The Thorny Issues of Alabama’s Black Belt
Alabama’s Black Belt historically held the state’s wealth. But now that cotton is no longer king, it’s one of the most impoverished regions of the country. The Black Belt has beautiful antebellum homes, but those homes were built thanks to slavery. The contrast shapes how Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald thinks about that part of the state. He’s traveling Alabama this month and spent time recently in the Black Belt. He talks about his travels with WBHM’s Andrew Yeager
Madagascar’s president flees country in fear for his life after military rebellion
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina called for dialogue "to find a way out of this situation" and said the constitution should be respected.
In Marc Maron’s last ‘WTF’ podcast episode, Obama offers advice on closing chapters
In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on.
Ecuador: The Andean reinvention of cumbia
Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.
Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
As the ceasefire begins, a look at the Gaza war by the numbers
With start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and release of hostages and prisoners, here are some key figures related to the Gaza war and the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked it.
Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows
Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.
