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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.
Washington State Minimum Wage Moving Up to $16.28 Per Hour
The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index. ...
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
Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 health care workers go on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States. Kaiser...
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Picketing begins at Kaiser hospitals as 75,000 workers go on strike in Virginia, California and 3 other states....
Oklahoma-Texas is the top game in Week 6. LSU heads to Missouri after defensive meltdown
Oklahoma-Texas is the main attraction in Week 6 of the college football season and one of three games matching teams in the AP Top 25. The No. 12 Sooners and No. 3 Longhorns will meet for the 95th consecutive season in Dallas on Saturday but the last as members of the Big 12. Both...
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...
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 ...
San Francisco will say goodbye to Dianne Feinstein as her body lies in state at City Hall
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mourners will pay their respects Wednesday to the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco City Hall, where she launched her groundbreaking political career and where she spent a decade as the city's first female mayor. Feinstein's body will lie in...
What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers
DENVER (AP) — The pathologist who performed Elijah McClain's autopsy testified Tuesday that he was unsure if a police neck hold contributed to the Black man's 2019 death as attorneys for two Denver-area officers on trial for homicide sought to cast doubt about the prosecution's case. ...
Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors heard the last words of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched, shocked with a Taser, put in a chokehold and held face down, during opening statements Tuesday in the trial of three Washington police officers accused in his death. “I can't...
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...
Book Review: 'Collision of Power' explains the journalism of the Donald Trump era
Martin Baron's “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post” is actually a trilogy – an insider’s revealing examination of Jeff Bezos’ stewardship of The Washington Post, a chronicle of how Donald Trump tried mightily to discredit the Post and sink Amazon, and a tense,...
US appeals court to hear arguments over 2010 hush-money settlement of Ronaldo rape case in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A United States appeals court planned to hear Wednesday from lawyers trying to revive a...
The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs...
Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets...
Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists in the United States won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work...
North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a 'persistent' threat
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea slammed the United States over a recent Pentagon report that labeled it a...
Sirens blare across Russia as it holds nationwide emergency drills
MOSCOW (AP) — Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings...
