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Space companies like Blue Origin are grabbing headlines with the promise of a new era of space tourism, mostly recently with the plan to send William Shatner to the edge of space. But unless you're lucky, space is still out of reach for most of the public.

William Shatner is bound for space, but the rest of us will have to wait

New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck.

As It Was: Cannery Fishermen Fight Over Rogue River Salmon

Cannery fish wars came to a head in August 1916 with a fight in the middle of the Rogue River.It began when Claud Bardon, a fisherman for the Seaborg…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday after he announced the Fed was raising interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point.

Meet the Fed, the latest superpower to emerge from Washington's shadows

Few voters may be thinking of Jerome Powell as they go to the polls in November, but all will be coping with economic conditions strongly influenced by Powell's Federal Reserve Board.

Naomi Judd (right) and Wynonna Judd perform during the 2008 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, Calif.

Naomi Judd embodied the role of country music's 'mother' — and helped to expand it

Alongside her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd, who died on April 30, willed one of the most riveting acts in country music into being through persistence and sacrifice.

As It Was: Visitor Comments on “Handsome” Modocs

William Hoffman celebrated his 72nd birthday with a companion near Fort Klamath, Ore., on Sept. 7, 1873, after making a memorable trip to Crater Lake.…

Destiny Laurence receives a call at the Harris County Election Office in downtown Houston. In January alone, Washington and the 14 other workers in the call center received 8,000 calls from people asking for help navigating the voting process.

Texas election workers provide practical and emotional support to confused voters

Tuesday is the first statewide election in Texas since it enacted a sweeping new voting law. Some elections officials say the law has left voters unsure how and if they will be able to participate.

As It Was: Early Pioneer Lives for Years in Shasta, Calif., Region

One of the earliest pioneers of Shasta County, Calif., Alonzo Engle, was born in 1824 in Ohio.The 1850 census indicates he was 25 years old in Scipio,…

Exchange Exemplar: Girls Living As Boys In Afghanistan

The birth of a boy is celebrated in Afghanistan. The birth of a girl produces very different reactions, almost mourning. Through their lives, males and…

Mat Johnson is the Philip H. Knight Chair of Humanities at the University of Oregon. His previous books include <em>Pym</em> and <em>Loving Day.</em>

Real life or satire? Novelist Mat Johnson says it can be hard to tell the difference

Set in the future, Johnson's new satirical novel, Invisible Things, takes place on one of Jupiter's many moons, where humans have created an artificial ecosystem designed to replicate life on Earth.

President Joe Biden congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson moments after the Senate confirmed her to be the first Black woman to be a justice on the Supreme Court at the White House.

The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

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