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What's Next in Major College Football Realignment? How About a Best-of-the-Rest League
Now that the Power Five is about to become the Power Four, the schools left out of the recent consolidation of wealth produced by conference realignment are looking at creative ways to stay relevant.
Oregon's Attorney General Says She Won't Seek Reelection Next Year After Serving 3 Terms
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat and the first woman elected to the post, said she is stepping aside to allow new leadership, new energy and new initiatives to come to the Oregon Department of Justice that she has headed since 2012
Police Accountability Commission Presents Council With Proposed Major Overhaul
Voter-approved board for police accountability will have disciplinary power, ability to impact policy changes, access to body cam footage and more.
Oregon Judge to Decide in New Trial Whether Voter-Approved Gun Control Law Is Constitutional
The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year changed the guidance judges are expected to follow when considering Second Amendment cases.
Rep. Annessa Hartman Denounces Political Violence Against the Clackamas County Democratic Party
On Tuesday, the Clackamas County Democratic Party headquarters was
Bonamici Announces 5 Town Hall Meetings in October
The town hall meetings will be in St. Helens, Hillsboro, Seaside, Tillamook and Portland. ...
Nicole De Lagrave Named Multnomah Regional Teacher of the Year
De Lagrave is also a finalist for 2023-24 Oregon Teacher of the Year ...
KBOO Birthday Block Party to be Held September 23
Birthday block party planned as KBOO, 90.7FM celebrates 55 years broadcasting community radio ...
Appeals Court Allows Louisiana to Keep Children in Angola Prison
The district court had ordered the state to remove children from Angola by Sept. 15. But the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay,...
2 lawsuits blame utility for eastern Washington fire that killed man and burned hundreds of homes
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two lawsuits have been filed against an electric utility for allegedly sparking a fire in eastern Washington that killed a man and burned approximately 240 homes. A lawsuit filed Monday in Spokane County Superior Court says Inland Power and Light Company's...
Oregon Gov. Kotek directs state police to crack down on fentanyl distribution
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she has directed state police to launch new strategies aimed at disrupting the fentanyl supply chain and holding sellers of the frequently deadly drug accountable. Kotek said in a statement that she made the announcement at a...
Luther Burden III hauls in 10 passes for 177 yards to help Missouri beat Memphis 34-27 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Luther Burden III put on a show in his first collegiate game in his hometown, catching a career-high 10 passes for a career-best 177 yards to help Missouri beat Memphis 34-27 Saturday night in St. Louis. “We had some good play calls,” Burden said, unaware he'd...
Missouri tries to build on upset of K-State with a game against Memphis in St. Louis
Memphis (3-0) vs Missouri (3-0) at St. Louis, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Line: Missouri by 7, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Missouri leads 3-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Memphis won its first three games a couple of years ago...
Labor Day 2023: Celebrating the Union Difference and Building Tomorrow’s Public Service Workforce
Working people are seeing what the union difference is all about, and they want to be a part of it. ...
60 Years Since 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice Remains a Dream
Typical Black family has 1/8 the wealth held by whites, says new research ...
The 2024 Election, President Biden and the Black Vote
As a result of the Black vote, America has experienced unprecedented recovery economically, in healthcare, and employment and in its international status. ...
Federal Trade Commission Hindering Black Economic Achievement
FTC Chair Linda Khan has prioritized her own agenda despite what Americans were telling her they needed on the ground ...
Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With his hand placed on his son's neck, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj recited verses of the Quran as part of a ritual meant to rid the toddler of evil spirits that Wahhaj and members of his extended family believed were causing the boy's ailments. The ritual known as...
Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating the plant is illegal, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court. ...
Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty for his role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Christian Martinez, 29, is the...
Music Review: Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz revive folk songs on 'Nothing but Green Willow'
Folk artists Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz combine to offer a real oldies collection, with ballads that date back generations and have roots on both sides of the Atlantic. They’re mostly sad songs about class divide, unfaithful lovers and family strife, where bloody dreams come true and even the...
Music Review: Breathy, mid-tempo Wilco returns for 'Cousin,' which is heavy on the slower tracks
If you like your Wilco mid-tempo, melodic and breathy, then “Cousin” is for you. Taking yet another departure in tone after last year's epic double album “Cruel Country,” the Chicago combo's latest is more along the lines of 2019's “Ode to Joy.” Wilco...
PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in
NEW YORK (AP) — PBS was looking forward to a relatively free lane to offer fresh television to viewers downtrodden by the Hollywood strikes this fall, but that advantage may only last a couple of months now. A tentative deal reached late Sunday in the crippling TV writers strike,...
US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens...
An old car tire, burnt trees and a utility pole may be key in finding how the Maui wildfire spread
Melted remains of an old car tire. Heavily burned trees. A charred stump of an abandoned utility pole. ...
In Hollywood writers' battle against AI, humans win (for now)
NEW YORK (AP) — After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secured significant guardrails against the use...
Who’s being listened to on the global stage? Increasingly not who you might think
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Togo's foreign minister wasn't having any of it. He talked of an accelerating “African...
Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services...
Soccer player Paulinho won't let intolerance of his Afro-Brazilian religion stop his faith
LAGOA SANTA, Brazil (AP) — When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he...
