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Oregon School Board Ban on Anti-Racist, LGBT Signs Draws Ire
An Oregon school board has banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols, prompting a torrent of recriminations and threats to boycott the town and its businesses.
New, Long-Term Black Lives Matter Public Art Piece Installed at Seattle City Hall
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture today announced that a new, long-term Black Lives Matter public art piece has been installed at Seattle City Hall.
Black Man Fatally Shot Outside Bend Nightclub, Man Arrested
A Black man was shot and killed outside a bar by a white man in central Oregon
Cascadia Names New Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Bukhosi Dube will lead innovative “integrative health” model
5th Annual Yard Tree Giveaway Events to Begin
Free trees for all Portlanders continue Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry division’s mission to grow, preserve, and...
Today’s vote to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act comes three weeks after Texas’s radical 6-week abortion ban went into...
Oregon Announces Stabilization Grant Opportunity to Assist Child Care Providers
Oregon received approximately 4 million in grant funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to be paid directly to eligible...
TriMet Plans Weekend Construction Along MAX Red Line to Help Keep Trains Running Efficiently
Shuttle buses will replace MAX Sept. 25-26 between Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport ...
Larsen Chairs Hearing on Surge in Air Rage Incidents, Effects on Workers, Airlines, Airports
The hearing was an opportunity for the subcommittee to examine the alarming increase in disruptive and unruly airline passengers, the...
Lawmakers weigh changes to House districts as deadline looms
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers were reviewing a new proposal Saturday on redrawing the state's congressional districts in hopes of reaching a compromise between Democrats and Republicans ahead of a looming deadline. The proposal would put the newest congressional district...
One killed, another injured in shooting near WSU campus
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one person and injured another near the Washington State University campus early Saturday morning. The Pullman Police Department said officers were called around 12:30 a.m. for...
BC beats Mizzou 41-34 in OT on Flowers catch, Sebastian INT
BOSTON (AP) — Denis Grosel hit Zay Flowers from 10 yards out in overtime, and Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the victory on Saturday as Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads to beat Missouri 41-34. BC fans stormed the field to celebrate the...
Boston College hosts Missouri in juicy ACC-SEC matchup
BOSTON (AP) — ACC vs. SEC. It’s a juicy interconference matchup when Boston College (3-0) hosts Missouri (2-1) on Saturday at Alumni Stadium. BC, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will be hosting the first Southeastern Conference school since...
Homelessness, Houselessness in the Richest Country in the World: An Uncommon Logic
When and why did the United States of America chose the wealth of a few over the health, wealth, and well-being of so many ...
American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. ...
Waters Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it. ...
Letter to the Editor: Reform the Recall
Any completely unqualified attention seeker with ,000 for the candidate‘s filing fee can be the largest state in the Union’s next governor ...
Govt offices in Kosovo targeted as tensions soar with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A public building in Kosovo was set on fire and another was hit by grenades that did not explode in what government officials described Saturday as criminal acts related to ethnic Serbs protesting a symbolic move on license plates. Serbian media quoted...
Biden risks losing support from Democrats amid DC gridlock
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is losing support among critical groups in his political base as some of his core campaign promises falter, raising concerns among Democrats that the voters who put him in office may feel less enthusiastic about returning to the polls in next year's midterm...
Petito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece. Seraphine Warren has organized searches of the vast Navajo Nation landscape near her aunt's home...
Former ABC News executive says Chris Cuomo harassed her
NEW YORK (AP) — A television executive who accused Chris Cuomo of groping her at a party 16 years ago says the CNN anchor needs a public education about sexual harassment and if he did that, “he'd be a hero instead of a cad.” The executive, Shelley Ross, said Friday she's...
Harris 'View' interview delayed, hosts positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris' live interview on “The View” was abruptly delayed Friday after two hosts of the talk show learned they had tested positive for COVID-19 moments before Harris was to join them on the set. Cohost Sunny Hostin and guest host Ana...
Harry and Meghan visit with students at a Harlem school
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, offered lots of hugs to kids at a Harlem public school Friday where she read her children's book to about two dozen students who sat cross-legged with her husband in the play yard. The hourlong visit to PS 123,...
Man drives from Ohio hoping to help Haitian friend at border
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — As Haitian migrants stepped off a white U.S. Border Patrol van in the Texas border city of...
Lawyers to urge no restrictions for Reagan shooter Hinckley
Lawyers for John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, are scheduled to argue in...
Biden risks losing support from Democrats amid DC gridlock
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is losing support among critical groups in his political base as some of his...
Icelanders vote with climate change on everyone's mind
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders were voting Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change,...
Catalonia's Puigdemont to attend October extradition hearing
ALGHERO, Sardinia (AP) — Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont vowed Saturday to keep travelling...
Italians come out to demand support for Afghan women
ROME (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Italy on Saturday to support Afghan women and...
