If a proposed Oregon bill passes, the state may join Utahinloweringthe legal standard for driving under the influence to .05 percent.
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Free press? South Dakota elected official asks for $100,000 in taxpayer funds to sue local newspaper
Members of a South Dakota official wanted to sue a newspaper with $100,000 of taxpayer funds.
California university receives second mass shooting threat in a week: ‘My students are afraid and so am I’
The day beforefinals begin at a California university, students on Tuesday worried about a second mass shooting threat in the last week.
Some Americans are being denied ‘life-saving’ health care. It’s because they are transgender
Transgender patients face barriers to accessing health care, including doctors who deny services and lack training, as well as distance to competent care.
‘Unbelievably awesome!’: How did Alaska repair earthquake-damaged roads in just days?
A week after a major earthquake rattled Alaska, a magnitude-7.0 tremor that has since been followed by more than 3,000 aftershocks, the state’s transportation department has become the envy of a nation for the speed of its work — even if its repairs aren’t permanent.
The ‘holy grail’ for cancer diagnostics? Australian researchers claim breakthrough in new study
The blood testdetectedcancer with 90 percent accuracy in theUniversity of Queensland’stests of different human cancers and healthy cells and can be done in10 minutes.
George H.W. Bush and national day of mourning: What’s open and what’s closed
The stock market and all federal offices will be closed Wednesday for the national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.
Death toll drops to 85 at Camp Fire; 11 people remain missing
The Butte County Sheriff delivered a double dose of good news about Camp Fire recovery at a Monday press conference: the number of both the missing and the dead decreased.
Alaska earthquake: When will the aftershocks stop?
As of Sunday afternoon, 162 aftershocks magnitude 3 or higher have shaken Alaska since Friday’s 7.0 earthquake.
Camp Fire: At least 196 people still on missing list; death toll remains at 88
After nearlythreegrueling weeks, officials leading recovery efforts at the Camp Fire anticipated lifting evacuation orders in some areasand announcedWednesday no new fatalities for the third night in a row.
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