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Q&A With Etheric Mc Farlane, Co-Creator of Gun Technology to De-Escalate Police Shootings
Mc Farlane worked with a team of Black developers and engineers to create patent-pending technology for police, general public.
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.
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) — Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major health care strike in an extraordinary year for U.S. labor organizing and work stoppages. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country’s larger insurers and...
Prosecutors focus on video evidence in trial of Washington officers charged in Manny Ellis' death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A cellphone video of the 2020 fatal arrest of Manny Ellis shows the Black man on the ground with his hands in the air in surrender as police officers held his neck and shot him with a Taser, according to the testimony Wednesday of a forensic video analyst in the trial of...
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...
Before becoming a Broadway box office musical, My Fair Lady was a 1913 play and a 1938 film, Pygmalion, produced by George Bernard Shaw. But for today's purposes, neither Shaw, Andrews, or Hepburn ever knew a more fair or genteel lady than my Birtie Preston. ...
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. ...
Prosecutors focus on video evidence in trial of Washington officers charged in Manny Ellis' death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A cellphone video of the 2020 fatal arrest of Manny Ellis shows the Black man on the ground with his hands in the air in surrender as police officers held his neck and shot him with a Taser, according to the testimony Wednesday of a forensic video analyst in the trial of...
The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle 'unsustainable debt' for borrowers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the “unsustainable debt” that borrowers accumulate to complete their college education. The announcement comes as borrowers brace for payments to restart after...
AP, theGrio join forces on race and democracy panel discussion, as 2024 election nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and theGrio have come together for a candid conversation about issues facing Black Americans ahead of the 2024 election and amid high levels of polarization, discussing topics ranging from targeted racial violence to barriers to voting. The...
Book Review: Romance strikes in 'Maybe Once, Maybe Twice' with quirky lines and an epic soundtrack
On Maggie Vine’s 30th birthday, she makes a marriage pact with the handsome, broad-shouldered, sunbeam-smile-having Garrett Scholl. Thing is, the struggling singer-songwriter had already made a similar deal with her first boyfriend, Asher Reyes, who’s now an extremely successful — and...
Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it's coming to movie theaters soon
NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary chronicling Beyoncé's just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday. The film adds a second blockbuster from a music superstar to a fall slate of movies that's been...
Book Review: 'Extremely Online' shows how creators and influencers have shaped social media
There's no shortage of books published in the past several years that have focused on the recent history of social media companies and the founders of the tech giants running them. In “Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet,” Taylor Lorenz...
Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots —...
Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states,...
Small plane spirals out of sky and crashes into Oregon home, killing two
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A small plane spiraled out of the sky and crashed into an Oregon home on Tuesday, killing...
Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe drenched the U.S. and British Virgin Islands on Wednesday...
Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church's future and says 'everyone' is welcome
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said the Catholic Church needed to be rebuilt to make it a place of welcome for...
US officials to meet with counterparts in Mexico on drugs, arms trafficking and migration
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top officials from the Biden administration...
