Stories Tagged as
South
UAW to be put to the test this week in Alabama Mercedes-Benz union vote
May 13, 2024
Starting Monday, around 5,200 workers at a Mercedes-Benz assembly-and-battery complex near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will begin voting on whether to join the UAW.
Auto workers union drive heads south
May 7, 2024
The United Auto Workers are getting pushback from Southern Republicans, but gains in Detroit are driving interest in Alabama and elsewhere.
Water contamination in Black communities doesn't stop at Flint or Jackson
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sarah Leeson
Jun 19, 2023
"When I was traveling throughout the South, I visited 11 cities. Every single city had water problems, had a water boil notice within the last year, or had reported having brown water trickling through their faucets," said reporter Adam Mahoney.
New home sales rise in the South and West, but sag in Northeast
by
Justin Ho
Mar 24, 2023
Affordability is attracting people to sunnier climes — and that's helping to heat up those regions' economies.
Civil rights tourism sees more demand and destinations
by
Renata Sago
Jan 12, 2018
From new attractions in Atlanta to a U.S. Civil Rights Trail, tourism around civil rights history is growing.
The Edelmans: 50 years of fighting for equality
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Jul 21, 2016
The couple who met on Kennedy's Delta tour and have carried on his torch for change.
Is unemployment really worse in the South?
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 3, 2014
Jobless rates are up in some Southern states. But the numbers may be misleading.
For public good, not for profit.
At some Wal-Marts, health care in your shopping cart
Sep 23, 2014
Wal-Mart is opening its own health clinics at some stores in the rural South.
Turning a new leaf can prove elusive in tobacco-built South
Jul 22, 2014
Mullins, South Carolina is a small town with a big past and a long memory.