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A 9mm pistol build kit with a commercial slide and barrel with a polymer frame is displayed at the White House. Here's a look at what the Biden administration's new rule does.

The Biden administration is regulating 'ghost guns.' Here's what the rule does

With the latest announcement from the Biden administration, here's a look at what so-called "ghost guns" are and what the government's new rule does.

The University Heights Bridge in the Bronx, N.Y., links the Bronx with Harlem over the Hudson River.

New York City works to make space for rapidly rising number of asylum-seekers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces emergency contracts to help an increasing number of newly arrived immigrants access shelter

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19, is a big viral family with many variants. Just like with a human family tree, the distance between two variants shows roughly how related they are. This illustration is inspired by the SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic tree generated by Emma Hodcroft of Nextstrain.org and the University of Bern. Her tree is reproduced within the story below.

Take a look at SARS-CoV-2's family tree. It's full of surprises

The family history of SARS-CoV-2 is not what virologists expected — and it sheds light on the coronavirus that launched a pandemic. Check out our illustration of the virus's family tree.

Sally Jane Priesand became the first woman in the United States to be ordained as a rabbi in 1972.

It was only 50 years ago this month that the first female rabbi was ordained

Female rabbis have become a way of life these days, but Sally Priesand changed the course of women and Judaism when she became the first female rabbi in the United States in June 1972.

Maison Des Champs climbed Salesforce Tower in San Francisco last Tuesday morning. He is climbing buildings across the country to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions.

An anti-abortion activist scales skyscrapers to spread his message

Maison Des Champs has climbed massive buildings — without the safety of a rope or harness — to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions.

Members of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards of Conduct and Discipline discuss discipline for officers who intentionally target someone based on them belonging to a protected class on July 12, 2022 in a screenshot during a Zoom meeting.

Draft rules to govern police conduct in Oregon leave lots of wiggle room

A proposed set of conduct and discipline standards applicable to all law enforcement agencies in Oregon were published Monday.

President Biden on Tuesday pardoned three people and shortened the prison terms of 75 more.

Biden takes his first actions on clemency with 3 pardons and 75 commutations

Tuesday's pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more fair – a goal Biden made part of his 2020 presidential campaign.

As It Was: Land Developer Proposes Giving Away 20-Acre Tracts

An entrepreneur who owned large tracts of land in Curry County, Ore., Robert D. Hume, announced a land giveaway in March 1908.Hume advertised in the…

As It Was: Girl Scouts Get Their Own Camp at Lake of the Woods

The birth of Girl Scout camping in Southern Oregon began in 1927 when Mrs. Leonard Carpenter donated a site on the Applegate River, furnished a large…

A new report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization documents what it calls "aggressive" and "misleading" marketing of infant formula. There's special concern about efforts in low-resource countries

Infant formula promoted in 'aggressive' and 'misleading' ways, says new global report

UNICEF and the World Health Organization issued the paper. It shows "that formula milk marketing remains unacceptably pervasive, misleading and aggressive," says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of WHO.

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