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A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs.

Historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith discuss how World War I, the 1918 flu pandemic and social upheaval transformed America.

OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History and director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, to dig into the little-known stories of eastern Oregon's Chinese cowboys.

There was a time when scandals were a death knell for political careers. But today, they're far from being career enders.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 and plans to monitor the flow of mail ballots for signs of voter fraud, according to a court document.

In California, more than 5.9 million adults under age 65 have some college credit but no degree. A statewide initiative aims to reengage students who “stopped out.”

The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.

Kathy Sell, mayor of Eagle Point, Oregon offers insight into what is attracting so many people to her town, including notable celebrities.

From inclusive sports in Klamath County to rising fishing costs, Oregon drone growth and a Beatles sing-along, here are stories from the Northwest.

A study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyone return to the office isn't the answer either, say researchers.