Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by ...

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo.

The Supreme Court term opens on Monday with big test cases on religion, guns and climate change. Plus, the emergency docket ...

Layoffs at a statewide immigrant rights nonprofit raise questions about how the group will continue to run an ICE reporting hotline and other services that assist people facing deportation.

As high school seniors polish their college admission essays, one local university is changing up its application for ...

A new poll commissioned by OPB identifies cost of living, the economy, healthcare and homelessness as top issues for likely ...

State law requires the Department of Labor and Industries to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation. It does so by using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer ...

After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for ...

"It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over" by Anne de Marcken is a genre-defying meditation on mortality, transformation, and love ...

Activists across Asia are being hunted down by authoritarian governments even across international borders. Human rights ...

Washington state leaders are warning that Canada’s decision to prioritize an oil pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia ...

State Sen. Jesse Salomon, the incumbent since 2018, is facing a challenge in Legislative District 32 from long-time state Rep ...