Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

In an early scene from the Oscar-winning “Harlan County U.S.A.,” a piece of technology is shown swallowing coal miners by the dozen. One after the other, we see helmeted workers merge their prone ...

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.