Nation Jul 06

Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters…

Health Jun 10

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Economy Jun 03

The utility says it has settled nearly 1,500 claims stemming from the Labor Day 2020 wildfires, which killed nine people and destroyed thousands of homes.

World May 23

Speaking after a day of meetings with leaders of Indigenous Kanaks who want independence and pro-Paris leaders who do not, Macron laid out a roadmap that he said could lead to another referendum on the archipelago.

Economy Apr 10

Oregon lottery officials say the winner of the eighth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history won't be announced for at least a couple more weeks while the win is verified and arrangements for the massive payment are made.

Politics Mar 05

In 2018, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was unconstitutional to punish people who for sleeping outside if there are not enough shelter beds. Many Western officials say it has prevented them from addressing homeless encampments.

Politics Feb 01

The 2023 walkout paralyzed the Legislature for weeks and only ended after Republicans forced concessions from Democrats on a sweeping bill related to expanding access to abortion and transgender health care and another measure regarding the manufacture and transfer of…

Politics Jan 23

The bill would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as a low-level misdemeanor, enabling police to confiscate them and crack down on their use on sidewalks and in parks, its authors said.

Politics Jan 19

The meeting came as the nation's cities face multiple crises including two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to…

Nation Jan 19

In the past two weeks, storms have blasted much of the U.S. with rain, snow, wind and frigid temperatures, snarling traffic and air travel and causing at least 45 deaths.