgiving
Arts, Culture & Media
Tribute to Waylon Jennings
Arts, Culture & Media
New details about Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, expored in new documentary
Business, Economics and Jobs
Citizens take oil spill protection into their own hands