Fla and Ala on alert as surprise subtropical storm takes aim. State of emergency issued. watch the flooding.

Racial protests prompt waves of upheaval in America’s newsrooms - including inside my own newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor. A look at a fundamental shift in journalism with great insights from an all-star cast: Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, @lewispants,Jeff McCall, Meghan Daum. csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2…

The 2015 election tightened the Republican stranglehold on state government wpo.st/tsil0

A presidential forum on struggles of being a Southern Democrat politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/11/06/a-p…

Where marijuana is legal, complaints rise about the smell csmonitor.com/USA/2015/1121/…

WikiLeaks blows up Clinton’s shot at smooth convention trib.al/HNBa8XX

Proud of this story: Appalachia as America: How hillbillies helped Trump shake politics fw.to/ocKv9zb

The tech giant published secret subpoena-like documents—with the government's blessing. trib.al/J4e4Wzd

After 84 years, Mount Washington's observatory remains a truly 'extreme' place boston.com/weather/scienc… Proud to have skied this rockpile

Evangelicals call Donald J. Trump 'large spoonful of castor oil.' fw.to/AKxd3Uf

Finger-pointing galore: Behind North Carolina's 'bathroom bill' breakdown, a collapse of trust fw.to/kaOK9Sh

As North Carolina continues its sharp right turn, some feel abandoned trib.al/nEMCOOI @dixiebureau

Hello there little armadillo. Always something going on in #thesouth

Haul of December catfish on lake oconee. #thesouth

Sentencing for Dylann Roof to begin at US federal courthouse. #charleston9

In Trump stronghold, anticipation of 'momentous' change – and wariness fw.to/uNRySBE

Why police worry about Trump's 'sanctuary cities' crackdown fw.to/Uk7GN5h A cop's view on sanctuary crackdown.

Winter in the South baby, the best!

Definitely my favorite story of the year so far, pure poetry! #lastnightinsweden . independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…