Judge: Only 1 additional accuser can testify at Bill Cosby trial
PHILADELPHIA -- A judge will let only one other accuser testify at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial to bolster...
Drilling In The US: Oil And Gas Extraction Connected To Childhood Cancer, Study Finds
As oil and gas production has increased in recent years, wells and rigs have begun to crop up closer and closer to homes. But...
Who Is Srinivas Kuchibhotla? In Olathe Shooting, Kansas Man Adam Purinton Kills After Yelling...
In a case of possible hate crime in the U.S., a Kansas man was charged Thursday with fatally shooting an Indian man and injuring two others...
Friday’s Letters to the Editor
Translating TrumpEDITOR: I think we could all benefit from a Trump-English Dictionary. It would be simple to create. Just reverse everything he says. “Senate...
PD Editorial: 20 million reasons to retain and repair Obamacare
For six years, and over the course of five dozen high-profile, low-probability votes, Republicans in Congress vowed to do away with Obamacare.Republicans denounced the...
Congress would be insane to override New York’s gun laws
Manhattan DA Cy Vance is right again: It would be an enormous “mistake” for Congress to de facto nationalize US gun laws at the...
Why all your news now comes with a heap of condescension
BEDFORD, Pa. — While efficiently running the elegant hotel dining room, Traci Smithmyer briefly glances at the stacks of newspapers available for patrons to...
Charles Krauthammer: Trump and the ‘Madman Theory’
WASHINGTON — At the heart of Donald Trump's foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it is composed of men...
Ginsburg: America is excellent mainly because ‘it is receptive to all people’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a massive crowd that had gathered to see her Thursday that the U.S. is not at...
Ottawa should name a children’s advocate: Editorial | Toronto Star
In the heat of the 2015 federal election campaign, the Trudeau Liberals promised to appoint a much-needed advocate for children. But like many of...
After the Trappist-1 discovery, the universe looks less lonely: Editorial | Toronto Star
When, in the mid-16th century, Nicolaus Copernicus corrected more than a millennium of geocentric folly by reestablishing that the Sun, not the Earth, was...
Krauthammer: Can Trump exploit the old "Madman Theory"?
WASHINGTON6 Months Ago6 Months Ago7 Months AgoAt the heart of Donald Trump's foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it...
"We have an epidemic. And nobody is doing anything about it."
Gun injuries are a growing problem for Florida’s children, rising along with the increasing availability of firearms across the state, the Tampa Bay Times has found.To...
Constituents hold town hall meeting in Tampa with cardboard Marco Rubio (w/video)
TAMPA — His face was posted on popsicle sticks, printed on a life-sized cutout and hidden in Where's Waldo? styled puzzles. His name was...
Close to Home: Sheriff: Sonoma County will work with ICE only to ensure public...
(Editor's Note: At the request of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office at 9:43 a.m. Thursday, this piece was updated in the fourth, fifth...
PD Editorial: Yes on Measure A: The cannabis tax is not perfect but it’s...
For years, supporters of marijuana legalization have argued that local governments stood the most to gain as it would allow them to regulate cannabis...
Oregon standoff defendant Darryl Thorn planned to sneak back onto refuge, agent says
An FBI agent on Thursday showed jurors a slew of photos and messages that he found on defendant Darryl...
Portland Metro Wednesday Traffic: U.S. 101 closed near Cannon Beach; I-5 reopens near California...
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How to create amazing salads, even in winter
By Jackie Varriano Salads are easy in the summer. It hardly takes much more than slicing up a few...
Tobias Read sticks by Elliott State Forest vote despite environmental outcry
Environmental groups are ramping up the pressure on Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read for supporting a $221 million plan to...
College Board to boost SAT test security worldwide
PITTSBURGH -- The firm that owns the SAT college entrance exam is boosting security worldwide following test-stealing and other...
University of Oregon makes list of ‘worst colleges’ for free speech
The University of Oregon is one of the worst colleges in the country for free speech, according to a...
Dutch voters, too, look for alternatives: Bloomberg View
By Leonid Bershidsky It's almost 10 p.m. on a Monday night, but the 100 or so people assembled in...
Trump and ‘The Madman Theory’: Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer By Charles Krauthammer WASHINGTON -- At the heart of Donald Trump's foreign policy team lies a glaring...
Coordinated care plans are showing promise
Amid the many unknowns about the future of health care, coordinated health care programs that show they improve care, lower costs and enhance the...
High error rate for Medicaid payments
“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain,...
Orange Coast College is run by bullies
When I was an undergraduate student studying political science at Cal State Fullerton, I once had a professor declare — in front of the...
Suspect in Long Branch standoff accused of stabbing 2, including woman in bed
LONG BRANCH - A city man who barricaded himself inside a house in Long Branch and kept authorities at bay for...
Fred Rogers, Donald Trump, my daughter and me
CaptionCloseIt is a small testament to his lasting brilliance that 14 years after his death, Fred Rogers captivates my daughter.When he speaks about feelings,...
Sweden: Perhaps too welcoming to migrants
CaptionCloseAs if on cue, riots broke out in a heavily immigrant suburb of Stockholm as soon as the media mocked President Donald Trump for...
Get the facts on Synagro/Green Knight plan | Guest column
By Jim Hecht I'm writing to set the record straight on the Slate Belt Heat Recovery Center project proposed for...
Tesla News: Future Cars Could Include Insurance, Maintenance In Initial Price
Tesla wants to integrate insurance and maintenance into the price of future cars, the company said in a call Wednesday.Tesla, revealed it has...
Gov. Jerry Brown comes out against L.A.’s Measure S ‘slow-growth’ initiative
Gov. Jerry Brown waded into the debate over Measure S today, coming down against the March 7 “slow-growth” ballot initiative, which aims...
How Trump’s immigration moves could damage the city’s economy
President Donald Trump’s new...