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Biden-backed Schrader Ousted in Oregon Primary
Seven-term U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader has been ousted in a Democratic primary in Oregon by progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner.
Timeline of Oregon County's Ballot Tally Remains Uncertain
Three weeks after Oregon’s third-largest county learned that a majority of their ballots were unreadable by vote-counting machines, state officials have yet to receive a plan detailing how they will meet their deadline
Salinas, Erickson, Win Primaries in New Oregon 6th District
Salinas, who has maintained her lead as more ballots have been counted from Tuesday's primary, would be Oregon’s first Hispanic congresswoman
As Registration Opens Portland Parks Needs Staff for Summer Programs
Indoor and outdoor pools will open with jobs and free training available for swimmers
Black Domain Exhibit Opens June 2
Through portraits of Black Portlanders in their homes, at work, in creativity, and at worship, the exhibit captures places of...
Oregon Warns Recipients of Food Boxes About Recall of Jif Peanut Butter
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is warning the people of Oregon to be on the lookout for Jif brand peanut butter that may be...
First-ever East Portland Summer Arts Festival on tap for Ventura Park ...
'Climate Change & Healthy Habitats’ will support 16 Climate Action/Environmental Justice Groups with 6,500 in new...
PassinArt: A Theatre Company, celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala Saturday night, May 14, at Colwood Golf Center. ...
Former captain sues Deschutes County sheriff
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A nearly 30-year veteran of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in Bend, Oregon, has filed a [scripts/homepage/home.php].5 million federal lawsuit against the county, the sheriff, and two private investigators for alleged civil rights violations and retaliation. In his lawsuit, Capt....
Biden-backed Schrader ousted in Oregon primary
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seven-term U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader has been ousted in a Democratic primary in Oregon by progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner. The vote count in the state's 5th Congressional District was significantly delayed due to ballots with blurry bar codes in...
OP-ED: America the Beautiful — Community Project Funding
Achieving the vision of “America the Beautiful” means ensuring that from “sea to shining sea,” we do the things that are necessary to make America’s greatness accessible and affordable to all our communities ...
America is a nation in decline that is drowning in violence, hate, poverty, selfishness, and indifference. ...
Racist ‘Replacement’ Rhetoric is Deadly and Republicans Must Stop Using It
This is playing with fire. And if it continues, we will all get burned, again and again. ...
Costly Auto Repairs Driving Consumers Into a Financial Ditch
Research documents new, growing form of predatory lending ...
Governor saw deadly arrest video months before prosecutors
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With racial tensions still simmering over the killing of George Floyd, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers gathered in a state police conference room in October 2020 to prepare for the fallout from a troubling case closer to home: troopers’ deadly arrest...
Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun...
Baby formula shortage highlights racial disparities
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Capri Isidoro broke down in tears in the office of a lactation consultant. The mother of two had been struggling to breastfeed her 1-month-old daughter ever since she was born, when the hospital gave the baby formula first without consulting her on her desire to...
Adapting Denis Johnson, Claire Denis debuts 'Stars at Noon'
CANNES, France (AP) — Just days removed from finishing her latest film and hours after arriving in Cannes, Claire Denis sat down in a poolside hotel restaurant and warmly pronounced herself “a mess.” Denis’ latest, the Denis Johnson adaptation “Stars at Noon,” has been...
Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock's Yes, dead at 72
SEATTLE (AP) — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72. White’s death was announced on his Facebook page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home...
A good man: Exhibits honor 'Peanuts' creator Schulz on 100th
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a series of “Peanuts” comic strips that ran in mid-April of 1956, Charlie Brown grasps the string of his kite, which was stuck in what came to be known in the long-running strip as the “kite-eating tree.” In one episode that week, a frustrated...
Key inflation gauge slowed to still-high 6.3% over past year
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, the first...
Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard's reach to new waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support...
Surfer helps families honor loved ones with 'one last wave'
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along the...
NATO: Turkey urges 'concrete steps' from Sweden, Finland
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Sweden and Finland must now take “concrete...
2 killed, 9 injured in ice fall in southern Swiss Alps
BERLIN (AP) — Two climbers were killed Friday and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in...
4 Albanian women, 9 children to be repatriated from Syria
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Four Albanian women and nine children, all related to Albanians who joined Islamist...
