The DPI race featured incumbent Jill Underly and GOP-backed education consultant Brittany Kinser. The controversial overhaul of state testing benchmarks featured prominently in the race.

As this week got underway, and much of the planet focused on the White House’s trade tariffs, the president published an item to his social media platform that said “more than 50” countries ...

The Joint Commission of the Empress Shōken Fund (ESF) has announced a new distribution of funds, totalling 502,578 Swiss francs, which will support 16 projects run by 17 National Red Cross and Red ...

The earliest were in the Levant region (across modern-day Iraq, southwestern Iran and eastern Turkey), in an area called the “Fertile Crescent”. Permanent agriculture led to the production of ...

The government has terminated the trans-shipment facility that allowed export cargo from Bangladesh to third countries using Indian land customs stations en route to ports and airports ...

Fertile Ground 2025 is in full swing! This annual festival of new works is my favorite part of the Portland theatre calendar. As in years past, I’ll be posting short reviews of everything I’ve ...

While several Americans are worried about the impact Trump's recent economic moves will have on their financial stability, he's bragging about other countries apparently cowering to him due to his ...

The fertile crescent covers the rich, biodiverse valleys of the Tigris, Euphrates and Jordan rivers. Source: Shutterstock / The Conversation They gathered around hearths, cooking and sharing food ...

She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia. Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images Countries are reacting to widespread tariffs proposed by the U.S.—and there are two distinct ...

Donald Trump claimed several nations are eager to negotiate with the U.S. following his tariff actions, even using colorful language to describe their eagerness. He mentioned productive calls with ...

Countries are reacting to widespread tariffs proposed by the U.S.—and there are two distinct approaches. Some countries are attempting to negotiate deals with the U.S. in hopes of lowering tariffs.

President Trump bragged that countries have been “calling us up, kissing my ass” ever since he announced he’d be slapping roughly 90 nations with sweeping tariffs — including a staggering ...