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Last week, the CEO of AIG invoked the phrase "lynch mob" to compare the vitriolic reaction his company received about its employees' 2009 bonuses. Lynching was so common that a writer even referred to it being as "American as apple pie."

Eaton may be the best American athlete most Americans don't know. He's only in the spotlight during the Olympics, and he's trying to defend his decathlon title in Rio on Wednesday and Thursday.

In Lane County, opioid overdose kills more people than car accidents. It’s a crisis public health officials have seen coming. Now, a countywide effort to…

Few scientific discoveries have caused as much excitement as that of editing our genes; yet we owe some of the most stunning wonders around us to old-fashioned breeding practices, says Jimena Canales.

It's been a tough winter so far for many Cascade Mountains ski resorts. Five in Oregon and Washington have suspended operations until they get more snow...

UPDATE: 9:01 amAll five incumbents have won re-election including:Won: U.S. House District 1 (D) Suzanne BonamiciWon: U.S. House District 2 (R) Greg…

After President Trump signed an executive order calling for a ban on travelers from seven majority Muslim countries, U.S. colleges scrambled to figure out…

A Springfield boy will soon get his first prosthetics thanks to a clever collaboration between University of Oregon students and advocates for people with…

In an earthquake or wildfire or other disaster, you typically can’t bring your animals with you into a shelter. This is a reason why some people choose...

A new biography of the African-American playwright shows that she was so much more than her most famous work: A Raisin in the Sun.