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The report finds the world's energy supply needs to shift to renewable sources, like this solar farm in Karnataka, India, but it's not happening fast enough.

It's not too late to stave off the climate crisis, U.N. report finds. Here's how

The good news is that the world has solutions and technology to slow climate change. The bad news is that time is running out.

Marie Yovanovitch is sworn in on Nov. 15, 2019, prior to providing testimony at President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial. "When I looked at the footage that night," she says, "I wasn't wearing a poker face. I had all of the emotions of, you know, surprise, anger and even a little bit of contempt. I actually rolled my eyes. I was really surprised that I couldn't control myself better."

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns Putin will move west if he wins in Ukraine

Yovanovitch served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Her new memoir is Lessons From the Edge.

'From Staircase to Stage': Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan

In his new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, rapper Raekwon recalls watching as that relatively serene New York City neighborhood rapidly declined, succumbing to the wildfires of the crack epidemic.

Suzanne Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. Her own medical journey inspired her research into, among other things, the way yew trees communicate chemically with neighboring trees for their mutual defense.

Trees Talk To Each Other. 'Mother Tree' Ecologist Hears Lessons For People, Too

Ecologist Suzanne Simard says trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in remarkable ways — including warning each other of danger and sharing nutrients at critical times.

As It Was: Boy Accompanies Family to California, Carves Out Future

Born in Massachusetts in 1844, the son of Samuel and Diadamia Boyes, Charles Bassett Boyes was 17 years old when he came West by covered wagon with his…

As It Was: Family Substitutes Sorghum Molasses for Scarce Sugar

Sugar was scarce and expensive in the pioneer West, arriving overland or being brought on ships and then freighted on pack animals or wagons to small…

People walk past the Sol Tribe tattoo shop where two women were shot and killed and a man injured on Dec. 27 in Denver, Colo. It was the first in a series of shootings that claimed five lives across the area.

Attorney General Garland pledges a comprehensive response to violent crime

The federal government will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with communities working to fight gun violence, Merrick Garland tells a meeting of U.S. mayors.

As It Was: Spanish Flu Kills Oregon Legislator and Wife in 1919

In early January 1919, John Stannard, left Gold Beach, Ore., by commercial vehicle to attend the opening session of the State Legislature as the newly…

Why your student loan payments may be delayed (again)

Payments on federal student loans have been paused for two years, and the Biden administration appears to be considering extending the pause beyond May.

<p>Community members pack the room at a Salem City Council meeting Nov. 26, 2019. </p>

Salem City Council Takes Controversial Sit-Lie Rule Off The Table

The amended ordinance will now restrict people from camping and leaving personal property unattended on public sidewalks, if the Salem City Council approves it next month.

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