Trump starves rural West Virginia as food pantries run dry
Federal SNAP restrictions and slashed USDA distributions leave rural families hungry, exposing the deadly gap between White House talking points and reality.
By Maya Ellison ·
oregon — Lorien Times
Fireball spotted in skies over Washington followed by flashes of light
The inherent human tendency, when confronted with anything that defies immediate explanation—a flash of green, an impossible streak across a pre-dawn sky—is to assign it cosmic significance.
By Tom Beckwith ·
After 66 years, Portlanders say goodbye to the Lloyd Center, old and new
The announcement that Portland is saying goodbye to the Lloyd Center after 66 years—a monumental structure that opened its doors in 1960 and once boasted the title of "the end-all…
By Emilio Quesada ·
'Behavioral' label at Providence cost Jean Descamps his life
When you are a man who has spent two decades watching the world’s cargo pass through Rotterdam—watching the sheer, brutal efficiency of global trade—you learn one thing: nothing…
By Bram de Vries ·
Oregon fire looms near town as 4th firefighter dies weeks after Colorado blaze
The sheer scale of it is breathtaking—the endless cycle of smoke, death, and inadequate containment.
By Maya Ellison ·