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Health leaders in Grant and Harney counties cite fears of worker shortages as the virus surges among unvaccinated people. Legislators claim mandates will backfire in the long run, and further entrench vaccine skeptics.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's exit raises the specter of a return to a "revolving door" succession of Japanese leaders.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must begin taking actions to improve passage for chinook salmon and winter steelhead struggling to survive.

Newberg's mayor and city council, the school district’s teachers’ union, the American Civil Liberties Union, Oregon House Democrats and the Oregon School Boards Association had already called for the Newberg School District's elected board to reverse the policy. On Thursday, the Oregon State Board of Education joined them.

A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity. Lava flows destroyed isolated homes on the nearby mountainside.

As rescuers work against the threat of an approaching storm, officials continue to assess the damage after buildings throughout the island nation were flattened by the 7.2-magnitude quake.

Sean Fletcher, a retired German and history teacher who loved sharing his passions with those around him, died of COVID-19 in December 2020. His brother remembers him for his knowledge and curiosity.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary for Homeland Security, about the state of the nation's security and the efficacy of resource allocation in the effort.

We remember Clifford Feldman, a former TV news producer who lived in Washington, D.C. Feldman was one of the nearly 700,000 Americans who have died from COVID.

The Biden administration wants banks to report more information on people's accounts so it has a better idea of whom to audit.