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FILE - In this aerial photo tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8, 2020. Oregon lawmakers are expected to approve $200 million in spending to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises. The package will be voted on by the state Senate on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, after passing the House with bipartisan support.

Oregon lawmakers debate $200M for housing, homelessness

FILE - In this aerial photo tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8, 2020. Oregon lawmakers are expected to approve $200 million in spending to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises. The package will be voted on by the state Senate on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, after passing the House with bipartisan support.

March 21, 2023, 1:57pm Northwest

Oregon lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package in an expected display of bipartisanship aimed at tackling the state’s most pressing crises. Read story

Former President Donald J. Trump watches the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla.

Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP

Former President Donald J. Trump watches the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla.

March 21, 2023, 1:54pm Politics

From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump? Read story

Producer claims Fox coerced testimony in Dominion libel case

March 21, 2023, 11:10am Business

A Fox News producer has filed a lawsuit claiming the network pressured her to give misleading testimony in a separate lawsuit that alleges Fox slandered a voting machine company by amplifying baseless allegations of fraud following the 2020 presidential election. Read story

Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education case

March 21, 2023, 11:08am Latest News

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education. The case is significant for other disabled students who allege they were failed by school officials. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda, but he's infuriated environmental activists by approving the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.

Biden to designate national monuments in Nevada, Texas

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda, but he's infuriated environmental activists by approving the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.

March 21, 2023, 11:04am Politics

President Joe Biden is establishing national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. Read story

U.S. announces sanctions on Iran drone procurement network

March 21, 2023, 9:23am Politics

The United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones. Read story

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets

March 21, 2023, 9:02am Politics

A 72-year-old American imprisoned more than a year in Saudi Arabia over tweets critical of the Saudi crown prince was back with family members in Riyadh on Tuesday, but it wasn’t clear whether the kingdom will drop a travel ban to allow him to return home to Florida. Read story

Florida’s century-old Sunshine Laws under duress as DeSantis tries to redefine them

March 21, 2023, 8:59am Nation & World

Two years ago, Orlando television reporter Mike DeForest requested some routine travel and budget expenses from a state agency that had given him contractor license records within days, but this request took more than three months. He decided to ask why, so he asked for more records. Read story