Eduardo Medina

Durham

American South Reporter at The New York Times

Reporting on the American South for @nytimes. @NAHJ member. Birmingham grown. [email protected]

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Articles

Los aranceles de Trump desconciertan a una antigua zona textil en Carolina del Sur

1 week ago | infobae.com | Eduardo Medina

International Trade and World MarketCustoms (Tariff)TextilesFactories and ManufacturingSouth CarolinaSpartanburg (SC)Bayerische Motorenwerke AGGreenville (SC)La región Upstate de Carolina del Sur se salvó gracias a empresas extranjeras tras la caída de su industria textil. Ahora, los aranceles plantean otra ronda de incertidumbre.
Los aranceles de Trump desconciertan a una antigua zona textil en Carolina del Sur

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

La región Upstate de Carolina del Sur se salvó gracias a empresas extranjeras tras la caída de su industria textil. Ahora, los aranceles plantean otra ronda de incertidumbre. En la década de 1970, cuando la región de Upstate, en Carolina del Sur, era conocida como la capital textil del mundo, Adolphus Jones marcaba tarjeta para agotadores turnos de verano en una de las muchas fábricas de Union, su ciudad natal. Los trenes rugían a su alrededor, transportando materiales por todo el país.
In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump's Tariffs

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

The Upstate region of South Carolina was saved by foreign companies after the fall of its textile industry. Now, tariffs pose another round of uncertainty. In the 1970s, when the Upstate region of South Carolina was known as the textile capital of the world, Adolphus Jones would clock in for grueling summer shifts at one of the many mills in Union, his hometown. Trains roared around him, transporting materials around the country.
Thousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina |Nick Corasaniti

The number of ballots in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democrat incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs, won. North Carolina's highest court ruled on Friday that thousands of overseas and military voters must fix issues with their ballots within 30 days or risk having them tossed out. The decision is the latest twist in a five-month legal battle over a seat on that court, and could potentially overturn the results of the November election.
N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti |Eduardo Medina

A razor-close race for a seat on the court is the last 2024 statewide election in the nation to remain uncertified. The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocked alower court's order from taking effect on Monday that would have required tens of thousands of people who voted in 2024 to verify their eligibility. The higher court stayed that order while it considers an appeal in a long-running dispute over the election.
Musk Targeted FEMA. Disaster-Stricken Communities Are Paying a Price.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle |Eduardo Medina |Luis Ferré-Sadurní

A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house undocumented immigrants in New York City. The money, he declared, was "meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals!"But if Mr. Musk's goal was to funnel more FEMA money to disaster aid, the fallout from his declaration had the opposite effect.
Alabama Governor Signs Bill Banning Gun Conversion Devices

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

Alabama's governor signed into law on Wednesday a ban on the conversion of pistols into fully automatic weapons, a move that follows a year of widespread gun violence in the state. The devices, some of which are known as Glock switches, are already banned under federal law. But local law enforcement officials have said that not having a state law made it hard to charge and prosecute people who used them, fueling an epidemic of shootings in cities like Birmingham. Gov.
South Carolina Inmate Set to Be Executed by Firing Squad

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

South Carolina is planning to execute a prisoner on Friday evening with a firing squad, an extremely rare method that has not been used in the United States since 2010. The inmate, Brad Sigmon, 67, was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke, with a baseball bat in 2001. A judge ordered Mr. Sigmon to choose from three methods of execution: lethal injection, electrocution or firing squad.
As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama's 'Rocket City' Braces for Impact

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina |Emily Cochrane

Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently from government engineers and contractors winding down after work: anxiety about how cuts to the federal work force could affect their own jobs in the city's aerospace and related industries, and speculation that defense investments under President Trump might spur even more growth there.
How Birmingham Is Trying to Reduce Gun Violence

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

Bullets had already punctured the porch steps of Mel Aaron's home in the East Lake neighborhood of Birmingham, Ala., one of the most violent cities in America. They had broken two windows. Once, they had narrowly darted past her teenage son's head as he stood in the living room, again startled by the loud pops of a drive-by shooting. So when she heard last July about the city's new strategy to stem its escalating gun violence, she was optimistic.