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Oregon Ballot Fiasco Spotlights Clerk's Troubled 20-Year Run
County clerk Sherrie Hall has been elected five times in the past 20 years, despite missteps that impacted two previous elections and cost taxpayers at least 0,000.
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
Baton Rouge Area Foundation Opens Entries for 16th Annual Gaines Award
August 15 submissions deadline for ,000 prize ...
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 ...
Washington courts clearing drug convictions, refunding fines
SEATTLE (AP) — People convicted under Washington’s longtime felony drug possession law are starting to get their records cleared, and their court-imposed fines refunded. It’s a consequence of the Washington Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision to strike down the law in...
Progressive ousts Biden-backed Schrader in Oregon primary
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seven-term U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, a centrist who was endorsed by President Joe Biden, has been ousted in the Democratic primary in Oregon by progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner after results were delayed more than a week by a ballot-printing issue. ...
Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Devastating for Death Row Inmates
The court ruled that state prisoners cannot submit claims of inadequate counsel to federal courts ...
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. ...
Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — First she saw the graphic cellphone video showing Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death in Georgia, then news that Breonna Taylor had been shot in her Kentucky home during a botched drug raid. But when Teresa Parks watched videos of the white Minneapolis police officer pressing his...
In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Wayne Black was one of the few African Americans in the crowd as about 100 people gathered recently at the Republican Party headquarters near Columbus, Georgia, to hear from U.S. Senate candidate and football legend Herschel Walker. A member of the Muscogee...
3 more funerals for Buffalo victims in week of goodbyes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his 3-year-old's birthday cake. A father and die-hard Buffalo Bills fan who worked as a school bus aide. Those three victims of the racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket were...
K-pop sensation BTS to launch new show on Apple Music 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — BTS will reveal their gradual journey to becoming K-pop superstars through a new Apple Music weekly limited series. The streaming service announced Thursday that BTS will launch their new show “BTS Radio: Past & Present” on Apple Music 1. The three-episode...
At long last, Depp jurors hear closings, begin deliberations
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tore into each other over the nasty details of their short marriage, both sides told a jury the exact same thing Friday — they want their lives back. Heard “ruined his life by falsely telling...
Home that inspired 'The Conjuring' sells for more than jumi.5M
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” has been sold to a Boston developer who plans to keep it open to the public. The 18th century home in Burrillville sold for jumi.525 million on Thursday, far higher than the...
Police: 31 dead in church fair stampede in southern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A stampede Saturday at a church charity sale in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead,...
War surges Norway's oil, gas profit. Now, it's urged to help
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Europe’s frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased...
Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears
CHICAGO (AP) — Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the...
Shanghai lockdown: Residents demand release, and some get it
BEIJING (AP) — On a balmy Sunday night, residents of an upscale Shanghai compound took to the streets to decry...
Spanish LGBTQ groups wary of monkeypox stigma as Pride nears
MADRID (AP) — With one of Europe's largest gay pride celebrations right around the corner, Spain's LGBTQ...
'We don't have food': African leaders meet as crises grow
DJIBO, Burkina Faso (AP) — African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address...
