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NORTHWEST NEWS

Janelle Bynum Becomes First Black Member Of Congress For Oregon

The former state representative for Clackamas County takes oath in D.C. and joins historic Congressional Black Caucus.

Boeing Still Needs a Culture Change to Put Safety Above Profits, According to the Head of the FAA

It was Jan. 5 of last year when a door plug blew out of Boeing 737 Max flying over Oregon. That led to increased scrutiny of Boeing by regulators and Congress.

How a Local Minority-Owned 'Renewable Energy’ Company is Blazing the Trail to Create 'Smart City' Solutions in Oregon

Smart Oregon Solutions (SOS), a minority-owned enterprise based in Portland has positioned itself to blaze the trail in creating ‘smart cities’ throughout Oregon ‘to create a100% clean energy solution by 2040.

The Salvation Army Announced as Operator of 200 Overnight Winter Shelter Beds

Locations will be existing Salvation Army facilities

NEWS BRIEFS

Joint Center Mourns the Passing of President Jimmy Carter

"We will continue to honor President Carter’s unwavering commitment to public service and his lifelong dedication to racial,...

Civil Rights Museum Statement on the Passing of President Jimmy Carter

A giant among leaders and a true example of the highest ideals of public service, President Carter’s legacy will forever be etched...

Rep. Mfume Announces Winner of Congressional App Challenge

The app, EcoGoal, was designed to help environmental organizations set, organize, and track goals in a private and collaborative...

Sen. Lisa Reynolds to Chair Newly-Formed Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health

New committee to focus on upstream solutions for some of Oregon’s toughest challenges. ...

Union Gospel Mission to Serve 350 Meals on Christmas Day

Union Gospel Mission’s Christmas Day meal will take place on Wednesday, December 25th at 10:00 a.m. at 15 NW Third Avenue. ...

A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national trend. After a period of relaxed sentencing laws, a tough-on-crime approach is back...

Largest health care strike in Oregon history begins as thousands picket Providence hospitals

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some 5,000 hospital health care workers walked off the job Friday as they picketed all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, in what the state health workers union described as the largest health care strike in Oregon history — and the first to involve doctors. ...

No. 8 Florida puts home win streak on the line against Missouri

Missouri Tigers (13-3, 2-1 SEC) at Florida Gators (15-1, 2-1 SEC) Gainesville, Florida; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Florida hosts Missouri trying to extend its 10-game home winning streak. The Gators are 8-0 on their home court. Florida leads the...

Florida visits Judd and Missouri

Florida Gators (10-7, 1-2 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (11-7, 0-3 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri takes on Florida after Ashton Judd scored 22 points in Missouri's 74-72 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. The Tigers have gone 9-3 at...

OPINION

As Dr. King Once Asked, Where Do We Go From Here?

“Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds. Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort from the inner city of poverty and despair shall...

A Day Without Child Care

On May 16, we will be closing our childcare centers for a day — signaling a crisis that could soon sweep across North Carolina, dismantling the very backbone of our economy ...

I Upended My Life to Take Care of Mama.

It was one of the best decisions I ever made. ...

Among the Powerful Voices We Lost in 2024, Louis Gossett, Jr.’s Echoes Loudly

December is the customary month of remembrance. A time of year we take stock; a moment on the calendar when we pause to reflect on the giants we have lost. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Today in History: January 20, American hostages released from Iran after 444 days

Today is Monday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2025. There are 345 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 20, 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. ...

West Virginia's conservative shift could sharpen under its incoming governor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office. But he rarely pushed for them. The Democrat-turned-Republican, now heading to the U.S. Senate to take over the seat of former Independent U.S. Sen....

The California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their wake

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie stars. But a drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the...

ENTERTAINMENT

WWE ready to begin Netflix era with 'Monday Night Raw' moving to the streaming platform

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Khan's prediction becomes a reality on Monday night. The World Wrestling Entertainment executive said during earning calls in the past that he saw a day when Netflix would continue to evolve and enter into live programming, much to the consternation of...

David Fincher gives ‘Seven’ a final, 4K UHD glow up for its 30th anniversary

For David Finche r, seeing “Seven” in 4K was an experience he can only describe as harrowing. That or a high school reunion. “There are definitely moments that you go, ‘What was I thinking?’ Or ‘Why did I let this person have that hairdo’?” Fincher said in a recent...

Book Review: Kenitz's debut novel transforms 'The Perfect Home' into a gut-roiling thriller

Dawn and Wyatt Decker are a reality TV couple renovating homes on-screen and dealing with fertility problems off-screen. Their story and their marriage seem like a foregone conclusion, but only a few chapters in, a sharp twist turns this unassuming world of domesticity upside-down. ...

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Canada's Trudeau urges US consumers to consider the harm of Trump's tariff threats

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that...

Southern areas hit by winter storm thaw and power slowly returns

After a freezing winter storm shut schools, cut power and cancelled or delayed flights, the South was slowly...

China's exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher US tariffs loom

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill...

France's battered Mayotte islands hit by a new tropical storm just weeks after a devastating cyclone

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The French territory of Mayotte was battered by a new tropical storm Sunday, just...

Croatia's President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union...

Thousands of students protest in Serbia against violation of civil rights, spy agency crackdown

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's striking university students protested outside the Balkan country's top court...

Michael Martinez and Pam Benson CNN


(CNN) -- Iran has made a significant advancement in its nuclear program with the completion of its underground uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom, according to a report released Friday by a United Nations watchdog group.



The International Atomic Energy Agency report stated Iran has now installed all of the nearly 2,800 centrifuges it will use to enrich uranium at the Fordow plant, but not all the centrifuges are operational. 



The IAEA also says Iran has increased its stockpile of both 5 percent and 20 percent enriched uranium, which can more readily be converted to a weapons grade level. Iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the United States, Israel and other nations contend Iran seeks to build nuclear weapons. 



The Fordow facility was built into the side of a mountain, making it less vulnerable to attack. Israel has made it clear that completion of the plant could make it difficult to stop Iran if it decides to go ahead and build nuclear explosives.



In August, the agency reported that Iran had stepped up its production of high-grade enriched uranium and had relandscaped one of its military bases in an apparent effort to hamper a U.N. inquiry into its nuclear program.



Friday's report said Iran still hasn't allowed the agency access to the military site, called Parchin. The agency has been seeking access since January.



The new report repeated the conclusion reached in August that "extensive activities" at the Parchin site are certain to have "seriously undermined" the agency's verification process.



Those activities include "significant ground scraping and landscaping" with new dirt roads, the August report said.



Many Western diplomats and nuclear experts believe the Parchin site has been secretly used to test high-explosive nuclear triggers, an essential step toward achieving a weapons capability. Iran denies that Parchin has any role in its nuclear program.



"The agency reiterates its request that Iran, without further delay, provide both access to that location and substantive answers to the agency's detailed questions regarding the Parchin site," Friday's report said.



"Given the nature and extent of credible information available, the agency continues to consider it essential for Iran to engage with the agency without further delay on the substance of the agency's concerns," the report said.



The IAEA once again stated that Iran is not cooperating sufficiently with the agency for it to conclude that the country is conducting "peaceful activities."



The agency said that despite its effort to step up talks with Iran, the nation has offered no "concrete results."



The agency's director general is, in turn, "unable to report any progress on clarifying issues relating to possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme," the report said.



IAEA and Iranian officials have scheduled a December 13 meeting in Tehran to address the ongoing issues in the country's nuclear program, the report said.



CNN's Matthew Chance, Ashley Fantz and Tim Lister contributed to this report.



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