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After years of battling the mafia, the authorities are now going after gangs that force migrants from Nigeria into sex work.

Before the pill was approved by the FDA on May 9, 1960, there were few contraceptive options available to young women. It revolutionized family planning and the sex lives of millions of Americans.

Oregon State University released a new website cataloging an oral history of their faculty’s work on climate change. “Voices of a Warming Planet” was...

Edward Berenson looks at what led up to the false narrative that Jewish people murder Christian children and use their blood, its perpetuation, and the single 1928 U.S. allegation of blood libel.

The first automobile to make the trip from Portland to Klamath Falls, Ore., faced three days of rough and muddy roads more suited for horse-drawn stage…

The Oregon Health Authority says a fifth person has now been struck by a vaping-related illnesses.

Bridges can last 80 years or more, but an uncovered bridge can deteriorate in about nine years from weathering of the huge truss timbers.Just a few miles…

James DeMoss and his wife Elizabeth were part of an 1862 wagon train. They were musicians who traveled the world with their five children, playing 41…

David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of special counsel reports.

The National Juvenile Defender Center is urging Oregon to standardize rules and procedures and eliminate all fees related to juvenile court, among other recommendations, to create equal access to justice statewide.