The 1984 Miners' Strike meant men went months without getting wages. It meant hardship for families across the North East as workers went on strike in a bid to stop the closure of the pits.
Mountain State Spotlight talked with retiring UMWA President Cecil Roberts about a life leading the nation’s coal miners ...
Back in 2016, Kylie Jenner starred in an elaborate Kylie Cosmetics campaign launch for a new line of lip glosses. In the commercial, she played the getaway driver waiting outside while her friends ...
ROCK SPRINGS — A new Wyoming PBS documentary is heading underground to spotlight the people behind one of the state’s most essential and least understood industries: trona mining. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, ...
Trailer for the new film Iron Ladies, which explores the role of women in the miners' strike and how many are still active in their communities today. Courtesy of Shut Out The Light Films School ...
In today’s political climate there are more reasons than ever to take to the streets and protest, but it can be disheartening when organized action doesn’t immediately achieve desired change. What ...
This week, New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo scaled a skyscraper, drove a subway train, and moonlighted as a Broadway stagehand—or at least you might think he had if you didn’t read the fine ...
The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' opened at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office with $4.7 million.
When North Carolina decided to hire Bill Belichick as its head football coach, the move was met with plenty of skepticism given Belichick's age and lack of college head-coaching experience. But UNC ...
In an interview, Raoul Peck explains why he interspersed the writer’s story with footage of current events, including footage of President Donald Trump and his supporters. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & ...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military struck another boat in international waters off Venezuela, killing four people in an ongoing campaign against alleged drug traffickers that has generated bipartisan ...
Since August, staff at the National Coal Mining Museum have been striking in a row over pay. Many of them are ex-miners, who ...