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AG Rosenblum Seeks Info from Oregonians
Oregon Attorney General seeks information on children separated from families at border ...
Community Forum: How Does Law Enforcement Interact With Vulnerable Populations?
Forum will focus on public safety and examine mental health and addiction issues ...
King County Council Recognizes Juneteenth
The Metropolitan King County Council recognizes a true 'freedom day' in the United States ...
Unite Oregon Hosts ‘Mourn Pray Love, and Take Action’ June 20
Community is invited to gather at Terry Schrunk Plaza at 6 p.m. on World Refugee Day ...
MRG Foundation Announces Spring 2018 Grantees
Recipients include Oregon DACA Coalition, Kúkátónón Children’s African Dance Troupe, Komemma Cultural Protection Association ...
Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A rights group filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court Friday against top officials of U.S. immigration and homeland security departments, alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers' access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon.Immigration and Customs...
Police: Oregon toddler dies after being left in hot car
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A toddler in Oregon died after being left alone in a hot car while her mother went to work as a family nurse practitioner, authorities said Friday.Nicole Engler, 38, of Roseburg told investigators she thought she had taken her 21-month-old daughter Remington to daycare...
Lawsuits challenge efforts to push abstinence-only on teens
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an abstinence-only focus on its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that has served more than 1 million young people.The lawsuits were filed...
Man, 5-year-old boy hurt in electrical accident in Everett
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man and his 5-year-old son were hospitalized after a mechanical lift they were using in Everett touched power lines.The Daily Herald reports the accident happened Friday afternoon in an alley downtown.It wasn't known why the pair was using a mechanical...
How Washington’s 'School Achievement Index' Became School Spending Index
New assessment categorizes schools not by quality of education, but level of funding officials believe they should receive ...
Black Mamas Are Dying. We Can Stop It.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly plans to improve access to culturally-competent care with the MOMMA Act ...
Hey, Elected Officials: No More Chicken Dinners...We Need Policy
Jeffrey Boney says many elected officials who visit the Black community only during the election season get a pass for doing nothing ...
Juneteenth: Freedom's Promise Still Denied
Juneteenth is a celebration of the de facto end of slavery, but the proliferation of incarceration keeps liberation unfulfilled ...
AP Source: J. Cole to perform at BET Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — J. Cole is set to perform at Sunday's BET Awards.A person familiar with the awards show, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to discuss the plans publicly, tells The Associated Press on Friday that the rapper will perform at the...
The Latest: Germany, Mexico, Belgium headline Saturday games
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Friday at the World Cup (all times local):1:13 a.m.Will Germany follow Brazil's lead in righting the ship after a rocky World Cup start, or will the defending champ find itself keeping company with Argentina, needing help if it hopes to advance?The World Cup could...
Trial set in long-delayed post-Katrina racial shooting case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A trial date has been set for a white man accused of shooting at three black men in what federal prosecutors said was a racially motivated attack following Hurricane Katrina.The case of Roland Bourgeois Jr. has dragged on for years. He was indicted five years after the...
So much TV, so little summer: Amy Adams, Kevin Hart, Dr. Pol
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fall television season is months away but that's no reason to stare moodily at a blank screen. In this era of peak TV, there are so many outlets and shows clamoring for your summertime attention that it can be as daunting as choosing between a mojito and a frozen...
Honduran girl in symbolic photo not separated from mother
NEW YORK (AP) — A crying Honduran girl depicted in a widely-seen photograph that became a symbol for many of President Donald Trump's immigration policies was not actually separated from her mother, U.S. government officials said on Friday.Time magazine used an image of the girl, by Getty...
AP Source: J. Cole to perform at BET Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — J. Cole is set to perform at Sunday's BET Awards.A person familiar with the awards show, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to discuss the plans publicly, tells The Associated Press on Friday that the rapper will perform at the...
Give up after scandals? Television history shows otherwise
NEW YORK (AP) — Say this about TV creators in 2018 — they don't give up easily.Three current shows...
Nearly 400 people used California assisted death law in 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California health officials reported Friday that 374 terminally ill people took...
From boat makers to farmers, US-led tariff war inflicts pain
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida boat builder absorbs million in lost business and expects more pain. An Ohio...
Rival Koreas agree to August reunions of war-split families
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold temporary reunions of families...
The Latest: Auto trade group decries Trump's tariff threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on America's disputes with its trading partners (all times local):3:05 p.m.A...
'He cried and hugged me': Brazilian still separated from son
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Twenty-six days after being apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border with his son, a...
