Faith leaders across Alabama are raising concerns about what they see as an overreach of executive power, urging the state's congressional delegation …
Sixty years ago this weekend, young activists marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, demanding their right to vote and changing history in …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Studies show one in 10 Black people in the U.S. is an immigrant and immigrants' advocates said they face significant challenges blending into the …
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Changes to Medicaid being proposed by members of Congress could have a significant effect on women in Arkansas who are of childbearing age, according …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
As Florida emergency response officials conduct their annual statewide hurricane preparedness exercise this week, emergency managers are grappling …
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The selection of Marva Johnson, a longtime corporate executive and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, as the next president of Florida A&M University has …
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Sixty years ago this weekend, young activists marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, demanding their right to vote and changing …
The U.S. House is preparing to vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, a bill voting rights groups said would block millions from …
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Congress is considering a proposal to slash $880 billion in Medicaid funding and experts said the cuts would be devastating for maternal and infant he…
Monday, May 19, 2025
After a devastating tornado ripped through southeastern Kentucky last Friday and Saturday, Gov. Andy Beshear asked for a federal disaster declaration …
Monday, May 19, 2025
As Congress debates the federal budget, House Republicans are looking to make deep cuts in the Medicaid program, which some experts warn could …
With temperatures warming, allergy season is underway in Louisiana and experts are offering tips on how to cope. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation …
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Thursday, May 22, 2025
In Mississippi, advocates said thousands of people are stuck in limbo, unable to move forward because their criminal records remain publicly …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Medical copays in prison could be keeping people who are incarcerated from seeking the health care they need.
The latest review showed Mississippi …
As today begins National Farmworker Awareness Week, North Carolina boasts the sixth-largest number of farmworkers of any state. More than 150,000 …
Programs allowing incarcerated people to receive reductions in their sentences help lower chances of reoffending, according to a recent analysis…
South Carolina may be famous for its oaks, pines and other trees but experts said pollen from those spectacular forests can also make life miserable …
By Kim Kobersmith for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for South Carolina News Service for the Daily Yonder-Public News Service Coll…
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Lipscomb University's College of Pharmacy is poised to launch Tennessee's first Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant master's degree program pending G…
As Congress debates a host of federal budget cuts, groups advocating for lower-income Tennessee families said the state will not be able to handle …
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
A new report found women of childbearing age in rural areas rely more on Medicaid for health care coverage than their urban counterparts and cuts to M…
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
More than 5,000 workers nationwide died from traumatic injuries while on the job in 2023 and 135,000 more died from occupational diseases, according …
Monday, May 19, 2025
Congress is considering a proposal to slash $880 billion in Medicaid funding and experts warn the cuts would be devastating for West Virginia women…
West Virginia is the only state in the country where the Trump administration has overturned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's previous …
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