COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case are adding greater uncertainty to whether Oregon legislators will...
No charges for police who shot anti-fascist Portland suspect
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Washington state prosecutor has decided not to file criminal charges against police who shot and killed an antifascist fugitive wanted...
6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt
Six Native American tribes sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that...
“We were them:” Vietnamese Americans help Afghan refugees
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — In the faces of Afghans desperate to leave their country after U.S. forces withdrew, Thuy Do sees her own family, decades...
SpaceX’s 1st tourists homeward bound after 3 days in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast Saturday evening.
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Use of OxyContin profits to fight opioids formally approved
A judge formally approved a plan Friday to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned by members of the...
Land agency moving back to DC, reversing Trump-era decision
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the national headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western...
EXPLAINER: What are ‘Crisis Standards of Care?’
BOISE, Idaho — As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care...
Man sentenced to 12 years in $200 million phone-fraud scheme
SEATTLE — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme...
MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity
Shock.
That’s what Ruth Simmons, the president of a historically...