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Tacoma Police Officers on Trial in Deadly Arrest of Manny Ellis
The trial for three Tacoma, Washington, officers charged in a Black man’s death begins this week. Manuel Ellis died — hogtied, handcuffed and pleading “Can’t breathe” — nearly three months before George Floyd’s murder sparked worldwide protests against police brutality. The trial is the first under a 5-year-old Washington state law designed to make it easier to prosecute police who wrongfully use deadly force
2 Lawsuits Blame Utility for Eastern Washington Fire That Killed Man and Burned Hundreds of Homes
The suit alleges the utility designed its power lines to be bare, uncovered and carry a high voltage. All of that increases the risk of ignition when coming into contact with grass or equipment.
Damian Lillard Traded From the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in 3-Team Deal
The deal ends Lillard's 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a a three-month saga surrounding Lillard's wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.
Portland Public Schools announced last week that the city's students were doing better than their counterparts elsewhere in the state. But those gains are not equally distributed.
20th Annual Conference Provides Support and Resources to Unpaid Caregivers
The free event will take place on Friday, October 27 in Hillsboro ...
New Joint Committee to Provide Oversight, Seek Solutions to the Drug and Addiction Crisis
The committee will serve as a legislative hub for addressing the national drug crisis in Oregon with public health and public safety...
Broadway Rose Theatre Names New Executive Director
Meredith Gordon will assume the role on October 2, 2023. ...
Rep. Annessa Hartman Denounces Political Violence Against the Clackamas County Democratic Party
On Tuesday, the Clackamas County Democratic Party headquarters was
Bonamici Announces 5 Town Hall Meetings in October
The town hall meetings will be in St. Helens, Hillsboro, Seaside, Tillamook and Portland. ...
Opening statements to begin in Washington officers' trial in deadly arrest of Black man Manuel Ellis
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of three police officers in Tacoma, Washington, accused in the death of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched, shocked with a Taser, put in a chokehold and held face down on the sidewalk as he pleaded,...
Washington state minimum wage moving up to .28 per hour
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to .28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday, The Seattle Times reported. A full-time worker making that wage would earn nearly ,000 per year....
Brady Cook throws for career-high 395 yards, No. 23 Missouri beats Vandy 38-21
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brady Cook is a big reason that the Missouri Tigers are off to their best start since 2013. The 23rd-ranked Missouri Tigers quarterback set the Southeastern Conference record for most pass attempts without an interception Saturday as he threw for a...
No. 23 Missouri finally leaves state to open SEC slate at Vanderbilt, which has lost 3 straight
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz hasn't spent much time thinking about getting the Tigers back into the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2019. “Rankings only matter what you do this week, so our goal was not to be ranked in Week Four,” Drinkwitz said....
Labor Day 2023: Celebrating the Union Difference and Building Tomorrow’s Public Service Workforce
Working people are seeing what the union difference is all about, and they want to be a part of it. ...
60 Years Since 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice Remains a Dream
Typical Black family has 1/8 the wealth held by whites, says new research ...
The 2024 Election, President Biden and the Black Vote
As a result of the Black vote, America has experienced unprecedented recovery economically, in healthcare, and employment and in its international status. ...
Federal Trade Commission Hindering Black Economic Achievement
FTC Chair Linda Khan has prioritized her own agenda despite what Americans were telling her they needed on the ground ...
Opening statements to begin in Washington officers' trial in deadly arrest of Black man Manuel Ellis
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of three police officers in Tacoma, Washington, accused in the death of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched, shocked with a Taser, put in a chokehold and held face down on the sidewalk as he pleaded,...
Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias
DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for...
New Baltimore police commissioner confirmed by City Council despite recent challenges
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council on Monday confirmed Richard Worley as the city’s new police commissioner, a leadership change that comes amid an ongoing push for reform of the embattled agency that began after Freddie Gray’s 2015 death. Mayor Brandon Scott nominated...
James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. Seven years later, that drawing has been made real: A [scripts/homepage/home.php].3 billion massive spherical venue, standing 366 feet (111 meters) high and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline. The drawing was initially...
Book Review: Jo Nesbø offers a fresh twist on a coming-of-age horror novel in ’The Night House'
Jo Nesbø, the Norwegian author best known for his 13-book crime series starring Harry Hole (“The Snowman” was made into a 2017 movie with Michael Fassbender), is out with something completely different. “The Night House” begins like something from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft,...
Book Review: Poet recalls stormy life growing up Rastafari in Jamaica and her struggle to break free
It’s not unusual for an autobiography to chart a person’s passage from rags to riches, ignorance to enlightenment, or bondage to freedom. It is unusual to find one as powerful and disturbing as Safiya Sinclair’s debut memoir, “How to Say Babylon,” which has already drawn comparisons to...
Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought on by...
How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets
NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. ...
China Evergrande soars after property developer's stocks resume trading
HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group soared Tuesday after they...
Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the...
A big fire at a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt injures at least 38 people
CAIRO (AP) — A huge fire broke out early Monday at a police facility in northeastern Egypt, injuring at least 38...
New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative
GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the U.N.'s migration agency said Monday that the private sector is “desperate”...
