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Madeleine Brand of NPR News reports on an initiative on Oregon ballot, known as Measure Nine. If approved, it would ban from public schools anything that "promotes, encourages, or sanctions" homosexuality. Opponents warn that Measure Nine is so broadly worded, it could ban everything from certain books from school libraries, and AIDS education programs.

Some Iraqis are trying to find their own place in a new government, whether the United States approves or not. In the city of Kut southeast of Baghdad, a local tribal leader has occupied city hall in defiance of U-S Marines. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

A federal panel approves Pentagon plans to close the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The Pentagon proposes to move most of the operations at Walter Reed to the nearby Bethesda Naval Hospital with some services going to a new facility to be built at Fort Belvoir, Va.

The California Supreme Court voids all gay marriages approved in San Francisco. The court rules the mayor overstepped his authority by issuing marriage licenses to more than 4,000 same-sex couples earlier this year. Hear NPR News.

The technology provides them with an unprecedented view into how the ancient civilization worked and lived, revealing almost industrial agricultural infrastructure and new insights into warfare.

A natural wonder 60 miles from Portland has never been documented until now. It's a deep and narrow slot canyon. There are concerns a lot of adventure-seekers from all over will show up to explore it.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that counting for the 2020 Census can stop. The court decision adds to the ongoing confusion about the census but...

Sarah Parcak has found that studying the rise and fall of civilizations has given her hope, or at least some hope. Her new book is called Archaeology from Space: How The Future Shapes Our Past.

The attorney general himself must approve opening a case into an active presidential race. President Trump and supporters have decried what they've called bias by the FBI during the 2016 campaign.

Intelligence officials say the video, which purported to show a Haitian immigrant claiming he had voted multiple times in Georgia, is the product of a Russian propaganda operation.