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Science journal Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp provided an unvarnished view of the challenges facing higher education and the scientific community, especially in light of the pandemic
School Vaccine Campaigns Targeting Students Face Blowback
In a total of eight states, Oregon included, providers can waive parental consent requirements
Seattle Council Shifts Money Saved By Officer Departures
More officers are leaving this year than City Hall budgeted for, yielding an estimated million in salary savings
Commission Grants Conditional Approval to I-5 Proposal
The Oregon Transportation Commission has granted conditional approval to a plan to expand Interstate 5, as well as build a cap over the freeway to allow for the redevelopment of a Black community destroyed when the interstate was first built.
Rabid Bat Found in Northeast Portland; First in 7 Years
Make sure pets are up-to-date on their rabies vaccine, and never handle bats or other wildlife without protection ...
National Black Law Enforcement Leader Announces Campaign for Multnomah County Sheriff
With a thirty-four year career in corrections Captain Derrick Peterson announces his campaign for Multnomah County Sheriff ...
University Of Portland Ranked 3rd in Western Region on 2022 U.S. News & World Report
In-person fall semester classes proceeding with vaccination rates above 96% among faculty, staff, and students; and adherence to...
The grant will support Black Parent Initiative and Joy DeGruy Publications work to advance Racial Justice Field Support, with a Focus...
Oregon Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.9%
This is only the third time in the past 45 years that the rate has dropped below 5% ...
FBI arrests man accused of threatening Oregon official
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — FBI officials in Oregon and Albany police have arrested a 64-year-old man accused of threatening an Oregon public official. David Scott Ryder was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of interstate transmission of a threat and stalking, The FBI in Oregon...
Portland scraps Texas boycott, allocates abortion funds
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits most abortions there, deciding Wednesday to instead set aside 0,000 to fund reproductive care. The liberal Pacific Northwest city...
After tough L, Mizzou turns focus to SEMO, continued growth
Missouri already has a couple high-profile wins under Eli Drinkwitz in just over one pandemic-shortened season, and the Tigers have been hauling in four- and five-star recruits like never before. Yet their narrow loss at Kentucky last weekend was a reminder: The Tigers are still...
Rodriguez's 3 TDs help Kentucky hold off Missouri 35-28
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky right guard Eli Cox recovered Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s fumble in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown and the Wildcats stopped Missouri late for a hard-fought 35-28 victory Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener. Rodriguez rushed...
American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. ...
Waters Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it. ...
Letter to the Editor: Reform the Recall
Any completely unqualified attention seeker with ,000 for the candidate‘s filing fee can be the largest state in the Union’s next governor ...
Grassroots Organizers Should Be Celebrated in Georgia’s 95% Voter Registration Rate
The recent release of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s biennial report brought welcome news that 95% of Georgia’s voting-eligible population is currently registered to vote. ...
Chauvin to be arraigned for alleged civil rights violation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floy d is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd. ...
Boston getting mayor of color as Wu, Essaibi George advance
BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in 200 years, Boston voters have narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November. City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the five-person race in Tuesday’s...
Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil and gas drilling
Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the nation's most populous county. Over 1,600 active and idle oil and gas wells in the county could be shuttered after the 5-0 vote...
Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows
NEW YORK (AP) — Theater royalty — in the form of Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda — welcomed back boisterous audiences to “Wicked,” “The Lion King” and “Hamilton” for the first time since the start of the pandemic, marking Tuesday as the unofficial return of...
Review: Chris Robley beautifully captures state of the union
“A Filament in the Wilderness of What Comes Next,” Chris Robley (Cutthroat Pop Records) Chris Robley’s music is beautiful when it’s angry. The Maine-based singer-songwriter bemoans the state of the nation on “A Filament in the Wilderness of What...
In Sandra Cisneros' new book, an overdue letter to a friend
NEW YORK (AP) — With her new book, “Martita, I Remember You," Sandra Cisneros feels like she's finally answered a long overdue letter. The author of the best-selling novella “The House on Mango Street” is back with her first work of fiction in almost a decade, a story of...
With eye on Iran, Israeli navy steps up Red Sea presence
ATLIT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s navy has stepped up its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the...
Senate hopeful flexes power of AG's office through lawsuits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general, Eric Schmitt, sued China over the coronavirus. He...
Hezbollah-organized fuel arrives in crisis-hit Lebanon
AL-AIN, Lebanon (AP) — A convoy of tanker trucks carrying Iranian diesel crossed the border from Syria into...
Long weekend becomes 9 week lockdown for AP Vietnam reporter
VUNG TAU, Vietnam (AP) — I wake up as the loudspeaker outside my window starts the community broadcast at 7 a.m....
Hospitalized Czech president to return to work next week
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman who was hospitalized this week has undergone medical checks that...
Indonesian court rules president negligent over pollution
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court ruled Thursday that President Joko Widodo and six other top...
