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Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?

For decades, Tom's of Maine tried to get petroleum derivatives out of its deodorant. We examine why it took so long, and all the factors that tripped up product developers along the way.

The domestic furniture manufacturing industry collapsed when U.S. companies shifted jobs to China. But in North Carolina, a new training course teaches the skills for much needed upholsterers.

China has been creating artificial islands out of reefs. Environmentalists say the process is killing off coral and giant clams.

In 1838, 272 enslaved people were sold to fund the university. The school, grappling with that history, will give descendants of those slaves the same consideration as legacy students in admission.

There's new and detailed data on the impact of genetically modified crops on pesticide use. Those crops replaced insecticides, and, at first, some herbicides. But herbicide use has rebounded.

In a new poll, 84 percent of Americans say they'd rather a failing school be reorganized than shut down.

George Killian is an organizer with CoPIRG Foundation, in town for a voter registration drive at Colorado Mountain College. She stopped by KDNK to speak…

Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro were marching in Caracas, seeking a recall election. The country's economy has been collapsing, with massive inflation and food and medicine shortages.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown announced Thursday he is retiring from his position. Brown, a 33-year veteran of the department, did not give a reason for leaving the force. His retirement is effective Oct. 22.