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Berrigan became emblematic of the opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He served time in jail for an audacious act of civil disobedience.

The Solar Impulse 2 plane is being flown across the Atlantic Ocean on a four-day trip to Spain. The solar-powered craft took off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport early Monday.

The fisherman's family says he found the pearl inside a giant clam near the island of Palawan and kept it under his bed. If confirmed, it would be far and away the largest natural pearl ever found.

The Marine Corps made the announcement that Col. Mark Coppess had been relieved of command without elaborating on the cause of his dismissal.

A Santa Monica beachfront hotel built without proper permits and fined nearly $15.6 million will be allowed to remain open. After hours of debate the California Coastal Commission voted 7-5 Thursday to approve after-the-fact permits for the Shore Hotel, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. In exchange, the hotel’s developer agreed to create a “micro … Continue reading Santa Monica Hotel Built Without Permits Can Remain Open →

The coalition of unions representing 80,000 Kaiser Permanente workers announced Monday they’ll be walking picket lines in four weeks.

Detectives in New South Wales made an appeal for witnesses Monday, alleging that a driver committed the "acts of animal cruelty" in the span of an hour this weekend.

The Portland metro area is expected to stay mostly dry, whereas Medford and Eugene could see up to an inch of snow. The mountain passes are expected to get blanketed.

If you were hoping for a locally caught Dungeness crab dinner this Thanksgiving, you may have to wait — or catch it yourself. Late Wednesday, hours before some boats in the commercial fleet were set to head out to drop crab pots, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced a preliminary decision to delay … Continue reading Crab for Thanksgiving? Don’t Count on It. Commercial Season Delayed →

A listening station on the Santa Barbara Channel floor is able to capture whale calls as far away as 30 miles away. It's the latest attempt to prevent ships from running into whales in the channel.