Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa will blow over the Gulf Coast soon. What to know about air quality, dirty rain, how it ...

Of those, 238 are in the Deep South. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina — all with typical incomes below $45,000 — are among the worst states. The national median is $52,250.

A seventh straight day of powerful thunderstorms and significant severe weather is ahead from the Midwest to Deep South.

because the West and the South came around a bit late. As part of the series, the Times noted this. So Illinois dominating the Mississippi diaspora is unusual. But the reason is relatively simple ...

And the young have endured the brunt of the pain. In 2000, the states of the Deep South — Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina — all had child poverty rates worse than the ...

Further south and east into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain made travel treacherous. The storm dumped as much as 7 inches in some spots in central ...