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Louisiana State University President Heading to Oregon Job
F. King Alexander will succeed Ed Ray, who is retiring from the position at Oregon State University at the end of June after 17 years as president. Ray will continue in a teaching role at the university
PHOTOS: Black Santa Visits Northwest African American Museum
The Skanner's Seattle photographer Susan Fried was on hand to snap some photos
Oregon educator boosts student achievement and future prospects at Gresham High School
Portland Resident Hoping to Donate Kidney to Black Recipient
Fewer Black patients receive live kidney donations
Friends of the Children Chapter Coming to Tacoma, Executive Director Announced
Organization empowers youth facing the greatest obstacles through the long-term support of professional mentors ...
Oregon Humane Society Celebrates the Adoption of the 11,000th Pet of 2019
Max, a two-year-old Labrador/Weimaraner mix, is going to a new home with the Dunlap family of Damascus ...
EPA Approves Funding for Oregon and Washington to Improve Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure
States estimate $190 million for wastewater, $35 million for drinking water projects in Oregon, and $120 million for...
Conservation Breakthrough for Endangered Butterfly
The Oregon Zoo's breeding success provides new hope in an effort to save Oregon silverspots ...
Meet 80 Local Authors at OHS 52nd Holiday Cheer Book Sale and Signing
This free Oregon Historical Society event will be held this Sunday, December 8 from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. ...
Man convicted of hate crime for punching transgender woman
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man convicted of punching a transgender woman has been sentenced to probation. Dominick Gonzales, 38, changed his plea Friday and was convicted of first-degree bias crime for punching the woman in Northwest Portland in September, Multnomah County District...
Oregon Supreme Court upholds district attorney suspension
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court upheld a decision to suspend a district attorney for lying to investigators. Wasco County District Attorney Eric Nisley will be suspended from practicing law for two months beginning in February, the court ruled Thursday. The ruling upholds...
New Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz predicts success
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Eli Drinkwitz was saying all the right things after being introduced as the new football coach at Missouri, laying out his vision for the once-proud program with unwavering confidence and bold proclamations.Then the former Appalachian State coach made a minor...
LSU's Burrow, Auburn's Brown named AP SEC players of year
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is a unanimous selection as the offensive player of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team.The top-ranked Tigers also have the SEC’s coach of the year in Ed Orgeron and the newcomer of the year in freshman cornerback Derek...
Will You Answer the Call for Moral Revival?
In embracing and expanding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Revs. Barber and Theoharis have asked Presidential candidates to consider a debate that focuses exclusively on poverty ...
What I’m Thankful For This Season
Ray Curry gives thanks for a human right that shaped our country throughout the 20th century and that made Thanksgiving possible for so many Americans who, like him, didn’t get here by way of the Mayflower ...
Members said they witnessed first-hand the deplorable treatment and plight of Black immigrants ...
Last month I had the privilege to stand with hundreds of supporters and announce my intention to run for re-election ...
Former Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86
Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967, has died. He was 86.Hatcher died Friday night at a Chicago hospital, said his daughter, Indiana state Rep. Ragen Hatcher, a Gary Democrat. She did not provide a cause of her...
Reparations mark new front for US colleges tied to slavery
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which until now have responded with monuments, building name changes and public apologies. Georgetown University and two theological seminaries...
AP Exclusive: China tightens up on info after Xinjiang leaks
The Xinjiang regional government in China’s far west is deleting data, destroying documents, tightening controls on information and has held high-level meetings in response to leaks of classified papers on its mass detention camps for Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities,...
'Lemonade' by Beyoncé is named the AP's album of the decade
NEW YORK (AP) — The top 15 albums of the decade by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu:1. Beyoncé, “Lemonade”: At the beginning of this decade, Beyoncé was already the greatest singer of her generation. She won a record six Grammys in a single night, had women...
'Mad Men' actress Christina Hendricks files for divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Mad Men” actress Christina Hendricks filed for divorce Friday from her husband of 10 years, actor Geoffrey Arend. Hendricks filed the marriage dissolution documents in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. The 44-year-old Hendricks...
‘Rise of Skywalker’ is almost here, but a dark side looms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Disney bought Lucasfilm for more than billion in 2012, there were lofty expectations of reviving “Star Wars” in spectacular hyper-speed fashion with a new trilogy that continued the story of Luke Skywalker and other beloved characters.The space saga...
Preservation or development? Brazil’s Amazon at a crossroads
TRAIRAO, Brazil (AP) — Night falls in Brazil’s Amazon and two logging trucks without license plates...
Under pressure, Hallmark pulls gay-themed wedding ads
NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for...
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, there are the anti-government protesters demonstrating...
White gold: Cyprus' halloumi cheese entangled in politics
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Dairy farmers on Cyprus refer to halloumi as “white gold.” The salty,...
75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium (AP) — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would...
Toxic air, gases hamper search for last 2 volcano victims
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A second land search of New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday failed...
