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Former President Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, with a focus on human rights-centered policies.

The largest increase in jobs in 1 1/2 years was accompanied by a 2.6 percent year-on-year increase in wages, a slowdown from January's pace. The unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent.

The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Google for what an official called "systemic compensation disparities" between men and women. The government is suing the company to release its records.

The nonprofit Mercy Corps, headquartered in Portland, is helping evacuees from the Syrian city of Aleppo find shelter.

Nigerians are raising concerns about the health of Muhammadu Buhari, who hasn't been seen in public for more than a week and has missed his third straight cabinet meeting.

"I am resigning because of the danger of damaging both UNICEF and Save the Children and our wider cause," Justin Forsyth wrote. Three women made complaints about him earlier at Save the Children.

President Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass, filed a lawsuit to obtain six years of Trump's tax returns. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the Justice Department advised he withhold them.

On Sunday, the state saw 853 hospitalizations because of the coronavirus, which was the lowest since March 18. Also, only 391 people tested positive of more than 46,000 people tested that day.

Last year, private employers in Oregon reported it was difficult to fill more than half of vacant jobs for a variety of reasons such as low wages, unqualified candidates and a lack of applicants.