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It is one of a growing number of states to do so. It will start limiting the amount of new gasoline-powered cars that can be sold in the state starting in 2027

Federal data shows Oregon saw the biggest increase in synthetic opioid deaths since 2019 among states that have reported their numbers

Election workers across the country have been besieged by threats, harassment and intimidation since former president Donald Trump and his supporters began spreading false election claims after he lost the 2020 election

The growing thirst of data centers, which use water to cool their equipment, is beginning to cause tensions in the territories where they are located

The deal sets minimum hourly wages at $25 in California, where most of Kaiser’s facilities are located, and $23 in other states

The bust came as two states and several cities in the U.S. have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms and their active ingredient, psilocybin. About 20 other states have active legislation on changing laws

While psilocybin remains illegal in most of the United States, the Food and Drug Administration in 2018 designated it a ‘breakthrough therapy’

Leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools carries hefty costs

Many Democrats fear the party will boost former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House

Authorities say they are looking for more possible victims after linking the man, Negasi Zuberi, to violent sexual assaults in at least four other states

Twenty-nine-year-old Negasi Zuberi is now behind bars in Nevada, waiting to be extradited to Oregon. He is charged with interstate kidnapping and transporting an individual across state lines with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity

The FBI said Wednesday that police in Reno, Nevada, arrested 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi on July 16, a day after he fled from his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, where he had taken the Seattle woman

The walkout happened despite voters passing a ballot measure in 2022 that disqualifies lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from reelection

Posing as an aunt or uncle seeking help for a fictitious 16-year-old who survived a fentanyl overdose, researchers called U.S. rehabs and asked if they offered the treatment medication buprenorphine

Police say Lincoln Clayton Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter and assault

Legislature met behind closed doors for a second day Thursday to try to bridge the divide as the boycott entered its ninth straight day, with deeply partisan bills on abortion, gender-affirming care and gun control on the line.

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

The debate in Oregon comes as Democrats and Republicans across the country spar over gun rights, and as the number of gun violence deaths nationwide has risen to nearly 12,000 so far this year

In recent years, California, Colorado and Maryland passed similar bans on cosmetics containing PFAS that go into effect in 2025. Proposals are under consideration in Washington and Oregon while bills have also been introduced in Illinois, Rhode Island and Georgia.

Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season

The new laws add a layer of secrecy to government documents as a means of improving the personal safety of officials

‘Dick Fosbury was a true LEGEND! He changed an entire event forever with a technique that looked crazy at the time but the result made it the standard”, said Michael Johnson

A lawsuit over the death Robert Box, who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in 2015, has been settled for $1.6 million

More than 4.6 million people are disenfranchised in the United States because of felony convictions, according to the Sentencing Project

The program kicks off next week in Los Angeles with 18 players, including Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith

Lillard got tested on the night he tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season

More than 120,000 California utility customers remained without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us