Dale Willman

Parts of the Pacific Northwest are experiencing back-to-back heavy rainstorms or atmospheric rivers, bringing inches of rain in a short amount of time.

An Oregon climatologist says these storms will be stronger and more frequent as climate change continues.

Oregon Public Broadcasting's Monica Samayoa has our reports.

Federal investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the crash this week that killed NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family, and three other people.

The plane was attempting to return to the Statesville Airport from where it had departed less than 10 minutes before when it erupted into flames.

Investigators say they're unaware of any emergency calls before the crash, and they say they're trying to determine who was flying at the time of the crash.

In college football, Alabama beat Oklahoma 34-24 Friday night in the first round of the Division I playoffs.

I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

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Some members of Congress are criticizing the Department of Justice for only a partial release of the Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday.

A law had required a complete release.

Democratic Congresswoman Teresa Olegra Fernandez of New Mexico says it's important to have those documents released.

Fernandez calls the partial release of the files shameful.

President Trump took his economic message on the road Friday, visiting Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

As NPR's Deepa Shivram reports, his remarks come as his administration is facing precarious polling.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says rebuilding Gaza is a, quote, long-term project and some of it will take years to complete.

But he says the administration is planning to announce a board of peace soon and try to get an international force into Gaza.

NPR's Michelle Kellerman has more on the story.

Stocks gained ground before the close on Friday.

It was the second day of gains for the market, and it wiped out the losses from earlier in the week.