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Interview: Portland Physician on Coronavirus Vaccine, Reaching Out to Wary Communities
Black Americans report highest levels of distrust as country distributes millions of Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines
Blumenauer Calls for Resignations of Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise
Congressman Blumenauer said: "We need to ensure our Republican colleagues acknowledge and accept the consequences for their own involvement in encouraging this insurrection..."
Officials: Republican Lawmaker Let Protesters into Oregon Capitol
House Speaker Tina Kotek said during a news conference about the Capitol operations safety plan that Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, had allowed protesters into the building.
Inslee Addresses Washingtonians Following Day of Violence in Both the State and Nation's Capital
Rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol and breached the gates of the governor's Executive Residence in Olympia
St Andrew's Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Features Marilyn Keller
On Sunday, Jan. 17, the St. Andrew community will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 9:30...
VA Portland Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccinations for Portland, Vancouver-area Veterans
Portland and Vancouver-area veterans 75 years of age and older to receive a phone call to schedule their COVID-19 vaccination. ...
NFL Reaches More Than $95M in Contributions to Further Advance Social Justice
The Oregon Justice Resource Center will use funding from the NFL to support the Women’s Justice Project – the first and only...
Oregon State Police Warns Against Armed Takeover of Capitol
The agency also asked Oregonians to report anyone who may be planning an armed takeover to authorities. ...
Oregon Marijuana Sales Soared in 2020, Topping $1B
Oregonians began buying a lot more recreational cannabis in March when Gov. Kate Brown instituted a stay-at-home order ...
3 inmates die, many more ill in COVID-19 prison outbreaks
UMATILLA, Ore. (AP) — Two inmates at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla and another at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras have died in the past week after testing positive for COVID-19. That makes it at least five Oregon prisoners who have died since the new year in...
Police ID 37-year-old as suspect in arson at Salem City Hall
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police say they have identified a 37-year-old man as the culprit who set several fires at Salem City Hall last month.The fires, set early on Dec. 26, caused about ,000 in damage. Police said Saturday they had identified the suspect as Scott David Henry, of Salem.Henry is...
Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled Sunday because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play.The game scheduled for Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second bowl called off since the postseason lineup was set on Dec. 20, joining the Gasparilla Bowl. Overall, 18...
No. 17 Iowa, Missouri renew rare rivalry in Music City Bowl
Missouri (5-5, SEC) vs. No. 17 Iowa (6-2, Big Ten), Dec. 30, 4 p.m. ESTLOCATION: Nashville, TennesseeTOP PLAYERSMissouri: RB Larry Rountree III has rushed for 972 yards and 14 touchdowns on 209 carries and ranks fourth in the SEC. He’s the 23rd SEC player to surpass 3,500 career yards...
This is America: White Privilege, Black Lives Matter, and Violence at the Capitol
The violence we witnessed in the United States Capitol on January 6 is nothing new. ...
Insidious racism took the form of an American president openly encouraging with “love” violent extremists ...
Will Trump leave in the middle of the night, embarrassed by his four years of crude, rude, lying, and beyond belief incompetence? Or will he be escorted out by a secret service detachment? ...
Georgia Senate Races Will Decide the Fate of Biden’s Presidency
Voter turnout is reportedly lagging in the more rural and conservative areas of Georgia and is higher in more traditionally Democratic areas of the state ...
AP Exclusive: Selena Gomez: Big Tech 'cashing in from evil’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours after an angry mob of Trump supporters took control of the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection, Selena Gomez laid much of the blame at the feet of Big Tech.“Today is the result of allowing people with hate in their hearts to use platforms that should be...
Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters, with some elected officials and party leaders rejecting pleas to tone down rhetoric calling for a second civil war.In...
Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a politically divided nation prepares to inaugurate a new president in the wake of a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a group of Christian leaders is hoping to ease tensions through prayer during three days of ecumenical, nonpartisan programming.Using the slogan...
'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury
“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The Oscar-winner will preside over seven jurors to hand out the festival’s top awards, including the prestigious Golden Lion....
Skylar Astin finds new notes to hit on ‘Zoey’s Playlist’
NEW YORK (AP) — By page two of the pilot script for NBC's “ Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist,” Skylar Astin knew he wanted the role of Max Richman.The NBC musical series, now airing season two on Tuesdays, stars Jane Levy as Zoey Clarke, a woman who realizes people's inner-most...
Journalists prepare for protests where they could be targets
NEW YORK (AP) — While monitoring online chatter about protests at state capitols in advance of next week's presidential inauguration, the Seattle Times came across a chilling description for journalists: soft targets.The phrase drove home the importance of safety precautions being put in...
Betty White marks 99th birthday Sunday; up late as she wants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — True to form, Betty White has something impish to say about her birthday...
State capitols boarded up, fenced off, patrolled by troops
A double row of chain-link fencing circles the Arizona State Capitol. Windows on the Illinois and Ohio statehouses...
After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will...
Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rescuers reached a boat carrying over 30 migrants and brought them...
Mexico publishes heavily edited probe of exonerated general
MEXICO CITY (AP) — One day after Mexico angered U.S. officials by publishing an entire 751-page U.S. case...
Guatemala tries blocking caravan of 9,000 Honduran migrants
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan soldiers blocked part of a caravan of as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants...
