Language-learning platform Babbel polled 2,000 single Americans and found that a Southern drawl — spanning Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Arkansas — took the crown ...

Some one thousand artists will perform throughout Austin in the next seven days – how are you supposed to listen to all of them? The answer is you’re not; that’s our job. The Chronicle music team ...

Country music – and country accents – are having a moment. The southern drawl is the accent mimicked by many, but perfected by few. Travel to any part of the south and you’ll be greeted with more ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in decades in a ...

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...

Samuel “Dictionary” Johnson liked to talk. A biographer stated, “Talk was the delight of his life, the great refuge from physical pain and mental depression,” and he loved arguing. He’d start with a ...

MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) - A man says a U.S. Border Patrol agent detained him outside his home after accusing him of not being a U.S. citizen because of his accent. Ramon Menera shared a video of the ...

Thirty-six states will elect governors in 2026, and Republicans enter those races clinging to a narrow 26-24 edge after Democrats had a strong showing in 2025, flipping Virginia and defending New ...

ATLANTA — It's a subject that comes up from time to time and can cause both deep discussion and great consternation around the South: The region's iconic accent is fixin' to disappear. Most recently, ...

I recently read an article in The Atlantic about the decline of the Southern accent. Actually, there are several Southern accents, but they all seem to be heading in the same direction, toward ...

Saturday Night Live alum Taran Killam sounds a bit different in his role on NBC's cheerleading mockumentary Stumble than fans are used to hearing. The 43-year-old perfected an authentic-sounding ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...