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Low tide to create good conditions for clam digging on Oregon Coast

A low tide series will start Friday and last through the Fourth of July, giving way to pretty ideal clamming conditions.

 

Supreme Court blocks use of affirmative action at Harvard, UNC in blow to diversity efforts: Live updates

Members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority, including Chief Justice John Roberts, had long signaled skepticism about affirmative action.

 

Gray whales can be seen along the Oregon Coast all summer. Here's where to go

Take a trip to Boiler State Scenic Viewpoint or the Whale Watching Center to look for whales.

 

78 people charged in $2.5 billion health care fraud schemes targeting elderly, disabled: DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 78 people for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes totaling $2.5 billion.

 

'It's so long': Illinois boxer Rocky sets world record for longest tongue on a living dog

Rocky, whose tongue measured 5.47 inches, beat out the most recent record-holder, a dog named Zoey from Louisiana.

 

Delta flight from Michigan to Florida diverted to Atlanta after 'unruly passenger'

Delta did not provide details but said in a statement the airline does not "tolerate threats and abuse of any kind towards our people."

 

110 million in South under heat advisory as air-quality concerns linger in Midwest: Thursday forecast

Today's weather forecast includes a dangerous heat wave in Texas and the South and poor-air quality in the Midwest.

 

Donuts in space? Strange Martian rock formation shows up in rover images

Scientists have shared a new image captured by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover that appears to show a "donut-shaped" rock.

 

Sparkling ocean 'glows up' each summer: Why bioluminescence occurs and where to see it

Microscopic organisms that form dazzling turquoise displays in ocean waters have returned as spring in North America transitions into a wet summer.

 

PHOTOS: State employees across Oregon rally for 'fair' union contract

SEIU state workers picket at the Oregon State Hospital on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Salem, Ore.

 

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