Dropping objects from 1000ft sounds simple, but the results are anything but predictable. Each impact went deeper, wider and stranger than we expected. Some items sliced through the earth like knives, ...

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When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

A judge dismissed the Georgia state criminal election fraud case against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants Nov. 26 at the request of a prosecutor. Peter Skandalakis, the executive director ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Those who fail to complete Multnomah County’s Deflection Program will soon face criminal penalties. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez proposed the change on Tuesday after ...

A driver in North Carolina told a dispatcher that a cat carcass had crashed into her windshield along a highway after the feline was dropped from the sky by a bald eagle. The woman called 911 on ...

Multnomah County commissioners were less than dazzled by the performance of the county’s drug deflection center during its first year of operation, which ended Aug. 31. At a briefing Thursday, ...

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Sure, Philadelphia Eagles rookie second-round pick safety Andrew Mukuba has certainly made some great highlight plays this season, but is he having a solid season on the field? During the Eagles' ...