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Report: 119K People Hurt by Riot-Control Weapons Since 2015
The report on casualties from a largely unregulated industry cites an alarming evolution of crowd-control devices into more powerful and indiscriminate designs and deployment, including dropping tear gas from drones.
Lawmakers Consider Statewide Guaranteed Income Test Program
100 participants would receive jumi,000 a month for two years, with PSU analyzing the program’s success.
Oregon Lawmakers Approve $200M for Housing, Homelessness
Analysts and agencies estimate Oregon is short 140,000 housing units, and federal data shows its homeless population has increased by 22% since 2020.
Oregon Bill on Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Sparks Debate
An Oregon bill that would expand access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care drew emotional testimony, mirroring the culture war debates over abortion, gender identity and parents' rights that are playing out in state legislatures across the U.S.
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be awarding the Oregon Department of Fish...
Tiffani Penson Announces Campaign for PCC Board, Zone 2
Penson is proud of the accomplishments of PCC ...
Black Bag Speaker Series: Oregon Black Pioneers Historic Photograph Collection
OBP will present the history and context of a photo album, found in a house located in historically Black North Portland, that was...
The Making of American Whiteness Book Presentation and Signing to be Held at OHS
The Making of American Whiteness book will be presented by Dr. Carmen P. Thompson, in conversation with Dr. Darrell Millner on...
Support for Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking Unanimously Passes Oregon Senate
SB 745 will require juvenile departments to screen for survivors of sex trafficking, connect identified survivors with critical...
Oregon issues first license under psilocybin program
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has issued its first license under its new system that offers controlled use of psilocybin to the public. The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that it had issued a manufacturer license to Satori Farms PDX LLC, owned by Tori Armbrust. Oregon...
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday. Physicians for Human Rights and...
Study: Most women's NCAA teams are still coached by men
Women comprised less than half the head coaching positions and just over half of the assistant coaching spots for women's college teams in the 2021-22 school year, according to a diversity study released Wednesday. Women held just 42% of head coaching positions of women’s teams in...
The maddest March ever? Underdogs head to the Sweet 16
We know you're upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet...
Celebrating 196 Years of The Black Press
It was on March 17, 1827, at a meeting of “Freed Negroes” in New York City, that Samuel Cornish, a Presbyterian minister, and John Russwurn, the first Negro college graduate in the United States, established the negro newspaper. ...
DEQ Announces Suspension of Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May ...
FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers
Savings tied to median market home prices ...
State Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. ...
New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California
California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector where they hold key roles. State Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim...
North Carolina House passes bill limiting racial teachings
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House passed a previously vetoed proposal Wednesday to restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics that some lawmakers have equated to “ critical race theory.” The House voted 68-49 along party lines for...
Cooperating ex-guard gets 6 years in Illinois inmate's death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A contrite Willie Hedden, the last of three ex-correctional officers convicted in the beating death of an Illinois prison inmate, was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil rights violations and obstruction and testifying against...
Once a TV show, 'Smash' to make its Broadway bow in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe that formed the heart of the TV show “Smash” will make the leap to an actual Broadway stage next season. Producers said Wednesday that “Smash” is slated for Broadway in the 2024-25...
Kim Raver on how 'Grey's Anatomy' puts women at center
“Grey’s Anatomy” has long championed women’s rights and female leadership on and offscreen — not only does the long-running hospital drama cover contentious topics like abortion, but it also offers women on the show a chance to expand their roles behind the scenes. Kim Raver...
Stylist Law Roach working on his health post-retirement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrity stylist Law Roach, who helped reinvent Zendaya and turned Celine Dion into a fashion icon, shocked the industry last week when he announced his retirement from dressing the rich and famous. “My Cup is empty," he wrote in part March 14 on Instagram,...
Lindsay Lohan, other celebs settle with SEC over crypto case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and several other celebrities have agreed to pay tens of...
More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to...
Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial brings doctors to stand
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Two doctors on Wednesday described X-rays, brain scans and neurological tests documenting...
UN chief urges 'game-changing' commitments on clean water
UNITED NATION (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the first world conference on water in over 45 years on...
Israeli army admits to covert influence campaign in Gaza war
JERUSALEM (AP) — Days into Israel’s devastating war with Gaza militants in 2021, the Israeli army began...
China calls Xi's Russia visit one of friendship, peace
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday said President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded visit to Russia was a “journey...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
