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WA High Court to Hear Case About Transit Fare Enforcement
The Washington state Supreme Court will consider whether fare enforcement on public transit represents an unconstitutional incursion into passengers’ right to privacy.
Lewis & Clark College Announces First Woman, First African American President
Robin Holmes-Sullivan, Ph.D. will be the first woman, first woman of color, and the first LGBTQ+ person to be President of LC. She is also a clinical psychologist by trade, currently Dean of Students.
Report: Oregon Has Too Few Public Defenders
Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants
Blumenauer Boosts Efforts to Put Three Black History Landmarks on National List
Congressman makes case for Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, and the Golden West Hotel’s importance to city history and heritage.
All Classical Portland Announces María García as 2022 Artist in Residence
Prominent Portland pianist, educator, and music coach María García has been named the station’s 2022 Artist in Residence. ...
Ranked Choice Voting Supporters Seek Oregon Initiative
Supporters of a voting method that allows people to rank candidates in order of preference want to give people in Oregon the chance to...
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU to Present 'To Survive on This Shore
Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults' ...
The event will be streamed on YouTube on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. ...
Final Week for 'Mending The Social Fabric' Interactive Exhibit
A parachute with rips and tears encourages community over the course of the exhibition as visitors sit and mend. The piece will be...
Washington: 3 flu-related deaths amid moderate flu activity
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Three people have died in Washington after testing positive for the flu amid flu activity that has risen to moderate levels in the state, state health officials said Wednesday. The Department of Health said in a news release that the three people who died were...
Earthquake warning app MyShake available in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — A new earthquake-warning app is available for Washington state. The state said there are already two warning systems in place, but the MyShake app provides a third and possibly quicker option, The Seattle Times reported. The app launched in 2019 and...
UNLV promotes interim AD Harper to full-time job
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV has promoted interim athletic director Erick Harper to serve in the job full time. Harper's hiring, announced on Monday, was effective Jan. 1. He had served as interim athletic director since Desiree Reed-Francois left UNLV for Missouri in August. ...
Army stuns Missouri in Armed Forces Bowl on last-second FG
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. After the Tigers took a 22-21 lead on a touchdown with 1:11 to play, third-string quarterback Jabari Laws led Army...
OP-ED: A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America ...
Support Nikole Hannah-Jones and The 1619 Project
This important and ambitious project pulled back the curtain of euphemistic rhetoric composing American historiography that points only to the good in our history and sweeps under the rug the evil deeds perpetrated against people of color ...
In 2021, Organized Labor is Again Flexing its Muscles
We have seen dramatic change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Biden. ...
Study Reveals Racial Pay Gap for Social Media Influencers
The racial pay gap has long presented issues for African Americans in Corporate America and other industries. It’s now filtered to social media. ...
Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his first high court opening, which he has pledged to fill with the historic naming of the court's first Black woman. Breyer, 83, has...
At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court, according to aides and allies. Biden and...
New York AG: No basis for Trump's lawsuit challenging probe
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general wants to put a stop to former President Donald Trump's attempted end-run around a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices, asking a judge Wednesday to dismiss his lawsuit aimed at halting the probe. Attorney General...
Review: North Mississippi Allstars fly high on ‘Set Sail’
“Set Sail,” North Mississippi Allstars (New West Records) It takes hard work to sound this relaxed. The North Mississippi Allstars have mastered their métier and pin the meter on “Set Sail.” The 10 tunes from brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson and their casual...
Sundance: 'Descendant' chronicles a Black history uncovered
NEW YORK (AP) — Rarely have past and present mingled in a documentary the way they do in “Descendant,” a nonfiction account of the last known ship to bring African captives to the American South for enslavement. Margaret Brown's “Descendant," which recently premiered at the...
Chanté Adams makes Broadway debut in a full-circle moment
NEW YORK (AP) — There are two women who Chanté Adams always thanks before hitting the stage each night on Broadway: her grandmothers, together in a picture frame in her dressing room. “Those are my angels that kind of watch over me, my ancestors that provide guidance. It’s...
China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational
BEIJING (AP) — China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It...
An opioid-ravaged West Virginia town awaits trial verdict
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sarah Kelly recalls the fleeting moments when she reached out for help during a...
Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride 'crypto' wave
GENEVA (AP) — Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist,...
Venezuela recall faces 'impossible' conditions; turnout low
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans got a chance on to demand a recall of President Nicolás Maduro on...
Indonesia's sinking, polluted capital is moving to new city
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java...
China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational
BEIJING (AP) — China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It...
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