This is the story of the hopelessness small rural towns feel in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, both social and financial, told through the lens of this tragic accident in the eyes of me as both an outsider and insider; I have been back to my American home town several times, each time realizing it has lost even more of what it once had.

River and ocean swimmers went for the season's final swim down the Hudson. I swam with them, plowing a mile downriver to the George Washington Bridge, then back.

Persuading women to use Truvada, a daily anti-HIV pill, will be central in stopping a recent uptick in infections among women, public health experts say.

Over 45,000 voted in a primary that swept State Sen. Marisol Alcantara from her seat in Inwood and Washington Heights, taken by challenger Robert Jackson.

The Corner Project, which supports drug users in Washington Heights, has been evicted and must rely on vans.

A brief election-night analysis of the Swedish election, which left the two main political blocs tied for power with the populist Sweden Democrats with a record-high support.

Jonas Ekblom reflects on power dynamics in bed: Sex might be all about power, but that is only because we make it all about gender. And gender and gender differences, today still, are all about power.

A major gravel producer is looking to break a whole new quarry close to the towns of Hudiksvall and Sörforsa. Local residents are sceptical.

Since 1932, family-owned Graveleijs Senap has produced food products and condiments in Hudiksvall. The company, whose iconic mustard jars in glass is a must for many during the Holidays, is being bought by Scandinavian food conglomerate Kavli. They are also closing their Hudiksvall factory and will move all production to Eslöv.

The hundred-year-old mineral findings around the town of Bricka continue to raise interest among prospectors. We can now reveal that an Australian mineral exploration company, Pursuit Minerals, has applied for permits to prospect thousands of acres in the area. All the while, local activists try to get a complete moratorium on mining in the region.

Reported extensively over several weeks from the catastrophic spring floodings that struck several regions in northern and central Sweden, causing the Swedish national emergency agency to send in extra resources. Much of the reporting was done in rubber boots, reporting from flooded yards and houses; collapsing bridges and overflowing fields.

Deeply impressed by Mary Beard’s great book, Jonas Ekblom reflects on women representation in the EU and the need to re-evaluate our understanding of power.