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Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves as she attends an event for Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in December 2019. Obama and actress Julia Roberts attended the inaugural Gathering of Rising Leaders in the Asia Pacific organized by the Obama Foundation.

Michelle Obama May Stay 'Above The Fray' As She Returns To Political Life

Her husband has now endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden. But former first lady Michelle Obama is making a return to politics in 2020 on her own terms.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

President Trump's guidelines for "reopening" the country put the onus on governors.

Coronavirus Latest: Trump's Fight With Governors Is One He Can't Win

President Trump is passing the buck on testing and plans to "reopen" states, and many of governors don't like it.

Eighteenth Century Cookbook Features Turtle Soup

On New Year’s Day in 1882 in Jacksonville, Ore., 17-year-old Amalia “Molly” Britt received a special present from her older brother Emil. It was an…

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (pictured in January) has said he wants all nursing home residents and staff for coronavirus.

West Virginia Aims To Test All Nursing Home Residents, Workers For COVID-19

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said there have been discrepancies in data from the homes, and wants even those already checked to be retested.

Coronavirus Cases Continue To Climb In The U.S. And Around The World

More than 32,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the U.S. on Saturday, as the nation's death toll crossed 41,000.

Oregon Explores A New Approach To Redistricting

Oregon still requires the state legislature to draw new legislative and Congressional districts after every federal census. Which means the people in…

Compass Radio: Recovery From Mental Illness

Members of the Compass House tell us how recovery from mental illness isn't a myth.Compass Radio is co-produced by Bryce Harding and the members of…

Oregon Wind Quintet Blows Into Britt Residency

It's still a little cold for classical music concerts outdoors. But the Britt Festivals in Jacksonville are not waiting for the summer concert season.…

Lynne Gist stands at her sister's chair in the Field of Empty Chairs at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum on Wednesday. Gist lost her sister, Karen Gist Carr, when a truck bomb ripped through a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City and killed 168 people 25 years ago.

On 25th Anniversary Of Oklahoma City Bombing, Officials Find Lessons For Today

Sunday's anniversary was commemorated virtually, as the annual in-person gathering was canceled due to the coronavirus.

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