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NORTHWEST NEWS

St. Andrew Parish to Honor Winners of 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Service Awards  

St. Andrew Catholic Church is awarding its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Awards to people whose service embodies the values of Dr. King, who used nonviolence, civil disobedience and Christian teaching to advance the cause of civil rights in America

POIC and Community Partners Raise Nearly $3 Million to Make Downtown Safer

POIC opened a downtown safety and resource center last fall.

Seattle Griot Project Secures Permanent Home While Putting Exhibits In Virtual Reality

The former Sanctuary at Admiral in central Seattle will house the Washington State Black Legacy Institute.

Janelle Bynum Becomes First Black Member Of Congress For Oregon

The former state representative for Clackamas County takes oath in D.C. and joins historic Congressional Black Caucus.

NEWS BRIEFS

Biden Lauds STEM Award Winners

President Joe Biden has awarded STEM NOLA the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering...

MLK Day Events 2025

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time that we celebrate, commemorate and honor the life, legacy and impact of Dr. Martin...

Gov. Kotek Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

“This new year, 2025, carries a clear charge for all of us: to summon our unyielding spirit of resilience, to tackle problems with...

North Portland Library to Reopen in February

Grand opening celebration begins February 8 with ribbon cutting, cultural events, food and fun ...

Joint Center Mourns the Passing of President Jimmy Carter

"We will continue to honor President Carter’s unwavering commitment to public service and his lifelong dedication to racial,...

'Orchestrated attack' on Portland elections office shatters dozens of windows, police say

A group of hooded and masked people broke dozens of windows and spray painted anti-government graffiti on the Multnomah County Elections building in what Portland police called an “orchestrated attack.” The attack happened just before 2 a.m. Monday and suspects fled as police...

On eve of CFP title game, some college players ask, What would it look like to be employees?

ATLANTA (AP) — The way Kardell Thomas sees things, it wasn't so much the schools as it was the system that let him down. When thinking about the pros and cons of college players forming a union as they navigate their way through an industry that's changing by the day, the story of...

Mitchell and the No. 22 Missouri Tigers take on conference foe Texas

Missouri Tigers (15-3, 4-1 SEC) at Texas Longhorns (12-6, 1-4 SEC) Austin, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Longhorns -2.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arthur Kaluma and Texas host Mark Mitchell and No. 22 Missouri in SEC action...

Kaluma, Texas Longhorns square off against the Missouri Tigers

Missouri Tigers (15-3, 4-1 SEC) at Texas Longhorns (12-6, 1-4 SEC) Austin, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mark Mitchell and Missouri visit Arthur Kaluma and Texas on Tuesday. The Longhorns have gone 8-3 at home. Texas is ninth in the SEC scoring...

OPINION

As Dr. King Once Asked, Where Do We Go From Here?

“Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds. Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort from the inner city of poverty and despair shall...

A Day Without Child Care

On May 16, we will be closing our childcare centers for a day — signaling a crisis that could soon sweep across North Carolina, dismantling the very backbone of our economy ...

I Upended My Life to Take Care of Mama.

It was one of the best decisions I ever made. ...

Among the Powerful Voices We Lost in 2024, Louis Gossett, Jr.’s Echoes Loudly

December is the customary month of remembrance. A time of year we take stock; a moment on the calendar when we pause to reflect on the giants we have lost. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

More than 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery's death

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — More than 200 potential jurors were summoned Tuesday to a Georgia courthouse for questioning about whether they can serve impartially in the trial of a former prosecutor accused of meddling with police as they investigated the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman falls short of breakthrough for Black coaches on historic day in America

ATLANTA (AP) — Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman felt more comfortable talking about the national championship his players had a chance to win Monday night than the history attached to it had they pulled it off. Still, it was hard to ignore the connections between Freeman’s...

Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government in what he described in his inauguration speech as a move to end efforts to “socially engineer race and...

ENTERTAINMENT

Book Review: Robert Crais spins the tale of a hardboiled private eye who uncovers a conspiracy

Traci Beller was 13 when her father — co-owner of a heating and air conditioning company — went out on some service calls and never returned home. The police, who found no trace of him, concluded that he had simply abandoned his family. The family then turned to Jessica Byers, a...

Book Review: 'Open Socrates' shows why philosophy isn't a spectator sport

During a time when many are complaining about divisiveness in politics and in society, it seems counterintuitive for a book to make the case that we need to argue more. But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn't just a...

For Elton John, 'Never Too Late' isn't just a documentary and song — it is a life mantra

NEW YORK (AP) — Capturing Sir Elton John's 50-year career is a herculean task. Good thing his husband, David Furnish, and filmmaker R.J. Cutler were up for the challenge. “Elton John: Never Too Late,” one of The Associated Press' picks for the best music documentaries of 2024,...

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law

BANGKOK (AP) — They have been in a committed relationship for more than 13 years, and even had a wedding in...

Senate passes immigrant detention bill that could be the first measure Trump signs into law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off President Donald Trump's inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would...

Biden leaves office and Washington after 50 years but says 'we're not leaving the fight'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden on Monday wrapped up a more than 50-year political career, but promised that...

Stefanik pledges an 'America First' agenda at the UN and a review of US funding

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump’s “America First”...

Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in...

Colombia's president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency...