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The sixth floor of the old Studebaker factory, about a fifth of a mile in length, in downtown Sound Bend, Indiana. A large cardboard photo shows the way the factory looked in the early 20th century, with almost 30,000 workers building cars at the Studebak

After a half-century, a Rust Belt town looks to restore its ‘temples’

Economics

South Bend was once a thriving center of industry, but has suffered a 60-year decline. Today, civic leaders are looking to leave their history of manufacturing behind, by literally rebuilding it.

Indiana AG response

Indiana attorney general stands by conviction of Purvi Patel for feticide and child neglect

Justice
Purvi Patel trial photo

Update: Indiana sentences Purvi Patel to decades in prison for what she says was a miscarriage

Conflict
I tried to buy a Hindi book in Lucknow, but they're not that easy to find. Most of the books for sale seem to be English titles.

When I went home to India, I tried to speak Hindi but everyone wanted to speak English

Global Politics
I tried to buy a Hindi book in Lucknow, but they're not that easy to find. Most of the books for sale seem to be English titles.

When I went home to India, I tried to speak Hindi but everyone wanted to speak English

Global Politics
A child sits on a heap of mangos at a fruit wholesale market in Kodur village, about 650 km (404 miles) south of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.

I think it’s too hot to go home to India. But then I think of the mangoes

Lifestyle & Belief

For Deepak Singh, going home to India for the summer means sweltering days and nights, with unreliable air-conditioning. But it also means mangoes.For Deepak Singh, going home to India for the summer means sweltering days and nights, with unreliable air-conditioning. But it also means mangoes.

So what if it’s cold? You’re in America. You’ll be fine!

Arts, Culture & Media

Sure it’s cold here, even record-breaking cold, but others around the world are dealing with cold, too. In India, Deepak Singh’s mother is facing an unusually chilly 42 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lucknow, India (Photo: Deepak Singh)

Not in America but still in America

Arts, Culture & Media

Returning home after an long absence can often be disarming. Things that were once familiar are often no longer. That’s what Deepak Singh encountered when he returned to Lucknow, India after a 10 year absence.

First Days: Deepak Singh on arriving to America and southern hospitality

Lifestyle & Belief

We hear from Deepak Singh. He moved to the United States from India in 2003. But he can’t quite get used to the customary way people say hello.

The World

Hoosiers Vote: Should Republicans Work with the President?

Global Politics

The idea of bipartisanship is being put before Indiana voters on Tuesday. Republican Senator Richard Lugar has been known for his ability to reach across the aisle. His opponent is using that against him and has opened a big lead in the polls.