Lower taxes, gentler winters, and more affordable housing are drawing newcomers, often Midwesterners, to the South, changing ...

One popular theory dates back to the American Civil War. Before the Civil War, the South did not have nearly as much linguistic variation as it does today. Back then, the Southern accent was heavily ...

ATLANTA, GA (Associated Press) - Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like most people in Raleigh, I trace my beginnings to another state — specifically California, which means I speak with all the ...

Like most people in Raleigh, I trace my beginnings to another state — specifically California, which means I speak with all the cadence of a TV weatherman. I grew up mostly in Maryland, just outside a ...