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As It Was: Woodruff Meadow Named after Musical Family

Woodruff Meadow Named after Musical Family

Short-term profits and long-term consequences — did Jack Welch break capitalism?

The General Electric CEO wowed investors and mingled with celebrities. But New York Times correspondent David Gelles says Welch's aggressive tactics also caused irreparable harm to American industry.

Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz hold hands on Oct. 3, 1995.

On the 25th anniversary of 'Tuesdays with Morrie,' the teaching goes on

Publisher after publisher rejected the memoir before Doubleday took a chance in 1997. At its core, the book is about the power of relationship and focusing on others.

"No one understands it," says Sylvia Cunningham of how she and her husband, Brandon, holding Braxton, 2, got three of their children returned from foster care, including daughter Jordan, 17 (at left), but a court allowed one son to be placed for adoption because the Cunninghams had failed to pay part of the bill for foster care.

In some states, including Oregon, an unpaid foster care bill could mean parents lose their kids forever

Some states allow children to be removed from their parents if they fail to pay the cost of foster care. But that can be hundreds of dollars a month, and it's often the poorest families who must pay.

As It Was: Russian Trapper Risks Life to Save Indian Captives

Russian Trapper Risks Life to Save Indian Captives

A voter leaves after casting her ballot in a special congressional election on Jan. 11 in Miramar, Fla.

Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed

A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.

As It Was: Fires Retard Early Growth of Klamath Falls

A series of early fires plagued the Southern Oregon hamlet of Linkville, Ore., greatly retarding its growth for at least 20 years.George Nurse founded the…

Emergency housing voucher recipient Mitchell Friedeck stands in the entrance to the two-bedroom apartment where he lives with his three children in Nipomo in San Luis Obispo County, on Aug. 2, 2022.

Could this COVID program help reduce the California housing crisis?

An emergency housing voucher program offers improvements to the decades-old federal solution to the housing affordability crisis, but landlord reluctance remains a crucial hurdle.

The protagonists of 'Umma,' a new horror film directed by Iris Shim, grapple with the hair-raising effects of integenerational trauma.

In 'Umma,' intergenerational trauma takes on a demonic form

In the new horror film, three generations of Korean American women grapple with the haunting repercussions of motherhood. Actors Sandra Oh and Fivel Stewart talk about what made the film so personal.

Can a conservative break through for California attorney general?

Conservatives running for California attorney general make their case to break the Democratic stranglehold on statewide offices since 2006. Eric Early, Nathan Hochman and Anne Marie Schubert say that voters’ concern over crime and public safety will help them unseat incumbent Rob Bonta.

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