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The death toll from Wednesday's quake has risen to 241, according to the country's civil protection agency. The quake devastated a number of picturesque towns packed with vacationers.

On his last day on the campaign trail, Donald Trump again drew parallels to the Brexit vote in the U.K. British voters say some comparisons are valid, but many expect a different outcome at the polls.

The sunken Hero, an Antarctic research vessel from the 1960s, is leaking oil into Willapa Bay, where more than half of the state's oysters are grown. And no one knows how to remove it.

Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes is facing a sexual harassment suit from former anchor Gretchen Carlson, as well as allegations of similar behavior from six other women. But this is not the first time Rupert Murdoch has had to deal with a harassment case in his media empire.

In a case that was brought by the Philippines, an international tribunal in The Hague has ruled against China over the disputed sovereignty of islands in the South China Sea.

Those tangled brambles are everywhere in the city, the legacy of an eccentric named Luther Burbank whose breeding experiments with crops can still be found on many American dinner plates.

The idea of decolonizing your life can be broad: Doing it can mean taking apart how you speak, what you wear — even what you eat. Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino from San Lorenzo are tackling the eating by transforming how people in the Bay Area think about local food. Both Medina and Trevino belong … Continue reading ‘Decolonize’ Your Diet, Say Berkeley’s Cafe Ohlone →

Treasure Island is a man-made polygon of 400 acres constructed by engineers on a shallow reef in the middle of San Francisco Bay. In the 1930s, federal engineers constructed Treasure Island with bay mud and sand. (Treasure Island Development Authority) The low-lying island, and its neighboring Yerba Buena island, are also the site of a … Continue reading The Precarious Future of Treasure Island: Rising Seas and Sinking Land →

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Patrick Allen, a director of the Oregon Health Authority, about the spike in coronavirus cases and how it might affect relaxing restrictions.

On Tuesday, Metro unanimously voted to refer a measure to the May ballot that, if passed by voters, would raise $250 million for homeless services annually through two taxes.