Spokane Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Buildings as Thousands Evacuate

By: Christina Morales — 3 August 2026 at 02:56

Firefighters were hopeful that improving weather conditions in Washington state could help efforts to contain the blaze, which officials described as the largest natural disaster in the history of Spokane.

All of Christine and Bryan Farris’s belongings burned in the Old Trail fire in Spokane, Wash.

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Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore.

By: Anna Griffin and Jacey Fortin — 10 January 2026 at 01:45

The two who were shot during a traffic stop are connected to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, city and federal officials said. The shooting generated angry denunciations by local officials.

Police blocked off an area near where the victims of the shooting were found in Portland, Ore., on Thursday afternoon.

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Let’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner

By: Nicholas Kristof — 17 December 2025 at 22:00

We must do far more to address the national crisis of addiction that leaves so many households in despair as well as danger.

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Trump Said He Could Invoke the Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops. Here’s What to Know.

By: Chris Cameron — 7 October 2025 at 02:19

The president said he would invoke emergency powers to deploy the National Guard if “people were being killed, and courts were holding us up.”

President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday.

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.

By: Anna Griffin — 5 October 2025 at 12:15

A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.

Department of Homeland Security agents, police officers and U.S. Border Patrol Agents stand guard at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Thursday.

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Cram Wildfire in Central Oregon Grows to Almost 30,000 Acres

By: Christine Hauser — 15 July 2025 at 18:26

The Cram wildfire grew rapidly over the weekend, threatening small communities and ranch land.

Gusty winds have caused the Cram fire in Central Oregon to spread rapidly.

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F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Check Door Plugs on a Boeing 737-900ER

By: Mark Walker — 22 January 2024 at 05:46

The aviation agency issued a safety alert recommending that airlines inspect door plugs on a Boeing 737 plane that has the same design as the 737 Max 9.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York earlier this month.