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Oregon Extends COVID Workplace Mask Rule Indefinitely
State officials say the rule, which garnered thousands of public comments, will be in place until it is “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
As Reparations Hit Roadblock, Oregon Lawmakers Look to U.S. Congress and Cities
Sen. Frederick pushed for eligible Black Oregonians to receive a lifetime annuity as remedy for slavery, systemic racism.
Landmark Gun Safety Bill Clears Final Vote
The Oregon Senate repassed Senate Bill 554 – approving modifications made in the House to add storage and safety requirements among the bill’s components.
Shooting Highlights Lack of Body Cams Among Portland Police
Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man to put up his hands. Moments later, two shots rang out.
Street Gallery: Crossing the Redline
Street Gallery, invites the public to an intergenerational art exhibit: “Crossing the Redline” ...
Unemployment Fix Passes Oregon Senate, Helps Get More Oregonians Back to Work
Many Oregon employers believe this policy will help support their rapidly changing workforce needs, COVID-19 regulations, and worker...
Concrete Wall Around Seattle Police Precinct Comes Down
The city decided to take the wall down after hearing from the community ...
Peloton Recalls Treadmills, Halts Sales, After a Child Dies
Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month after denying they were dangerous and saying it would not pull...
Free Online Classes Promote Sustainable Living
Clark County’s Master Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free sustainable living webinars this spring. ...
Judge nixes reduced Klamath River flows for sucker fish
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ruled against the Klamath Tribes in a lawsuit that accuses federal regulators of violating the Endangered Species Act by letting water levels fall too low for sucker fish to spawn in a lake that also feeds an elaborate irrigation system along the...
Portland: Feds to blame for cops failure in settlement deal
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland city officials said they welcome constructive criticism from federal Justice Department lawyers who found the Police Bureau has failed to adhere to a settlement governing officers’ use of force. But officials also blame the federal government for contributing to...
OP-ED: The Supreme Court Can Protect Black Lives by Ending Qualified Immunity
The three officers responsible for the murder of Breonna Taylor are not the first to walk free after killing an unarmed Black person, and unfortunately, especially if things continue as they are, they will not be the last. ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trade Arron Rodgers
Give Aaron Rodgers a break, Green Bay. Just like Bart Starr & Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers has been a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers for 16 years. ...
Editorial From the Publisher - Council: Police Reform Needed Now
Through years of ceaseless protest, activists have tried to hold Portland Police to account. ...
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum shares her thoughts after the verdicts ...
In the French language, steps forward and back for women
LE PECQ, France (AP) — The fight to make the French language kinder to women took steps forward, and back, this week. Warning that the well-being of France and its future are at stake, the government banned the use in schools of a method increasingly used by some French...
Rachel Zoll, much-admired AP religion writer, dead at 55
Rachel Zoll, who for 17 years as religion writer for The Associated Press endeared herself to colleagues, competitors and sources with her warm heart and world-class reporting skills, died Friday in Amherst, Massachusetts, after a three-year bout with brain cancer. She was 55. ...
Man charged in stabbings of 2 Asian women a no-show in court
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The arraignment of a man who allegedly stabbed two older women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop was postponed Friday after he refused to leave his jail cell and appear in court. Patrick Thompson's arraignment on charges of attempted murder,...
Jhené Aiko, Saweetie to perform on AAPI advocacy TV special
NEW YORK (AP) — Platinum-selling performers of part-Asian descent, including R&B singer Jhené Aiko and rapper Saweetie, will perform on a TV special produced by The Asian American Foundation, the newly formed organization launched to improve AAPI advocacy. TAAF announced...
In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers
NEW YORK (AP) — Like so many, the pandemic upended life for actor and dancer Rena Riffel. The Los Angeles-based performer needed help with rent, utilities and counselling when jobs suddenly dried up. “Being an artist, we are already very fragile with our finances," she...
David Oyelowo fulfills new directing passion in 'Water Man'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While starring in films like “Selma” and “Lee Daniels' The Butler,” actor David Oyelowo discovered a new passion: directing. Oyelowo was inspired to step behind-the-camera after learning different nuances of the craft from respected directors like...
Texas GOP's voting restriction bill passes House
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has become the latest Republican-dominated state to advance sweeping new limits on...
Corruption, economic woes spark deadly protests in Colombia
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — Kevin Anthony Agudelo wanted to live in a country where corruption was not part of...
AP Interview: NASA chief big on climate, hedges on moon date
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's...
Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bloody, hour-long gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with...
AP PHOTOS: Spain takes vaccines to the rural homebound
SA POBLA, Spain (AP) — While thousands flock daily to health clinics and ad-hoc vaccination points across Spain,...
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
TOKYO (AP) — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young...
