Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The hearings examiner denied an appeal of West Valley Holdings’ concrete batch plant, Jan. 16. The mobile plant is located in the Olerin business park off Beaverton Valley Road. While the Conditional ...

A document that was included in the Department of Justice's release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Feb. 2, shows a diagram prepared by the FBI that attempts to chart the network of Epstein ...

This article is part of a series on Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to Cornell University. Find the other pieces here. In the emails, Epstein connected Karp, an aspiring filmmaker, to meet with Woody ...

The Department of Justice released millions of new documents related to the case of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including new emails showing possible connections between ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein are offering more details about his interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida, and on how ...

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the ...

"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner, who is helming First Lady Melania Trump's upcoming documentary, is in a photo in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Justice Department. An ...

The Justice Department came under scrutiny for its handling of the documents and deletions online of some material. It said it would not remove mentions of Donald Trump from the files as they are ...

Former Lions and Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch joins the Sports Office to discuss the upcoming game on Sunday between Detroit and Pittsburgh. Steelers won't fire Mike Tomlin this season but will ...

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