President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are ...

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she ...

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's ...

Oregon Business & Industry is behind a prospective ballot measure filed last week that seeks to give cities more authority to ...

A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats to show when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during an annual fall event where giant elephants smash half-ton pumpkins.

A traffic crash on 35th Street in Springfield Wednesday morning knocked over power poles. 35th Street was closed Wednesday between Industrial Avenue and Olympic Street while Springfield Utility Board ...

The South Lane Fire & Rescue District Board is asking voters to double a levy that pays for its operations so it can hire ...

The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.

As construction on the new White House ballroom began this week, portions of the East Wing have been demolished. The East ...

World leaders will gather next week at the United Nations General Assembly, where an independent U.N. commission will present ...

A new study in the Journal of Pediatrics finds that after doctors began advising parents to introduce peanut products to young infants, rates of peanut allergies fell significantly. Here & Now ‘s ...

On Wednesday, North Carolina Republicans approved new congressional maps aimed at bolstering their chances at holding onto Congress during next year’s midterm elections.