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The devastating Japanese earthquake of March 11, 2001, killed nearly 20,000 people and hurled an 8 to 10-foot tsunami across the Pacific into Oregon and…

The Washington State Department of Transportation will activate its emergency operations center on Monday morning in case solar eclipse traffic turns...

After approving 31 Oregon counties for Phase 1 reopening four weeks ago, and then allowing 26 of those to open further to Phase 2, last week, Gov. Kate Brown is slamming the brakes on further relaxing of rules she put in place to stem the spread of COVID-19.

An anonymous tip led to the discovery of 17 bodies at the Andover Subacute nursing facility. Families who lost loved ones say they received form letters telling them their loved ones had COVID-19.

Early in his career, video artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo noticed the way people breeze past works of art. He describes how his deliberate, slow-moving installations encourage people to stop and think.

Republicans suspended committee rules this morning to advance the nominations for Health and Human Services and Treasury. Democrats staged another boycott over Trump's pick for the EPA.

Disney, Google and others are said to be considering buying Twitter. It's got baggage — lackluster ad sales, abusive trolling — but also millions of users. What if Twitter focused on a public mission?

Bitterly divided over the Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, leaders in Washington so far are not focused on deterring more interference in the next major elections.

The presumptive Democratic nominee spoke with Philadelphia community leaders about protecting public health while reopening businesses and schools, aided by expansive federal involvement and spending.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with writer Jill Lepore of The New Yorker about her article "What 2018 Looked Like Fifty Years Ago."