A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is getting underway.

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, dropping to its lowest level in more than a year.

A growing number of people protesting against President Donald Trump's administration are wearing inflatable costumes at rallies.

During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest gourds, which weigh around 1,000 pounds.

Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale.

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can take command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops.

Disney+ and Hulu subscription cancellations rose during the month that ABC briefly cancelled “Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Protesters are pedaling through Portland's streets wearing nothing or close to it to rally against the Trump administration.

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army Reserve center in Illinois.

Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard.

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.

A top New Orleans police official is welcoming the idea of working with federal troops deployed to Louisiana’s largest city.

Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities.

Armed federal agents are patrolling Chicago’s downtown streets and President Donald Trump has called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon.

President Donald Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon.

Australian scientists have tested bite-resistant wetsuits by letting sharks bite them at sea.

The survivors and family members of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history have refiled their lawsuit against the U.S. government following a new U.S. Department of Defense watchdog report that faults the U.S. Army for a high rate of failure to report violent threats by service members.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid last week retreated significantly after surging to a nearly four-year high a week earlier.

Portland, Oregon, says it will issue a land use violation notice to the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.

You spend hours perfecting your resume, days scrolling through job boards, and weeks waiting for a response. If you feel exhausted from job searching, you’re not alone.

President Donald Trump has threatened sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests.

A Maine principals' group is resisting a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking the names of all students playing interscholastic sports.

A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 has reached plea deals with federal and state prosecutors.

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 has pleaded guilty or no-contest to all charges against him.

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding.

Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage held steady this week at its lowest level in nearly 10 months, an encouraging sign for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs.

Akie Iwai joined twin sister Chisato as a rookie LPGA Tour winner Sunday at Columbia Edgewater, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-stroke victory in The Standard Portland Classic.

Akie Iwai of Japan eagled the fifth hole and birdied the other three par 5s at Columbia Edgewater, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in The Standard Portland Classic.

Jeongeun Lee5 shot a 6-under 67 on Friday to take the lead in The Standard Portland Classic, while 65-year-old Juli Inkster fell short in her bid to become the oldest player to make a cut in LPGA Tour history.

Juli Inkster played her first LPGA event in three years to face competition before the U.S. Senior Women's Open next week.

Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 on Thursday in The Standard Portland Classic, leaving the slumping Canadian a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 10 months.

Maine can’t enforce a voter-approved foreign election interference law that a federal appeals court says likely violates the Constitution by limiting political donations.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs.

As more and more platforms offer streaming services, people are becoming overwhelmed and frustrated.

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect.

Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender student athlete online are in agreement that the lawmaker’s lawsuit over her loss of voting rights is now moot.

Demonstrators came out in cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump.

Haynes was charged with 2nd degree murder in death of his wife

In 1971, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass a “bottle bill."

The San Antonio Spurs have back-to-back rookie of the year award winners.

The nation’s first women’s sports bar is flipping the script on one of the blunders from last year’s NCAA Tournament.

The Trump administration is investigating Maine with a claim that dozens of school districts in the state violate federal law by withholding information about students’ gender transitioning from parents.

States with aggressive climate goals like Oregon are facing a conundrum.

The long-running reality TV show that boosted Donald Trump’s profile will begin streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video.

Police in Oregon say they are working with the FBI to investigate gunshots fired at a Tesla dealership overnight.

Mortgage rates eased this week for the seventh week in a row, a trend that gives prospective home shoppers more financial flexibility just as the spring homebuying season gets going.

Another milestone awaits LeBron James: 50,000 NBA points.

Heavy snow and freezing rain from Kentucky to the nation's capital caused hundreds of crashes and left tens of thousands of residents in the dark.

Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules were unnecessary and would bankrupt harvesters.

The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed a new baby elephant.

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.

Thousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are being asked to complete in-depth questionnaires about their involvement in the inquiries as the Trump administration's Justice Department weighs disciplinary actions that could result in firings.

A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs to change its culture and put safety above profits.

Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland.

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy.

The East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing rainy, windy and potentially dangerous stretch of weather.

Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

Voters in Portland, Oregon, have elected political outsider Keith Wilson as their next mayor.

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up calls for a winner to be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday night.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August.

Voters in two counties in Washington state and Oregon have not received mail-in ballots with less than a week to go before the election, election officials say.

Investigators say the man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks.

The Clark County auditor in southwest Washington state says about 475 damaged ballots were retrieved from a ballot box that was burned early Monday.

The suspected arson fires of ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington this week is a reminder of how the popular collection devices have been the subject of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election.

Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."

More than 67 million with Medicare can review their options and make changes from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, and those who miss the deadline will likely have to wait another year to make any changes.

Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state's largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies.

National Republicans and Democrats are keenly eyeing the Pacific Northwest, where two of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country are playing out.

Investigators say that air traffic controllers cleared one plane to take off after telling pilots of another plane to cross the same runway in Nashville last month.

Shopping season for Medicare coverage is about to begin and with it comes the annual onslaught of TV ads and choices to consider.

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.

Former employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic are scheduled to testify in front of a Coast Guard investigatory board at an upcoming hearing.

A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.

A small plane carrying two people crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning near Portland.

Oregon’s experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday.

Federal authorities say new efforts to convert some types of commercial fishing to ropeless gear that is safer for rare whales will be supported by millions of dollars in funding.

A federal agency says it has recommendations for improving the safety of commercial aviation including air tours and air ambulances.

An 83-foot motor boat is going to be scrapped that was one of the first refrigerated sardine carriers during the heyday of Maine’s booming industry.

A judge says Maine isn't violating the constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by a state antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance.

Federal transportation officials are providing $5 billion to replace or improve aging bridges in 16 states.

The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years.

Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more inot next week from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Alantic states and the Northeast.

San Francisco’s mayor says the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces will allow the city to begin clearing homeless encampments that have plagued the city.

Amazon has joined the exclusive $2 trillion club after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant’s stock past that threshold.

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is calling on Republicans to drop lawsuits targeting mail voting now that Donald Trump has embraced the method.

A Maine sheriff is rejecting an allegation that some of his officers arrived at a mass shooting scene reeking of alcohol.

In this episode, we discuss the tragic murder charge filed against former WWF star Billy Jack Haynes. Haynes was arrested in February in connection with the murder of his wife. In this episode, we're joined by a veteran journalist from the Portland, Oregon, area who's covered the Haynes case. We also analyze the latest on the legal front in the prosecution of the longtime wrestler.

Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime.

The presidential primaries that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched are moving closer to their end.

A centrist candidate who has vowed to be tough on crime is leading in the race for top prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in a contest that is seen as a referendum on voter concerns over homelessness, public drug use and disorder.

The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.

Amazon has reported strong results for the first quarter.

An immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer won an enormous $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this month.

Oregon lottery officials say the winner of the eighth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history won’t be announced for at least a couple more weeks while the win is verified and arrangements for the massive payment are made.