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Black Food Professionals See Opportunities to “Scale Up” in School Cafeterias and on Store Shelves
Two Portland women are addressing disparities in the local food scene with Ethiopian and Haitian flavors, ingredients
Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone Climbing Historic Ladders
In 1995, Boone was the first African American woman hired by Portland Fire & Rescue; this year she became its first African American Chief
Christmas Tree Shopping is Harder Than Ever, Thanks to Climate Change and Demographics
For Christmas tree farms to survive, shoppers will need to be more flexible
November Holiday Travel at PDX Brings More Comfort, Convenience and Furry Friends
If you’ve not been to Portland International Airport in a few months, you’re in for some surprises.
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. ...
Need for Blood Doesn’t Stop for Holidays – Donors Needed
Those who come to give through Dec. 18 will receive a Amazon.com Gift Card ...
North Carolina Court Decision Upholds Removal of Confederate Monument
Lawyers argued that the monument was installed at the end of Reconstruction to further the false “Lost Cause” narrative,...
Artist Talk with 13-year-old Local to be Held This Tuesday, Nov. 26
Hobbs Waters will be discussing his solo exhibit “Thirteen” at The Armory in Portland ...
Commercial ocean crabbing further delayed in Oregon
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — State shellfish managers say the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be further delayed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crab are still too low in meat yield in half of the areas along the coast.The World reports the...
2 businesses sue pipeline company over 2016 explosion
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two businesses whose Northwest Portland storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was digging at the time.The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Portland Bagelworks owners Kim and Rik Bartel are suing Loy Clark...
Missouri fires football coach Barry Odom after 4 seasons
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri fired football coach Barry Odom on Saturday, ending the four-year stay of a respected former player who took over a program in disarray but could never get the Tigers over the hump in the brutal SEC.The Tigers finished 6-6 and 3-5 in the conference after...
Powell, Missouri snap 5-game skid with win over Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In a game started by third- and fifth-string quarterbacks, the outcome was decided by one of their backups. It was appropriate enough for Arkansas and Missouri, two teams facing their longest losing streaks in decades.Fayetteville High School graduate Taylor Powell...
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 ...
NFL At 100: Rooney Rule has its positives and its faults
In 2003, the NFL had three minority head coaches: future Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards and Marvin Lewis. In the 12 previous seasons, there had been six. Total. Considering that the majority of the players in the league 16 years ago were minorities, that imbalance was...
Voting site reopened in Georgia after grassroots fight
HAZLEHURST, Ga. (AP) — When local election officials shut down a polling site in a predominantly black area of a rural Georgia county, displaced voters couldn’t look to the federal government to intervene as it once did in areas with a history of racial disenfranchisement.So residents...
Haley: Killer 'hijacked' Confederate flag meaning for some
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in an interview that a man who gunned down nine worshipers at an African American church in 2015 “hijacked” the ideals many connected to the Confederate battle flag.Haley told conservative political commentator and Blaze TV host Glenn Beck...
R. Kelly charged with paying bribe before marrying Aaliyah
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994.The revised indictment, filed Thursday in New York, accuses...
Bloomberg: His news reporters need to accept restrictions
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions with their paycheck, including the ban on investigating their boss.Bloomberg, billionaire founder of Bloomberg News, was asked in a CBS News interview about...
Billy Joel, Kardashians Diplo descend on Miami for Art Basel
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As gallerists and collectors descend on Miami's most prestigious art fair by day, the Hollywood crowd knows it's all about the exclusive after parties. Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and Pharrell were in town while DJ Khaled and rappers Travis Scott and Gucci Mane held...
AP Exclusive: 629 Pakistani girls sold as brides to China
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who...
Chicago chief's firing again rattles confidence in force
CHICAGO (AP) — The unceremonious firing of Chicago's police superintendent just weeks before his retirement...
Tensions as yellow vests join French retirement protests
PARIS (AP) — Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists joining a wave of protest actions...
AP Exclusive: 629 Pakistani girls sold as brides to China
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who...
Venice tide barriers pass another test, but skeptics remain
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Floated along by barge , one of the 10-ton barriers designed to relieve...
AP PHOTOS: Ukraine war prisoners struggle to rebuild lives
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Anna Sergeyeva, rebuilding her life after surviving a week of captivity and...
