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Lice is low down on threats to public health — they don't carry disease, and they don't jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids with lice in class.

The Northwest 12 Complex Incident Management Team took over Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 1 Tuesday morning to help contain three wildfires located near Northport, Marble and Onion Creek areas.

Ahead of a self-imposed April 5 deadline, the Trump administration is close to clinching a deal with Oracle to oversee TikTok's U.S. operations.

The number of dead from last week's earthquake in Myanmar has risen to more than 3,000. Now, the ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war to ease relief efforts.

How hot is too hot for humans to live? A new study is getting scientists closer to an answer.

Federal Judge David Nye has once again ruled against two transgender college students in Idaho who are trying to block a state law preventing them from using bathrooms aligning with their gender identity.

The democratic governors of Oregon, Washington and California are forming a new public health partnership aimed at preserving access to vaccines. The announcement comes after a week of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over vaccines.

Thursday's presidential debate is the first time — and one of the only times — voters will see President Biden and former President Donald Trump side by side ahead of November.

A worldwide poll from the United Nations of more than 75,000 people shows a vast majority want governments to do more to address climate change.

Israel dropped a bomb on a U.N.-run school it said was being used by Hamas. The blast killed dozens, including women and children, medics and witnesses say. The bomb was U.S.-made, NPR has discovered.