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Oregon farmworker union rep. April Alvarez spoke at a Portland vigil to honor Sebastian Francisco Perez, a 38-year-old farmworker who died in Marion County during the late June heat wave.

Death of Oregonians during June heat wave shows systemic failures

While countless suffered through the Pacific Northwest heat waves this summer, some of Oregon’s most vulnerable communities faced the harshest conditions.

Sky Lakes May Open ‘Field Hospital’ To Address Klamath County COVID-19 Surge

Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls is coming to grips with the same surge in serious COVID-19 infections that has been pushing other hospitals in the region to their limit.

Hurricane Ida has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana late Sunday as a major hurricane.

Hurricane Ida Has Pushed Into The Gulf Of Mexico. Warnings Are Up For Louisiana

The rapidly expanding storm struck Western Cuba and is expected to hit Louisiana on Sunday as a major hurricane.

Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, on July 15 after devastating floods hit the region.

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms

The World Weather Attribution initiative has issued a report that said July's historic flooding in Europe is more likely to happen today due to global warming.

Wells Are Running Dry After Farms And Homes In Oregon Compete For Water

Farmers in southern Oregon are pumping groundwater onto fields. They're not getting lake water for irrigation because water levels there were too low. Now, homeowners' wells are running dry.

Harvard Has A New Chief Chaplain And He's An Atheist

Greg Epstein is the author of Good Without God. In his new role, he will oversee the activities of all religious communities on campus. His personal beliefs or disbelief don't seem to be an issue.

As The U.S. Leaves Afghanistan, A New Cycle Of Violence May Be Starting

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Charlotte Bellis of Al Jazeera about the attack at the Kabul airport, killing at least 13 U.S. troops and 60 Afghans. An extreme group known as ISIS-K took responsibility.

People evacuated from Kabul arrive at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, on Sunday. Despite entreaties from the Taliban, India choose to evacuate its diplomats earlier this month.

With The U.S. Exit From Afghanistan, India Fears An Increasingly Hostile Region

For India, the power shift in Kabul may mean a loss of security, as well as a loss of economic power and influence in a region increasingly dominated by another neighbor that it's uneasy about: China.

In this screengrab, JoJo Siwa speaks during Instagram and Facebook's Creator Week on June 8, in Los Angeles. Siwa will be dancing with a female pro on this season's <em>Dancing with the Stars</em>.

JoJo Siwa Will Make History In The 1st Same-Sex Pairing On 'Dancing With The Stars'

The actress and social media personality has been vocal about her sexuality as she opened up this past January saying she's a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Steam blows from the RWE Niederaussem lignite-fired power station in Bergheim, Germany, in January 2020. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the concentration of greenhouse gases in 2020 was the highest on record.

Greenhouse Gas Levels Are The Highest Ever Seen — And That's Going Back 800,000 Years

Scientists said the concentration of carbon dioxide, which contributes to climate change, is the highest in data going back 800,000 years, based on ice core records.

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