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Maybe you've heard about the permafrost that is proving not so permanent in the world's colder places.Melting permafrost is damaging and even swallowing…

Meredith Maran had a pretty sweet life as a free-lance writer. Then, in a rather short window of time, she lost her best friend, her marriage and her life…

Gov. Kate Brown is calling the Legislature back into special session on June 24 to focus on passing tougher police accountability laws and address some of the issues raised by the coronavirus pandemic.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is beginning to publicly question police actions toward journalists during the recent demonstrations against police brutality.

Two influential organizations in the music world recently announced they would cease using the term "urban" to describe certain genres or artists. But it's more complicated than a simple cancellation.

The president is facing political pressure to take action following the national outcry over the killing of George Floyd and others at the hands of police.

In the summer of 1878, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey sent Benjamin Colonna to place precision instruments on the 14,179-foot summit of Northern…

Some Shasta County residents are bringing attention to a case in which a black man died suspiciously in the late 1990s. This is following several recent deaths in which black men died by hanging.

Sacramento County's top health official says if COVID-19 was spreading rapidly at the demonstrations for racial justice that started in late May, health workers would be seeing lots of cases by now.

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis — and concerns about a reported increase in suicides.