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The Alabama-based nonprofit was indicted in April on fraud and money laundering charges that accuse it of misleading donors.
May is mental health awareness month and we wanted to take some time to highlight the importance of mental wellness. The team at WBHM has assembled this list of resources available in the state of Alabama.
Gulf States Newsroom
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Jay Marcano for NPRThe declining number of Gulf shrimpers who are still in business are now struggling as gas prices rise and competition with cheaper imports remains high. -
Joseph King/Gulf States NewsroomGroups across the Gulf South are organizing, holding rallies and pushing back against efforts to eliminate Black congressional districts.
News from NPR
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At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom. -
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. -
Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028. -
Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change. -
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.
