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This story is part of a series examining the drug and homeless crises plaguing Oregon. Read part one. PORTLAND, Ore. – People sleeping — or passed out — in downtown Portland hardly get a second glance. Most pedestrians keep their eyes trained straight ahead as they walk past clouds of fentanyl smoke or slumped figures … Read more

Fire frequency on Hawaii has soared in the past 20 years, but researchers’ alarms went unheeded ahead of the Maui fires.

A transgender “bathroom ban” in North Carolina caused a national uproar in 2016, but the public reaction to a similar passed in Utah Monday has been minimal.

From San Diego to Capitola, historic piers have taken a beating, and cities plan their rebuilds – strategically More storms, rising seas and huge waves are taking their toll on California’s iconic piers that have dotted the Pacific coast since the Gold Rush, posing the biggest threat yet to the beach landmarks that have become … Read more

Prior authorization requires permission to be sought before prescribing critical drugs, which could cost lives, doctors say In the midst of the worst overdose epidemic in US history, addiction medicine specialists say a bureaucratic hurdle is adding to the difficulty of getting people in treatment: an insurance industry tactic called “prior authorization”. Loathed by doctors … Read more

Discontent in the community, especially in swing states such as Michigan, Arizona and Georgia, will hamper the president’s re-election bid Last week, Muslim and Arab American leaders in Michigan refused an invitation to attend a listening session with Joe Biden’s campaign. It was too late, they said, for the president to win their support after … Read more

The hip-hop pioneer was shot in a New York studio in 2002 but now a key witness is revealing what he says really happened Who killed Jam Master Jay has been one of rap’s most enduring mysteries. But this week a Brooklyn court heard from a witness who was in the New York recording studio … Read more

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether Colorado can remove Donald Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment.

The sanctions do not target Israeli officials who enable violence in the West Bank, nor affect the more urgent crisis in Gaza President Joe Biden’s executive order allowing financial and travel sanctions on Israelis involved in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is a rare and positive step to address Israeli persecution … Read more

Born next to a frontier, I criss-cross the continent all the time. Our borderless network is a privilege we can’t take for granted I’m a French writer based nominally in Italy, but Europe is my homeland. My mobile-phone provider makes me pay dearly for this fact. In any given year, I spend nearly nine months … Read more