11+ hour, 50+ min ago  (412+ words) Today is Sunday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2026 with 263 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. In 1861, the Civil War began when Confederate troops opened fire…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago  (294+ words) Watisoni Seru and his family sat down to what could be their last hot meal for the duration of the oil strike. His story was published on Monday, April 2, 1976 by this newspaper. Over a meal of seafood, cassava and other…...

19+ hour, 33+ min ago  (357+ words) You've'probably been'in the car driving to downtown Sylva before and passed the paper mill. As you pass it, a horrible smell seeps into your car- affectionally dubbed as "Sylva Stink." However, that very paper mill actually has a very rich history…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago  (112+ words) The Ghost Counties of Appalachia: A Warning from West Virginia's Coalfields Apr. 11, 2026 at 11: 30pm A once-bustling hub of nearly 100, 000 residents in the 1950s, Mc Dowell County now stands as a shadow of its former self, with fewer than 17, 000 people. Home to the…...

22+ hour, 44+ min ago  (172+ words) Daily Kos Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. We're going to…...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago  (674+ words) BOOK OF THE WEEK The cover image shows the No. 13 incline belt conveyor, with its'overhead gas delivery bus of the El Paso ASARCO smelter and one of its two iconic stacks before the operation was permanently shuttered and demolished in…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago  (576+ words) islands. com New Mexico's Once-Thriving Mining Town Now Sits Abandoned While you may think of ghost towns in relation to the American West, they actually exist all over the United States. Some stand on private property, and you're only allowed…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (211+ words) Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has intensified its efforts to beautify the city by planting flowers in pots along the roadsides, aiming to make the city more attractive and greener." The campaign was initiated by the Park and Greenery Promotion…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (301+ words) The Verde Independent Some of the mineral lodes staked by the men from Nevada and Alexandra in 1876 were conveyed to Frederick F. Thomas during October of 1882 and became part of the United Verde Copper Company. The smelter, boarding houses and other…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1733+ words) Posted by Nathaniel Herz | Apr 10, 2026 This story was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center's'Story Reach U. S. Fellowship. It's the third in a series about access to commercial fisheries in rural Alaska; read'Part One'and'Part Two. Across Alaska's coastline, from the Indigenous…...