Six people have been hurt after an explosion at a potato chip factory near Hermiston, Oregon that

A fisherman attacked by a shark in the Bahamas had to be rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter, according to a news release from the agency.... On Monday, a 51-year-old fisherman was bitten on the arm while he was out on a boat fishing near Bimini.... “ This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation, ” Sean Connett, command duty officer at Coast Guard District Seven, said....

Kate Lieber, co-chair of a new joint legislative committee created to tackle addiction.... “ We have got to do something to make sure that we have safer streets and that we’re saving lives.” Measure 110 directed the state’s cannabis tax revenue toward drug addiction treatment services while decriminalizing the possession of so-called “ personal use ” amounts of illicit drugs.... In 2022, nearly 25 million Americans, roughly 8% of the population, reported using illicit drugs other than marijuan

Kids at all grade levels, especially the youngest students, seemed unsure how to interact with one another after months of remote schooling and coronavirus-driven isolation. Support our journalism.... ’ ‘Are you going to bring the ball?... ’ ‘Can we bring the jump rope?...