Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight have pledged to donate $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University ...

A 16-year-old boy drowned Wednesday night in the Columbia River near Frenchman’s Bar, despite a “herculean” search effort ...

The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of ...

In August 2024, state schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal published guidance for districts and called upon them to adopt policies to reduce cellphone distraction by the start of the 2025-26 school ...

Faith-based nonprofit Open House Ministries’ annual block party Thursday offered the festive energy of a celebration while also connecting residents to vital resources.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood with other prominent Democratic leaders Thursday to announce that the state will move forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps in an e ...

A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he vowed it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S ...

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty late Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in h ...

Salmon fishing in the ocean at Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) will close beginning Tuesday after Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers determined the recreational coho catch total ...

A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the l ...

Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.