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An Iranian woman walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 24, 2026, in tribute to the schoolgirls in Minab killed in an airstrike.

Iran's foreign minister leaves Pakistan, then Trump cancels U.S. delegation's travel

After arriving on Friday, Iran's Abbas Araghchi has left Islamabad, prompting President Trump to announce that his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will no longer travel there Saturday for peace talks

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.

A white neo-classical courthouse building. wording on the building says, "Josephine County, Courthouse"

Meet two candidates in crowded Josephine County commissioner race

Six candidates are running for Josephine County commissioner. Two outline competing visions on homelessness, economic growth and local governance.

Natasha Benjamin, co-producer, co-director and cinematographer of the documentary film, "Sequoias of the Sea" captures a scene and sound for the film.

Northern California kelp forest crisis unfolds in 'Sequioas of the Sea' documentary

"Sequoias of the Sea" examines why Northern California lost 95% of its kelp forests and how communities are working to bring them back.

Peter Larson is a Republican candidate for Oregon's congressional district 2 seat.

In Oregon’s 2nd District, a teacher-turned-candidate takes on an incumbent

Peter Larson offers insight into his background, his campaign platform and his concerns across a broad array of issues impacting Oregon's congressional district 2.

Graduates celebrate at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend on June 18, 2024. Tuition at Oregon’s public universities will increase in the fall, the 12th school year in a row that prices have gone up.

Tuition to rise for 12th year in a row at Oregon’s public universities

Annual undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities is expected to increase nearly $600 on average from the year before.

Three men stand around a large bare tree attached to a granite boulder.

Redding is dumping trees and boulders in its river to help fish

The Sacramento River used to be littered with trees and logs that fish used as refuge. Now there are efforts in Redding to bring back some of that habitat.

President Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday in Washington.

Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum.

A man closes the door of a shop in Cairo, Egypt, to comply with the government's order for businesses to shut down nightly at 9 p.m.

From night life in Egypt to rice farming in Vietnam, the war in Iran is a drain

Fuel costs more. Food is harder to get. Jobs are evaporating. And in Cairo, cafes and restaurants are ordered to close at 9 p.m.

Smoke rises from Port of La Guaira in Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 after U.S. forces seized the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.

U.S. soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro's removal

It's the first time suspected insider trading on Polymarket has led to criminal charges in the U.S.

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