In deep red South Carolina, Annie Andrews will be the first Democrat Senator in three decades. The state’s rural voters ...

More than a dozen elders from all walks of life gathered under fluorescent lights in a small room of a historic church at the ...

A century-old rural Michigan hospital converted to a stripped-down model Congress created to help keep small facilities afloat, then it closed. The emergency hospital model, created a few years ago, ...

Early voting in Texas’ election passed the state’s midterm record, with more than 40.5% of registered voters casting early ballots statewide and over 35% ...

For a half-century, Sister Gretchen Shaffer and Sister Kathy O’Hagan have called Big Laurel home. Big Laurel Learning Center hosts camps for children, offers a tranquil retreat for gatherings, and ...

This story is copublished with KFF Health News. When U.S. Rep. David Valadao defended voting for a bill aimed at reducing ...

As more rural hospitals close and access to healthcare clinics and physicians gets harder for rural residents, researchers in ...

DONATE TODAY Dear Friend, At a time when the quickest way to call attention to yourself is to create an enemy and go on the ...

This story was originally published by Shasta Scout. Brian Stephenson is a fifth-generation cattle rancher, and his family’s property in BellaVista, ...

Children of a student parent at New River Community College take advantage of the “busy box,” which includes toys, puzzles and more. (Photo courtesy of New River Community College) Walking by New ...

This story was originally published by The Hechinger Report. The artificial intelligence race has been a boon for construction workers, employing many thousands nationwide as sprawling data centers ...

“It’s very freeing to be able to come to a rodeo, and you can take and leave whatever you want.” In 1976, the first gay rodeo was held as a fundraiser for a nursing home in Reno, Nevada. 50 years ...