Michael J. Gallagher was born in Scranton in 1898. He was born into an Irish family of coal miners and was destined to follow in their footsteps. From father to son, the skills and the grit were ...

One thing I learned about the coal miners, that's what they want to do ... Do you work in the coal industry? The Irish Star wants to hear from you! If you have a story, email yelena.mandenberg@ ...

A 2020 story in Irish American Magazine appears to corroborate ... all praying that he was,” Biden told a crowd of Virginia coal miners.

The Life of Rebel New York Attorney Paul O'Dwyer,” takes readers through the civil rights era, Northern Ireland.

“Reclamation: From Coal Dust to Hope,” follows the publication of his first book, “Almost Touching: Shades of a Coal Town Childhood,” in 2016. All 300 copies have been sold.

President Donald Trump hosted a group of coal miners for a signing ceremony at the White House, where he extolled “clean, beautiful coal.” On Tuesday, the president signed executive orders ...

MADISON, W.Va. — Emory “Curly” Carter sometimes feels like he can’t breathe. Household chores, such as cleaning and gardening, leave him gasping for air, making him feel like he has a ...

With the support of a burdensome oxygen machine, Robinson joined a handful of other retired Central Appalachian miners to sit down with ABC News' Jay O'Brien in the heart of coal country.

SAM PETSONK: When I was a child, I'd look up and I'd see coal miners, seeming larger than life, you know, doubled over, coughing, scarcely able to walk, work or breathe. NOGUCHI: Today ...

"When I was a child, I'd look up and I'd see coal miners — seemingly larger than life, doubled over coughing, scarcely able to walk, work or breathe," Petsonk says, "I've seen it my whole life.

Layoffs halt black lung protection programs for miners NIOSH and MSHA programs suspended amid Trump administration cuts Miners face increased risk as safety regulations enforcement weakens OAK ...