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Oregon State University in Corvallis is one of the most expensive public four-years in the state to attend. The university, along with the six other public universities in the Oregon, is raising tuition for students next year.

Oregon lags most states in public higher education funding, report finds

An annual report from a prominent higher education association ranks Oregon 44th in the nation for public higher education funding.

Co-founders and CEOs of The Fearless Fund, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons, speak to journalists outside federal court in Miami in January. A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended the venture capital firm's grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is the discriminatory.

Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules

The ruling against the Fearless Fund is another victory for conservative groups waging legal battles against corporate diversity programs,

An American flag is seen upside down at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

The upside-down American flag goes mainstream as a form of right-wing protest

The symbol, traditionally used by seafarers as a distress call, has been wielded as a bipartisan protest. But its most visible recent uses have taken a hard right political shift.

Hunter Biden, the president's son, goes on trial this week on federal gun charges in Delaware.

Jury selected in Hunter Biden gun trial

The trial, which opened Monday in federal court in Delaware, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son.

FTC issues numbers on scams, and advice for avoiding them

Impersonator scams were the top scam of the year 2022 in America once again, says the Federal Trade Commission.Kerry O'Brien is the Western Regional Director for FTC.

Police chiefs who made a difference profiled in 'Walk the Walk'

Neil Gross worked for a time as a police officer, before going back to school to become a sociologist. He combines past and present occupations in a book, "Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture."

Will Lewis became publisher and CEO of<em> The Washington Post</em> in January. On Sunday, he ousted Executive Editor Sally Buzbee and replaced her with a former colleague temporarily. In November, another former colleague will permanently take the helm of the newsroom.

New CEO of 'The Washington Post' puts former colleagues in power

The Post's new CEO has ousted Executive Editor Sally Buzbee, replacing her with a former colleague of his at The Wall Street Journal. Post journalists worry about the choice, and the paper's future.

Simone Biles smiles during her floor exercise routine at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday.

With the Olympics fast approaching, gymnast Simone Biles already looks dominant

After mental health struggles sidelined her at the Tokyo Olympics, the 27-year-old star is back with an all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships and a spot at the Olympic trials.

What Luiza Brina's music communicates is beyond words: spiritual transcendence.

8 Tracks: You don't need a deity to pray — just transcendent music

Luiza Brina spent 10 years developing an album of nonreligious prayers. NPR Music's Lars Gotrich dives into newly released music from Brazil, featuring Milton Nascimento, Amaro Freitas and Anitta.

The image on the right was generated by Zila Abka in February. She says she created it with Microsoft’s Image Creator. On the left is the viral image that Amirul Shah said he created also using an AI image generator tool.

‘All eyes on Rafah’ is the Internet's most viral AI image. Two artists are claiming credit

The image, with over 50 million shares, is considered the most viral ever AI-generated photo. Tracing the image’s history has revealed a rift over its true creator.

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