Julie Taboh

Movement was spurred on by people who wanted to make a change, but didn't realize they would change US history

To make rural businesses profitable takes broadband connectivity, which is limited, or unavailable in many rural US areas

VOA travels to the Southern region of the state to learn how lack of connectivity is affecting members of a farming community

Appalachian Beekeeping Collective teaches displaced workers -- and other low-income West Virginians looking to earn extra income -- how to become beekeepers

The coal industry in West Virginia once played a major role in the state's economy. But as mines closed, miners and many others affected by industry shutdowns found themselves unemployed. Now they -- and other West Virginians looking to make extra money -- are finding a sweet alternative for their livelihood; harvesting honeybees. VOA’s Julie Taboh traveled to the southern region of the state to see how it’s being done.

Revered painter illustrated American life from World War II through the civil rights movement

More than one million plant and animal species are likely to become extinct due to human activity, according to a new report by the United Nations

Mikah Meyer ran up the last few steps to the top of the Lincoln Memorial in the nation's capital and was immediately overtaken by emotion.