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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (center) spoke at the Iron Gate fish hatchery along the Klamath River about the Klamath dam removal and river restoration.

Interior Secretary Haaland celebrates Klamath dam removal

On Thursday afternoon, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Iron Gate Dam, along the Klamath River, to celebrate its decommissioning in what will be part of the largest dam removal and river restoration project in U.S. history.

Author Rebecca Roberts has penned a new biography of First Lady Edith Wilson, <em>Untold Power</em>.

Biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines the complexities of women and power

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rebecca Roberts about her biography of First Lady Edith Wilson, Untold Power. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, she made decisions for him.

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds the gavel after he was elected on the 15th ballot on January 7, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker after 15 votes and days of negotiations

Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

The Beatles on Mount Doom (or a still from Peter Jackson's <em>Get Back</em>, a documentary constructed from footage shot during the making of the band's last studio albums and final performance).

The Fellowship of the Rockers

The new documentary Get Back, cut from 50-year-old footage of Beatles recording sessions by director Peter Jackson, offers a chance to look at one moment when the myth of the "band guy" took shape.

Players on both teams celebrated on the field after the HBCU Swingman Classic concluded.

At the HBCU Swingman Classic, pro baseball confronts its decline in Black players

Jackie Robinson's sport is at a low point in professional Black American representation. An exhibition game spearheaded by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and others aims to help change that.

Jacinda Ardern gives her farewell speech in parliament in Wellington on April 5.

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern takes on a new role after leaving politics this week

In a rousing and personal farewell speech this week in parliament, the former prime minister touched on family, politics and one of the very few things she will ask of her colleagues as she departs.

Ukrainian servicemen from the Azovstal steel plant sit on a bus near a penal colony, in Olyonivka, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, on Friday.

Russia aims to capitalize on controlling the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol

More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, and Russia is consolidating control of Mariupol. It is making plans to annex the southwestern parts of the country.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan Federal Court after his first court appearance in New York. Federal prosecutors have charged him with criminal fraud.

2022 was the year crypto came crashing down to Earth

For the world of crypto, 2022 started with exuberance and ended with its unofficial spokesman in handcuffs.

As It Was: Author Zane Grey Gathers Regional Material

In June 1919, the Klamath Falls Evening Herald profiled Western author Zane Grey as pleasing, with a “glad to meet you” personality, who enjoyed talking…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is embarking on an effort to draft legislation that would put guardrails around rapidly evolving artificial intelligence.

Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is trying to lead an effort to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards around artificial intelligence. But lawmakers have a lot to learn.

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