The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for thousands of rural energy program grantees, who’ve been promised funding totaling $10.8 ...

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Rural arts programs helped Eastern Kentucky maker Cynthia Main develop Sunhouse Craft, a sustainable business with an ...

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This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It was originally published by MindSite News. Geography doesnʻt seem like it should play a role in the ...

Michael B. Jordan as both brothers Stack and Smoke in 'Sinners' (2025) (Credit: Warner Brothers via IMDb). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, a ...

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This story was produced with support from the LOR Foundation. LOR works with people in rural places to improve quality of life. All photos by Ilana Newman. One of the first things you notice when you ...

A headstone at the cemetery of the U.S. Army's Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The base was also the location of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which operated with a mission to ...

Queer country music is having a moment, with Chappell Roan’s newest single, ‘The Giver,’ debuting at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. But queer people have always been a part of country music — whether or ...