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Oregon will be the second state to pass an economywide system to regulate carbon emissions. Critics say a similar program in California has not had much impact.

Leslie Cruise served as a paratrooper during the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944. The 95-year-old veteran reflects on his survival often and believes he has an obligation to share his story.

A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they’re mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don’t yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge.

The Chinese leader met with his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Former rivals Russia and China have drawn closer in recent years.

The company agreed to make the payments to resolve federal criminal and civil investigations of its marketing practices. Five of its executives were convicted separately for the same practices.

A federal judge in New York says he’s not planning to rule on the allegations until after the Supreme Court’s likely decision this month on the fate of the census question.

The administration is under pressure from Mexico and top Republicans to back off of a threat to impose tariffs on that country if it does not make an effort to curb illegal immigration.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement is telling migrant shelters to scale back on activities that are “not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety.”

An American Marriage won the nearly $40,000 award, once known as the Orange Prize, at a ceremony Tuesday in London. “We all loved this brilliant book,” the judges said.

The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump’s threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.

That makes it the second U.S. city to do so – last month, Denver voters approved a ballot initiative that decriminalizes the “magic” mushrooms.

Chinese immigrants and investors have bought businesses and property, made philanthropic contributions and supported the arts. But some Vancouver residents feel priced out of the real estate market.

So far in 2019, nine states have passed laws to outlaw abortion or forbid it past a certain point in pregnancy. None of these laws are in effect, and many are being litigated in the courts.

National Institutes of Health research “that requires new acquisition of fetal tissue from elective abortions will not be conducted,” the Department of Health and Human Services says.

Four people were fatally shot in the city of Darwin. Police said they believe the suspect used a shotgun that was stolen as far back as 1997. The country enacted strict gun laws after a 1996 massacre.

Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn’t closed the door on a hearing but has said his report includes everything he would have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn something new.

The federal government has agreed to conduct a forensic analysis of election equipment that was provided to Durham County, N.C., by a vendor targeted by Russian hackers in 2016.

The anthology series returns to Netflix with three thought-provoking new installments that help solidify the show’s hold on the fantasy anthology series crown.

The higher the Dominican singer-songwriter’s star rises, the tighter he grips his artistic freedom. The new Candela caps a trio of albums connecting dots between bachata, merengue, trap, pop and more.

On her debut album, Lucid, the 25-year-old singer mashes up contemporary R&B with traditions from the South Asian diaspora. “I just think there’s room for more stories.”

If you want a clarion call to action, Jamil Zaki’s new book might not be it. But if you want a wide-ranging practical guide to making the world better, then you’re in luck.

Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a painful but extraordinary coming-of-age story, about a young Vietnamese American writer whose fractured family was torn by their experiences during the Vietnam War.

“The fate of the world depended on their success,” Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

Physicians often harbor unconscious bias against kids and teens with obesity. It affects how they talk with their patients and can make kids’ health worse. Some doctors are trying a new approach.

Restraint and seclusion are controversial practices in public schools. They are most often used on students with disabilities, and parents say they take an emotional toll.

Bernie Sanders is making a proposal on behalf of Walmart workers to the company’s shareholders, another example of a tactic gaining steam this cycle: Calling out big businesses on the campaign trail.

Federal authorities allege the ABC relied on classified material in its 2017 report detailing unlawful killings by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

The changes, which bar “people-to-people” tours, are intended to further squeeze the Cuban economy while keeping U.S. dollars “out of the hands” of the communist government.

Retailers that accept SNAP benefits must stock a variety of staple foods, including a minimum number of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy and grain options. Now there’s a fight over what counts.

Both houses of the state egislature voted on Tuesday — Animal Advocacy Day in the state capital — to make it illegal to perform the controversial procedure.

Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

U.S. industries, from grocers to clothing-makers, say President Trump’s threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raise uncertainty. The turmoil comes just as a new trade agreement seemed near.

To answer that question, the U.N. has just named a security expert as its “Emergency Ebola Coordinator.” What’s his take?

The company has a long history of dumping plastic trash and oily waste from its ships, with violations dating back to 1993. In 2016, its Princess subsidiary agreed to pay $40 million for pollution.

The rise comes despite two voter-approved tax hikes and more than $600 million spent last year on social services and new supportive housing. Officials blame rising rents and evictions.