Dan Carsen on Larry Langford
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford’s recent public expressions of
his faith have met with all sorts of reactions, including these thoughts from commentator Dan Carsen…
NOTE: This commentary was produced/recorded when Dan Carsen was a freelance writer. Dan is now a WBHM staff reporter covering education. You can find his work for the Southern Education Desk here.
Mayor Langford talks about his use of religion – and the American Civil Liberties Union responds in this
related story.
Northern lights may brighten some New Year’s skies over the U.S.
The northern lights could be visible Tuesday night and Wednesday night over the Northern Hemisphere due to a geomagnetic storm.
Power outage hits nearly all of Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve
More than 1.3 million people were plunged into darkness early Tuesday. Failure of an underground power line is believed to be the cause and repairs could take up to two days.
What was ‘Disease X’ and what can we learn from it?
Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.
New technology gives hope to save endangered right whales
Conservationists are getting better at monitoring the movement of the highly endangered right whale. They hope it will encourage ships to slow down in an effort to save the species.
9 unexpected things we learned about mental health and our brains in 2024
NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers' interest the most.
From Taylor Swift tickets to social media bans, here are new 2025 state laws
It's almost the new year, which means states across the country will enact thousands of new laws from new tax structures to prenatal leave.
