There's a gap between how rural and urban folks feel about the economy, Colorado's 'Rural is Rad' aims to connect outdoor businesses, more than a dozen of Maine's infrastructure sites face repeated flooding, and chocolate chip cookies rock August.

North Dakota's abortion ban overturned; Trump holds campaign rally in Tucson, his first since debate with Harris. NY groups expand support for federal voting rights bills; Ohio leaders clash over migrant influx, persistent rumors; Already largest in world, Oregon's dark sky sanctuary expected to grow.

Rural voters weigh competing visions about agriculture's future ahead of the Presidential election, counties where economic growth has lagged in rural America are booming post-pandemic, and farmers get financial help to protect their land's natural habitat.

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm; EPA awards climate grant to CT Indigenous tribal nation; Iowa releases 'Condition of the State' report on clean energy goals; America's 2-decade-long housing shortage needs a fix.

Trump and Harris meet in their first presidential debate, Republicans risk a government shutdown over false claims of noncitizens voting, and the Justice Department issues guidelines for voter roll maintenance as right-wing challenges surge.

Snap Poll; Voters say Harris won the debate, nearly 2-to-1; Nonprofit leaders push for voting-rights reforms on Capitol Hill; Preserving MI barns, upholding community solidarity; 'Operation Good' collaborates with single moms to fight crime.

As Harris and Trump take the debate stage, Project 2025 will be a focus; Trump campaign amplifies false claim about Haitian migrants in Ohio; Could women and minorities win more under OR voting measure? As summer fades, ND organizers feel good about Tribal members voting.

New polling shows Harris struggles with male voters, while Trump faces challenges with female voters. Tomorrow's debate is important, with the race tight, and a New Hampshire candidate is under fire for ties to a big corporate landlord.

AZ has over 150 electric school buses, could more be on the way? Three ex-Memphis officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols to stand trial; FL advocates highlight philanthropy's role in supporting Black maternal health; Indigenous water protectors protest the aging pipeline.

Survey sheds light on public sentiment about carbon-capture land conflicts; Hunter Biden enters guilty plea in federal tax case, avoiding a trial; TX educators prepare for upcoming legislative session; NE Supreme Court to hear 3 abortion ballot initiative cases Monday.

Rural counties have higher traffic death rates compared to urban, factions have formed around Colorado's proposed Dolores National Monument, and a much-needed Kentucky grocery store is using a federal grant to slash future utility bills.

First school shooting of the year - GBI releases name of suspected shooter at Apalachee High School; Delaware schools emphasize mental-health assessments for students; U.S. Justice Dept. hits Montana landlord with $25,000 discrimination fine; Report highlights decline in youth incarceration, but FL challenges remain.

Trump says he had every right to 'interfere' with the last presidential election, civil rights groups say Texas authorities are attempting to suppress the Latino vote, and Ohio's Secretary of State unveils stricter rules surrounding ballot dropboxes.

LA climate activists target Wall Street; Chicago man charged in fatal shootings of four sleeping train passengers; Family farmers call for a level playing field; Colorado parents face Sept. 30 deadline to help fund school meals.

AZ judge blocks polling place rules, election official predicts chaos; Netanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages; New ASU program to help tribal governments develop digital sovereignty; Report: New prescription drug cap for Medicare means big savings.

U.S. officials react to hostages' bodies found in Rafah. Former President Trump addresses the Arlington Cemetery incident, and the future of women's reproductive rights remains uncertain despite growing support.

New mental-health checklist aims to support returning Florida students; Survey: CT educators burned out from ongoing teacher shortage; 8-hour strike in Israel lays bare the anger over hostage killings.

AZ gears up for possible wave of election deniers; Harris explains in CNN interview why she's shifted position on key issues since her first run for president; 'Project 2025' could affect thousands of federal workers in VA; Nationally proposed medical debt policies can aid NYers.

Alaska's 'canary of the sea' is struggling with a deteriorating whale environment, those in rural as opposed to urban areas are more likely to think raw milk is safe to drink, and climate change increases malnutrition in America's low-income counties.

Vance says Harris can "go to hell" over the Arlington Cemetery Afghan withdrawal commemoration. Supreme Court Justice Jackson says she's as prepared as she can be for election cases. And one Idaho project aims to bridge political divides.

Georgia Democrats ask Gov. Brian Kemp to investigate election board members allegedly colluding with Trump campaign, as Trump praises board members by name at a GA rally. Special Counsel Jack Smith files a new Trump indictment, and Facebook's COVID role is at issue again.

An Alabama court ruling protects voting rights for thousands; Trump faces a revised indictment; Big Pharma accused of siphoning off a critical health center resource; local efforts to combat the urban heat island effect are ongoing; and a new toolkit helps LGBTQ+ people make end-of-life decisions.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., supports Donald Trump after ending his own presidential campaign. Trump may be trying to back out of Sept. 10 debate with VP Kamala Harris. And GOP House members are split on how to investigate former president Trump's assassination attempt.

Pro-Palestinian activists say Harris risks losing battleground states by not calling for an Israeli arms embargo, Vance says Trump would veto a national abortion ban, and the GOP presses ahead with false claims of non-citizen voting.