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An SUV caught fire in the pileup on I-84 that involved more than 100 cars, trucks and semis. Everyone was able to get out of the SUV, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

Injuries reported in a more than 100-vehicle pileup near Multnomah Falls on I-84

An SUV caught fire in the pileup on I-84 that involved more than 100 cars, trucks and semis. Everyone was able to get out of the SUV, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

February 13, 2025, 2:10pm Latest News

More than 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup on a snowy highway in the Columbia River Gorge, as officials in the Oregon's biggest city and in Idaho opened emergency shelters ahead of the snow. Read story

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

Given Christianity’s dominance in US, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiative

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

February 13, 2025, 1:55pm Churches & Religion

Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government. That dominance is leaving many to question why President Donald Trump’s new task force on eradicating anti-Christian bias is needed. Read story

FILE - The reunion center is located at the Diamond Mountain, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.

Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families

FILE - The reunion center is located at the Diamond Mountain, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.

February 13, 2025, 1:48pm Nation & World

North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues to eliminate symbols of engagement between the war-divided rivals. Read story

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

February 13, 2025, 1:09pm Nation & World

If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants her to “put herself out of a job.” Read story

Palestinians walk past a pile of burning garbage, as there is no refuse collection in the city and people are disposing of their rubbish in the streets, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel

Palestinians walk past a pile of burning garbage, as there is no refuse collection in the city and people are disposing of their rubbish in the streets, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

February 13, 2025, 12:30pm Nation & World

Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Read story

In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, servicemen rest on the front line near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present

In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, servicemen rest on the front line near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2025.

February 13, 2025, 10:48am Latest News

Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year war in Ukraine. Read story

Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump’s agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom

Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

February 13, 2025, 9:31am Nation & World

Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports. Read story

Florida man to be executed for 1997 double murder witnessed by toddler

February 13, 2025, 9:08am Nation & World

A Florida man convicted of murdering a husband and wife during a fishing trip at a remote farm while the couple’s toddler looked on is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday evening in the state’s first execution this year. Read story

Reclusive Taliban leader speaks of importance of modern education in a rare university visit

February 13, 2025, 9:04am Nation & World

The Taliban’s reclusive leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution. Read story

FDNY firefighters respond to a deadly fire at a Buddhist temple in the Bronx borough of New York on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

A fire at Buddhist temple in New York killed 2 people, including a monk

FDNY firefighters respond to a deadly fire at a Buddhist temple in the Bronx borough of New York on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

February 13, 2025, 8:55am Nation & World

A fire at a Buddhist temple in New York City has left two people dead, including a Buddhist monk. Read story