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Oregon Lawmakers Fail to Agree House Districts as Deadline Looms
Republicans failed to show up for a session to redraw the state's congressional districts Saturday, thwarting majority Democrats’ attempts to pass new political maps before a looming deadline
Oregon School Board Ban on Anti-Racist, LGBT Signs Draws Ire
An Oregon school board has banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols, prompting a torrent of recriminations and threats to boycott the town and its businesses.
New, Long-Term Black Lives Matter Public Art Piece Installed at Seattle City Hall
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture today announced that a new, long-term Black Lives Matter public art piece has been installed at Seattle City Hall.
Black Man Fatally Shot Outside Bend Nightclub, Man Arrested
A Black man was shot and killed outside a bar by a white man in central Oregon
5th Annual Yard Tree Giveaway Events to Begin
Free trees for all Portlanders continue Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry division’s mission to grow, preserve, and...
Today’s vote to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act comes three weeks after Texas’s radical 6-week abortion ban went into...
Oregon Announces Stabilization Grant Opportunity to Assist Child Care Providers
Oregon received approximately 4 million in grant funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to be paid directly to eligible...
TriMet Plans Weekend Construction Along MAX Red Line to Help Keep Trains Running Efficiently
Shuttle buses will replace MAX Sept. 25-26 between Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport ...
Larsen Chairs Hearing on Surge in Air Rage Incidents, Effects on Workers, Airlines, Airports
The hearing was an opportunity for the subcommittee to examine the alarming increase in disruptive and unruly airline passengers, the...
1 killed, WSU football player hurt in shooting near campus
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one person and critically injured another near the Washington State University campus early Saturday morning. Police in Pullman, Washington, later identified the injured...
Oregon lawmakers stall over redistricting as deadline looms
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon House failed to show up for a floor session on Saturday, thwarting majority Democrats’ attempts to pass new political maps before a looming deadline. The absence of GOP lawmakers denied the House a quorum, meaning there weren't...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Clemson falls during frenetic afternoon
For about 45 minutes late Saturday afternoon, college football was on overload. North Carolina State went from agony to ecstasy against No. 9 Clemson. Baylor stopped a 2-point conversion to upset No. 14 Iowa State. No. 16 Arkansas finished off No. 7 Texas A&M to claim a Lone...
BC beats Mizzou 41-34 in OT on Flowers catch, Sebastian INT
BOSTON (AP) — Denis Grosel threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers in overtime, and Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the victory on Saturday as Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads to beat Missouri 41-34. BC coach Jeff Hafley said he...
Homelessness, Houselessness in the Richest Country in the World: An Uncommon Logic
When and why did the United States of America chose the wealth of a few over the health, wealth, and well-being of so many ...
American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. ...
Waters Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it. ...
Letter to the Editor: Reform the Recall
Any completely unqualified attention seeker with ,000 for the candidate‘s filing fee can be the largest state in the Union’s next governor ...
Nonprofit grants propel prosecutor push on racial injustice
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Deborah Gonzalez took office in January as the district attorney for the Western Judicial District of Georgia, she noticed that too few defendants, especially Black defendants, qualified for a program that promised treatment for addiction or mental health and not jail. ...
Govt offices in Kosovo targeted as tensions soar with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A public building in Kosovo was set on fire and another was hit by grenades that did not explode in what government officials described Saturday as criminal acts related to ethnic Serbs protesting a symbolic move on license plates. Serbian media quoted...
Biden risks losing support from Democrats amid DC gridlock
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is losing support among critical groups in his political base as some of his core campaign promises falter, raising concerns among Democrats that the voters who put him in office may feel less enthusiastic about returning to the polls in next year's midterm...
Harry and Meghan visit with students at a Harlem school
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, offered lots of hugs to kids at a Harlem public school Friday where she read her children's book to about two dozen students who sat cross-legged with her husband in the play yard. The hourlong visit to PS 123,...
'BMF' series explores climb of '80s drug kingpin 'Big Meech'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson remembered hearing stories about how two brothers emerged from rough inner-city Detroit streets to become wealthy drug kingpins and eventually embraced by hip-hop culture. Jackson heard Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory’s...
Elon Musk, singer Grimes 'semi-separated' after three years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk and singer Grimes have ended their romantic relationship after three years. The Tesla and SpaceX founder tells the New York Post's Page Six that he and the Canadian singer are “semi-separated.” But he says they remain on...
Nonprofit grants propel prosecutor push on racial injustice
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Deborah Gonzalez took office in January as the district attorney for the Western...
In redistricting, big say for big cities in DC power balance
NEW YORK (AP) — As political muscle goes, bigger doesn't always mean better. Just ask New York, Los Angeles and...
Iceland elects Europe's first female-majority parliament
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland has elected a female-majority parliament, a landmark for gender equality in...
UK Labour politician defends calling government 'scum'
LONDON (AP) — The deputy leader of Britain’s main opposition party refused Sunday to apologize for calling the...
South Korea urges North to restore hotlines for any talks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a...
Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK (AP) — In his speech last week to open the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
