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Taxpayers in 24 States Will Be Able to File Their Returns Directly With the IRS in 2025
The pilot program in 2024 allowed people in certain states with very simple W-2s to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS. Those using the program claimed more than million in refunds, the IRS said.
Companies Back Away From Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Project as Opposition Grows
The federal government finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast in February. But opposition from tribes, fishermen and coastal residents highlights some of the challenges the plan faces.
Preschool for All Growth Outpaces Enrollment Projections
Mid-year enrollment to allow greater flexibility for providers, families.
Wyden is part of a Democratic effort to focus the nation’s attention on the stories of women who have faced horrible realities since some states tightened a patchwork of abortion laws.
Oregon’s 2024-25 Teacher of the Year is Bryan Butcher Jr. of Beaumont Middle School
“From helping each of his students learn math in the way that works for them, to creating the Black Student Union at his school,...
Burn Ban Lifted in the City of Portland
Although the burn ban is being lifted, Portland Fire & Rescue would like to remind folks to only burn dried cordwood in a...
Midland Library to Reopen in October
To celebrate the opening of the updated, expanded Midland, the library is hosting two days of activities for the community...
The thriving African American community of Greenwood, popularly known as Black Wall Street, was criminally leveled by a white mob...
The announcement is accompanied by a data dashboard that shows the progress for the goals set within the...
Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forum
KENDRICK, Idaho (AP) — Tensions rose during a bipartisan forum this week after an audience question about discrimination reportedly led an Idaho state senator to angrily tell a Native American candidate to “go back where you came from.” Republican Sen. Dan Foreman left the...
Washington state fines paper mill 0,000 after an employee is killed
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — Washington state authorities have fined one of the world's leading paper and pulp companies nearly 0,000 after one of its employees was crushed by a packing machine earlier this year. The penalty comes after Dakota Cline, 32, was killed on March 8 while...
Moss scores 3 TDs as No. 25 Texas A&M gives No. 9 Missouri its first loss in 41-10 rout
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Le'Veon Moss was asked if he thought No. 25 Texas A&M shocked ninth-ranked Missouri after his big game propelled the Aggies to a rout Saturday. The running back laughed before answering. “Most definitely,” he said before chuckling...
No 9 Missouri faces stiff road test in visit to No. 25 Texas A&M
No. 9 Missouri hits the road for the first time this season, facing arguably its toughest challenge so far. The Tigers (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) know the trip to No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday will be tough for several reasons if they want to extend their...
The Skanner News: 2024 City Government Endorsements
In the lead-up to a massive transformation of city government, the mayor’s office and 12 city council seats are open. These are our endorsements for candidates we find to be most aligned with the values of equity and progress in Portland, and who we feel...
This month, Albina Head Start filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to defend itself against a misapplied rule that could force the program – and all the children it serves – to lose federal funding. ...
DOJ and State Attorneys General File Joint Consumer Lawsuit
In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates...
Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a supermarket parking lot. Family members hugged pictures printed on poster board, some collapsing into them in tears as search helicopters flew overhead in the...
In Philadelphia, Chinatown activists rally again to stop development. This time, it's a 76ers arena
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vivian Chang works on a narrow Philadelphia street that would have been consumed by a Phillies stadium had Chinatown activists not rallied to defeat the plan in the early 2000s. Instead of 40,000 cheering fans, the squeals of young children now fill the playground at Folk...
San Francisco's first Black female mayor is in a pricey battle for a second term
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When London Breed was elected as San Francisco's first Black woman mayor, it was a pinch-me moment for a poor girl from public housing whose ascension showed that no dream was impossible in the progressive, compassionate and equitable city. But the honeymoon was...
Book Review: 'The Last Dream,' short stories scattered with the seeds of Pedro Almodovar films
The seeds of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar's later cinematic work are scattered throughout the pages of “The Last Dream,” his newly published collection of short writings. The stories and essays were gathered together by Almodóvar's longtime assistant, including many pieces...
Book Review: Louise Erdrich writes about love and loss in North Dakota in ’The Mighty Red’
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich (“The Night Watchman,” 2021) returns with a story close to her heart, “The Mighty Red.” Set in the author’s native North Dakota, the title refers to the river that serves as a metaphor for life in the Red River Valley. It also carries a...
Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book
It's been nearly 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published “The Tipping Point," and it's still easy to catch it being read on airplanes, displayed prominently on executives' bookshelves or hear its jargon slipped into conversations. It's no surprise that a sequel was the next logical step. ...
A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene
As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend...
Exiled from Russia centuries ago, a religious group is on the edge of vanishing in Georgia
GORELOVKA, Georgia (AP) — A 10-year-old boy proudly stands beside his father and listens to the monotone...
As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky...
At Israel's cafes and bars, life may seem normal. But the war has cast a pall nationwide
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — At a busy Tel Aviv entertainment district, diners spill into outdoor seating and clink...
Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the...
Death threats assail Brazil's trailblazing trans candidates as they campaign
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Benny Briolly beamed as she strode through the concrete favela alleyway in a snow-white...
