Inside the failed mission to eliminate FEMA
A Trump council recommends overhauling FEMA. Here are 3 key changes
Less than a year after being fired, former FEMA chief is set to be reinstalled by Trump
Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
FEMA is getting rid of thousands of workers in areas recovering from disasters

Evacuations ordered as wind-whipped Ross Fire in Texas grows to 80,000 acres
Latest on where North Texas wildfires are currently burning in Palo Pinto, Jack County
Texas wildfire mushrooms within hours, ripping through ranchlands
Edison equipment caused deadly Eaton Fire, LA County Fire investigators conclude
Utility's idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles officials say
Judge declares mistrial for man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire

How a community in Maine is fighting to save their birthing center

'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund
Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California
As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals
It's Day 1 of Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska. People are worried
Big companies position themselves for payday from $50B federal rural health fund

Wyoming lawmakers use pro-natalist arguments to justify proposed new partial abortion ban
Abortion pills "just in case"? Planned Parenthood will offer them in two states
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
US supreme court temporarily extends access to mail-order abortion medication mifepristone
Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change
Supreme Court restores abortion pill access — for now
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristonevia AP
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
In states where abortion is legal, urgent care centers could become model for care
Telehealth abortion will remain available for now, after a federal judge's ruling
Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?
Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady
Red states move to protect crisis pregnancy centers using model legislation
Telehealth abortion is in the courts. Share your experience.
Why some young women are questioning their birth control — and why doctors are worried
Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access

3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance

A small Oregon town faces financial peril. Can residents save Lakeview?

A Colorado hospital profits from resolving language barriers
She paid into Medicare for years. Trump's immigration policy will end her coverage
Medicare billing snafu brings new financial woes to Minnesota rural hospitals
They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say

More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
How colleges are reconnecting with students who left before earning degrees

Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health
Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts
Whiplash as addiction and mental health treatment gets cut and restored
Trump administration restores $2 billion in grants for mental health, addiction
24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
A judge orders HHS to restore children's health funding as a lawsuit continues
Trump admin plans to freeze billions in childcare funding to California
New coins marking nation's 250th birthday begin circulating Monday
Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding
Trump administration halting $10 billion in social service funding to 5 states
Trump’s next plan for the US education system: Lots and lots of rules
New redesigned coins marking nation's 250th birthday begin circulating today
Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker’ and is controlled by White House
Clock ticking on government funding deadline as House battles other issues
Democrats renew government shutdown threat as tensions flare with Trump
Senators brace for another possible shutdown in January

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

How 'defund Planned Parenthood' came to threaten primary care in rural Maine
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit
On Texas border, uninsured people stress the health system. It's set to get worse
Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer

Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Many rural schools rely on international teachers. Trump's visa changes threaten that
$100,000 visa fee could stifle Colorado schools’ ability to hire international teachers — who were helping fill gaps

In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine

'They're feeding America' — Northern Maine students learn work ethic on annual harvest break

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts
A rural Oregon town lost its maternity ward. As Trump’s Medicaid cuts loom, other hospitals may be next
Trump's Medicaid cuts will hit some children's hospitals
How rural hospitals are banding together to survive

Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end operations after federal cuts
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
NPR to cut its budget by $8 million to provide relief to vulnerable member stations
Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR & PBS
vCongress finally gets Trump's request to codify DOGE cuts to NPR, PBS, foreign aid
PBS and Minnesota public TV station sue Trump White House
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
NPR CEO Katherine Maher on suing Trump administration over order to cut funding
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts
Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

Alaska ignored budget crisis signs. Now, it doesn't have money to fix schools