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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,...
AP Top 25: Colorado falls out of rankings after first loss and Ohio State moves up to No. 4
Colorado and Deion Sanders fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after a resounding loss in one of the weekend's showcase games, and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened. A season-high six teams received first-place votes, the...
Seattle police officer put on leave after newspaper reports alleged off-duty racist comments
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer has been placed on administrative leave after Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said Friday he listened to an audio recording including comments by the officer that led to the filing of a bias/hate complaint. “As I have said from the...
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 ...
Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man
LONDON (AP) — London’s police force said Sunday that some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. A Metropolitan Police marksman was charged Wednesday over the September 2022 death of...
National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The new windows depict a march for justice by...
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. ...
Music Review: Rootsy harmonies and spiritual uplift from Buddy and Julie Miller on 'In the Throes'
Buddy and Julie Miller have been wed for 40 years. Their latest album, “In the Throes,” celebrates the marvelous marriage of his rustic, raspy tenor and her eternally youthful alto. The 12-song set, which will be released Friday is filled with the Tennessee duo’s rootsy...
Music Review: The Replacements’ ‘Tim: Let it Bleed Edition’ captures the band’s sublime songwriting
Near the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album and major label debut, “Tim,” The Replacements are releasing “Tim: Let it Bleed Edition.” The massive box set features a loving remaster of the original release of “Tim,” but the real value is in the live performance, the unreleased...
`10 Days in a Madhouse' opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women's voices
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kiera Duffy is disturbed by “10 Days in a Madhouse” as much as an 1887 public was outraged by the squalid surroundings exposed by trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly. “The idea of the hysterical woman trope really does persist today,” the soprano said ahead...
California Truck Drivers Ask Gov. Newsom to Sign Job-Saving Bill as Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Tested
Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court
COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal (AP) — Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires in central...
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for the 3rd day in a row as West Bank violence intensifies
NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli airstrikes struck militant sites in Gaza on Sunday for the...
Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl...
A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy
Why Yevgeny Prigozhin's private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow is still a mystery. The Russian...
As the world's problems grow more challenging, the head of the United Nations gets bleaker
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the U.N. chief sounded a global alarm...
At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — If you listen to the African leaders addressing the U.N. General Assembly this year, the...
