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Gov. Kate Brown Says She'll Use Police if GOP Walks Out
Her statement heightens tensions with Senate Republicans, who said earlier this week that they are "prepared to take action to stop" what could become the nation's second statewide cap and trade program.
Seattle Gives Voters $100 to Donate to Favorite Candidates
This year, 72 candidates registered to compete for seven seats, making the race by several measures the most competitive in more than 15 years.
Progressive Climate Policy Poised to Pass in Oregon
Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming.
Photos: Oregon Welcomes Shakespeare Festival’s Newly Appointed Artistic Director
On Wednesday, June 12, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival hosted a reception at the Froelick Gallery to welcome newly appointed artistic director Nataki Garret.
Portland Winter Light Festival 2020 Now Accepting Art Submissions
Portland Winter Light Festival 2020 is now accepting art submissions for the annual event ...
National African American Reparations Commission, ACLU to Host Forum on Reparations
Forum to Follow Congressional Hearing on Bill to Form a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals ...
Must-See Shows Open in OSF Outdoor Theatre
New shows are Alice in Wonderland, Macbeth and All’s Well That Ends Well. ...
Roosevelt High School Students Earn National Recognition for Resiliency
Students from Roosevelt High School who recently started a storytelling and resiliency-building initiative have been invited to...
Seattle Art Museum Appoints Amada Cruz as New Director and CEO
The Board of Trustees of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced today that Amada Cruz has been chosen as the museum’s new Illsley...
Portland chief relaxes officer hiring, grooming standards
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw is relaxing hiring and grooming standards for the bureau amid a critical staffing shortage.The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that starting next month, a high school diploma or GED certificate will be sufficient and tattoos above...
University fraternity suspended until June 2021 for hazing
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has been suspended for the next two years following a university investigation of hazing.The Register-Guard reported Wednesday the local chapter of Epsilon Omega lost its recognition by the university and...
U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman
Traitors like Jefferson Davis and other Confederates are memorialized while a woman who risked her life time and again to free enslaved people is simply dismissed. ...
You must have seen this video of a father speaking with his pre-verbal son about the season finale of Empire. ...
The Congressional Black Caucus Must Oppose HR 246
If every tactic that was used by African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement and/or in the fight against apartheid South Africa was either criminalized or attacked by the US Congress, how would you respond? ...
Jamestown to Jamestown: Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience
We are now able to actualize the healing and collective unity so many generations have worked to achieve in ways which bring power to our communities in America, Africa and throughout our Diaspora. ...
New exhibit traces 4 centuries of black history in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The artifacts in a new exhibit tracing four centuries of black history in Virginia range from the painful to the poignant: leg shackles and chains used during slavery, a letter from a fugitive slave describing the joys of his newfound freedom and a stool from a Richmond...
Israel honors Patriots owner Kraft amid solicitation case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is honoring New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with the 2019 Genesis Prize for his philanthropy and commitment to combatting anti-Semitism.Thursday's gala ceremony in Jerusalem and his high-profile feting offers Kraft a welcome reprieve just four months after he...
Police shooting poses Buttigieg's biggest 2020 challenge yet
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Mayor Pete Buttigieg stood before newly sworn police officers to welcome them to the city's ranks, just as he has more than a dozen times since taking office. But this time he was a Democratic candidate for president, speaking days after a white officer fatally shot a...
Ralph Lauren receives honorary knighthood in London
LONDON (AP) — Ralph Lauren has collected an accolade from Prince Charles and it's a doozy: Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Services to Fashion.The designer was presented with the insignia, bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II, in a private ceremony...
U2 guitarist won't get to build mansions on Malibu hillside
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A plan by U2 guitarist The Edge to build a cluster of mansions on a ridgeline above Malibu appears to be dead after California's highest court declined to consider his last-ditch appeal.The musician, whose real name is David Evans, staged a 14-year legal fight to build...
Unheard song from Queen frontman Freddie Mercury released
NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Music unveiled a previously unheard and unreleased song by the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.The record label announced the track, "Time Waits for No One," on Thursday. It was originally recorded in 1986 for the concept album of the musical "Time" with...
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian...
Oil shippers boost security after attacks on tankers in Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of attacks on oil tankers near the Persian Gulf has ratcheted...
APNewsBreak: Texas says DNA technology jeopardizes cases
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size...
Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some
NYKOPING, Sweden (AP) — School's out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their...
The Latest: Putin ready to meet with Trump at G-20 summit
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Putin's annual call-in show (all times local):4:15 p.m.Russian President...
Boris Johnson leads as UK Tories cut leader candidates to 3
LONDON (AP) — Britain's governing Conservative Party narrowed the race to become the country's next prime...
