Iowa Reporter Fights Charges Connected to Covering Black Lives Matter Protest
The case of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri who was pepper sprayed and arrested while reporting on a clash between protesters and police, highlights the First Amendment and the right to a free press
Brown Pauses Rollbacks to COVID-19 Extreme Risk Level
Counties that have moved out of the COVID-19 extreme risk level will not be moved back into it without giving them two weeks to improve their case numbers
March to Literacy Confronts the Ways We Fail Black Students
The virtual event aims to empower parents, educators of students who struggle with reading
'Falling Through Cracks': Vaccine Bypasses Some Older Adults
An untold number of older adults are getting left behind, unseen, because they are too overwhelmed, too frail or too poor to fend for themselves.
Commercial Rent Relief Program to Open Applications March 8
The program targets landlords with tenant businesses with 100 or fewer employees who are behind on lease payments ...
Powell's Books Presents Richard Brown on Zoom March 5
Richard Brown, long-time Portland activist and photographer, will talk about his memoir, “This Is Not For You, An Activist’s...
Freedmen’s Bureau Among Free Classes at GFO Virtual Open House
This is one of the 18 free classes the Genealogical Forum of Oregon is offering during its 75th anniversary Genealogy Open House. ...
Oregon Worker Relief Fund Creates Fund for Small Businesses
The program received million to support small businesses owned by ITIN holders and impacted by the pandemic. ...
$500,000 Grant Funding Will Invest In Racial Equity In WA
Kaiser Permanente commits funding to grassroots organizations to dismantle practices and structures that prevent communities of color...
Girl, 9, killed after car hits 3 people in Portland suburb
PORTLAND (AP) — A 9-year-old girl has been killed and two other people injured after they were hit by a car in a Portland suburb. Police in the city of Gresham responded to the accident just before 6 pm Saturday after a report of pedestrians hit by a car on the sidewalk. The 9-year-old was...
US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned...
Ex-Cardinals coach Wilks new defensive coordinator at Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Steve Wilks is returning to coaching as the defensive coordinator at Missouri.Wilks, who was hired by Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz on Thursday, took last year off after spending the previous 14 seasons in the NFL. The stint was highlighted by a year as the head coach of...
OHA Marks 1 Year One-Year Anniversary of Oregon’s First COVID-19 Case
Director thanks Oregonians and asks state residents to maintain pandemic precautions and choose vaccination ...
“White Nationalists” who believe that America only belongs to its “White” citizens, who live and have lived according to “White Privilege” are ignoring the words of the Declaration of Independence ...
The Leadership Conference Submits Letter in Support of H.R. 40
H.R. 40 finally forces the U.S. government to recognize and make amends for the decades of economic enrichment that have benefited this nation as a result of the free labor that African slaves were forced to provide ...
Letter to the Editor Re: Zenith Energy
The time is now for Portland City Council to stop Zenith Energy’s transporting fossil fuels into and out of our city. ...
Bloody Sunday memorial honors late civil rights giants
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Activists who gathered virtually and in person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that became known as Bloody Sunday called on people to continue the fight for voting rights as they also honored giants of the civil rights movement, including the late...
Kyle Larson celebrates return with 1st win since suspension
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kyle Larson is back in NASCAR and back in victory lane. On Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson raced to his first NASCAR victory since he was reinstated from a nearly yearlong suspension. He ran just the first four races last season, then lost his job for using a...
From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to not cast votes at all. Perez, then chairman of the Democratic Party, recognized many of the...
Grammys to partner with Berklee, ASU for study on women
NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy is partnering with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on women's representation in the music industry.The academy, which puts on the annual Grammy Awards, said the lack of female creators in music is...
New York cinemas reopen, brightening outlook for theaters
NEW YORK (AP) — After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.”Shortly...
Hotly anticipated Meghan and Harry interview to air at last
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The time has finally come for audiences to hear Meghan and Harry describe the backstory and effects of their tumultuous split from royal life.Sunday night’s airing of a two-hour special hosted by Oprah Winfrey will provide the first, and unprecedented, peek into the...
Carla Wallenda, member of famed high-wire act, dies at 85
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act...
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed...
Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game; Zion to start instead
Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons were ruled out of Sunday's NBA All-Star Game after being...
UK schools to reopen, backed by frequent virus testing
LONDON (AP) — British students, backed by a robust coronavirus testing program, are gearing up to return to...
3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania converged outside...
Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns
ROME (AP) — A particularly spectacular blast from Italy's Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud...