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In Laleh Khadivi's new novel "Female Life on Planet Earth", a woman finds photographs that reveal unknown layers of her late mother's past.

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Oregon quarterback Dante Moore left the Coliseum field in an ambulance and wearing a neck brace after the Heisman Trophy ...

The Corvallis City Council has decided to delay decision-making on new taxes until the next council is elected. In the ...

A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a ...

University of Oregon researchers have a new study that says the mobile crisis counseling service CAHOOTS – Crisis Assistance ...

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Northeast states saw rising tides and widespread power outages on Saturday as the storm ripped through the region.

Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer, but new developments are shifting what the future might hold for patients.

It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that.