Climber’s death on popular Oregon peak underscores dangers
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated PressGOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. — Oregon's tallest peak rises above the streets of downtown Portland, its gorgeous snow-capped slopes luring 10,000 climbers...
Interior to implement massive overhaul despite criticism
By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated PressDENVER — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is pressing ahead with a massive overhaul of his department, despite growing opposition to his...
Students shaken by shooting focus on stopping gun violence
By JASON DEAREN, Associated PressPARKLAND, Fla. — Chris Grady was a theater kid counting down the days until he reported for duty in the U.S....
Toyota, Hyundai recall roughly 110,000 vehicles
NEW YORK — Toyota and Hyundai have recalled roughly a combined 110,000 trucks and sport utility vehicles, including the 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia,...
American men win Olympic curling gold, beat Sweden 10-7
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports WriterGANGNEUNG, South Korea — John Shuster's last throw in the eighth end of the Olympic curling final clacked off one...
Wary parents set more limits to deter abuse in youth sports
SEATTLE — With Olympic prodigies having just dazzled audiences worldwide, parents in the U.S. are reconciling the thrill of the gold with their fears...
Global Recycling Day is March 18
Events are being planned worldwide for the inaugural recycling day, with the Bureau for International Recycling urging everyone to think “resource” not “waste” when...
Bill would protect yet undegraded fish habitat
“The Salmon FISH Act will protect and restore the outstanding salmon habitats that still remain so that they can not only support thriving wild salmon, but also the communities and economies that depend on them,” said Rep. Jared Huffman, D- San Rafael, CA., chair of the House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife the co-chair of the Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus.
Study: irregular heartbeat more common among American Indians
A new study published by the American Heart Association says irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation occurred more often among American Indians than other racial and ethnic groups.
Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act introduced in BC
Legislation introduced by British Columbia’s government in collaboration with the First Nations leaders would bring into provincial law recognized standards of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
