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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts a performance of Copland's Appalachian Spring by The Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox, Mass. in 2018. Thomas, who led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2021.

Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81

Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.

A female Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquito takes a blood meal from a host. For millennia, this mosquito has spread malaria. Researchers now think that these mosquitoes — and the disease they carry — played a critical role in determining where ancient humans settled and whether they thrived or failed to thrive.

How mosquitoes — and malaria — helped shape the whereabouts of early humankind

A new study looks at an unexpected force that played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans.

Renee Lee Owen, EdD, is co-author of "Becoming a Transformative Leader From the Inside Out: A Guide for Educators."

SOU professor urges educators to rethink leadership from the inside out

SOU professor Renee Owen offers insight on self-actualization within transformative leaders and the mindset of transforming education systems starting from within.

The Trump administration has reclassified medical marijuana on the federal level, from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.

Trump administration eases rules on some marijuana categories. Here's what to know

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he is immediately moving medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, which includes drugs like ketamine, Tylenol with codeine and anabolic steroids.

Lauren Weisskirk has two children in Portland Public Schools and says Oregon could learn from other states in how to provide more instructional time. A new report suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state.

Enormous variation in school instructional time for Oregon students, according to new data tool

The analysis from ECOnorthwest and Stand For Children suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state.

The Nike Store at 5th Street Market in Eugene, pictured on April 21, 2026. It's not yet confirmed whether Nike would be taxed under this initiative, but any company that makes more than $1 billion in national gross profits from retail sales annually and more than $500,000 from retail sales in Eugene would be included.

Eugene petitioners begin push to get new climate tax on November ballot

The Eugene Clean Energy Fund would raise taxes on some large retailers and banks, taking 2% of gross profits from their retail sales in the city.

Funded by PEPFAR, this clinic in Kitwe, Zambia, provided medicines for patients who are HIV positive. President Trump's foreign aid overhaul interrupted operations in 2025.

Two startlingly different views on long-awaited data on America's anti-HIV efforts

After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it?

AI's a suck up. Research shows how it flatters and suggests we're not to blame

The AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks with the press while Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., looks on following weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on April 21.

Senate votes to kickstart partisan funding process for ICE. Here's how that works

A budget plan with a $70 billion expected price tag for immigration enforcement advanced after an overnight session. It now heads to the House of Representatives.

Texas Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico waves to the crowd before speaking Mar. 4 in Austin. Talarico raised $27m in the first quarter of 2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups.

4 charts show where money is going in the midterms -- and who has the most cash

The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.

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