As they gear up for the Academy Awards on March 15, film lovers predict whether across-the-board wins for “Hamnet” are to be—or not to be.

When Joe Ritchie thinks of his childhood in public housing in Cohoes, New York, he thinks of black dust. As a kid, Ritchie remembers playing on his ...

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When Chad Raines took over his family’s Texas cotton farm in 2008, he thought the going would be easy. That’s because their first year was relatively ...

When Barbara Miller was in elementary school, she covered her face while walking to class. “It hurt so bad to breathe. Your neck, your throat, your eyes,” ...

On a sub-zero day in Willmar, Minnesota, fifteen residents gathered around a table at a restaurant in town. It was the middle of the usual lunch rush on a ...

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as ...

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On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, peaceful protesters in Dilley, Texas, were blocked from accessing the South Texas Family Detention Center as state ...

Ever made a breakneck drive to a rural post office to get your tax return filed at the last minute? I bet you weren’t thinking then about the official ...

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a ...