Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.

This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a ...

We hear constantly that rural and urban America have grown apart. The 2024 presidential map made the point in the usual way, a sea of red countryside ...

A radiology technician looks at a chest X-ray of a child suffering from flu symptoms at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia. (AP Photo/David Goldman) For eight states, about 10% of ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy is a twice-monthly newsletter showcasing the best – and the worst – in rural media and entertainment. Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes ...

Appalachia’s Struggle Against America’s Institutions is a profoundly important book for the field of Appalachian studies ...

This story was originally published by The Times Journal. EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s another fire season and, once again, fire crews ...

Far western Nome, Alaska, is off the road system — more people drive ATVs and snowmobiles than cars. Credit Union 1 (CU1) took this into account when ...

Tune in to Yonder Radio for conversations about feral cats in Idaho, Cherokee pottery traditions, and "drunk angels" in Appalachia. This week's musician is the Gladson Family Band.

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