KSOR - Site Search | Jefferson Public Radio

Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv on Thursday. Humanitarian organizations say Russian troops are using cluster munitions in their bombing and shelling of Ukraine.

Russia is using controversial 'cluster munitions' in Ukraine, humanitarian groups say

Once fired, cluster munitions open in midair and rain down dozens or even hundreds of smaller submunitions, or "bomblets," over a large area the size of one or several football fields.

As It Was: Peter Britt Becomes Early Oregon Winemaker

One of the first wine makers in Oregon, Peter Britt, began growing table grapes on a slope where Britt Music Festival audiences now picnic. He created his…

A pedestrian walks past outside U.N. headquarters Friday in New York.

U.S. expels 12 Russian diplomats for allegedly 'engaging in espionage'

Russian United Nations Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called it a "hostile" action.

Karim Ahmed Khan, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Justice in the Khartoum, Sudan, last August. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has put combatants and their commanders on notice that he is monitoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The ICC says it will open an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor said there is "reasonable basis to believe" war crimes may have been committed in Ukraine, where eight years of conflict preceded Russia's invasion.

Even in a cowl that blocks his peripheral vision, <em>The Batman</em> (Robert Pattinson) can still serve side-eye.

In back-to-basics 'The Batman,' Robert Pattinson shines in the darkness

Matt Reeves' approach to the venerable hero is more emo than goth, and Robert Pattinson brings a haunted quality to the role.

(Left to right) Donovan Cha, Mar Brassea, and Vida Hampson work together to solve a math problem in Eric Marsh’s third-grade class at Prescott Elementary in Portland, Feb. 8, 2022. In Oregon, after March 11, school districts will be free to adopt their own masking policies.

Oregon joins other West Coast states in lifting mask mandates in schools on March 12

The governors of Oregon, Washington and California have announced they will lift their mask mandates for schools on the same date, after the CDC changed its guidelines.

A physician's assistant listens to a patient's breathing at a clinic in Bieber on July 23, 2019.

As California expands Medi-Cal, hundreds of thousands of immigrants will still be left behind

Many working undocumented immigrants won’t qualify for state health insurance even if they don’t earn a living wage. That leaves them with few viable options for coverage.

<em>Curtis</em> creator Ray Billingsley works in his home studio in Stamford, Conn.

For decades, cartoonist Ray Billingsley has depicted Black family life in 'Curtis'

He got past obstacles in the industry to bring a mostly Black cast of characters to newspapers and digital platforms across the country.

Abortion-rights supporters protest in Austin, Texas, in October. Doctors say their worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true.

Doctors' worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true

It's been six months since the Texas law banning almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy took effect. Doctors and patients feel frustrated as they navigate the new legal environment.

Featured Works - March 2022

The Featured Works at 9 am and 2 pm on JPR's Classics & News Service

Search results for