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Oregon's Attorney General Says She Won't Seek Reelection Next Year After Serving 3 Terms
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat and the first woman elected to the post, said she is stepping aside to allow new leadership, new energy and new initiatives to come to the Oregon Department of Justice that she has headed since 2012
Police Accountability Commission Presents Council With Proposed Major Overhaul
Voter-approved board for police accountability will have disciplinary power, ability to impact policy changes, access to body cam footage and more.
Oregon Judge to Decide in New Trial Whether Voter-Approved Gun Control Law Is Constitutional
The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year changed the guidance judges are expected to follow when considering Second Amendment cases.
Oregon Launches Legal Psilocybin Access Amid High Demand and Hopes for Improved Mental Health Care
Epic Healing Eugene opened in June, marking Oregon's unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The center now has a waitlist of more than 3,000 names, including people with depression, PTSD or end-of-life dread.
Rep. Annessa Hartman Denounces Political Violence Against the Clackamas County Democratic Party
On Tuesday, the Clackamas County Democratic Party headquarters was
Bonamici Announces 5 Town Hall Meetings in October
The town hall meetings will be in St. Helens, Hillsboro, Seaside, Tillamook and Portland. ...
Nicole De Lagrave Named Multnomah Regional Teacher of the Year
De Lagrave is also a finalist for 2023-24 Oregon Teacher of the Year ...
KBOO Birthday Block Party to be Held September 23
Birthday block party planned as KBOO, 90.7FM celebrates 55 years broadcasting community radio ...
Appeals Court Allows Louisiana to Keep Children in Angola Prison
The district court had ordered the state to remove children from Angola by Sept. 15. But the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay,...
Biden deal with tribes promises 0M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over 0 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur...
1.5 million people asked to conserve water in Seattle because of statewide drought
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Utilities is asking about 1.5 million customers in the Seattle area to use less water as drought conditions continue throughout most of the state. Residents on Thursday were asked to stop watering their lawns, to reduce shower time, to only run full...
Missouri tries to build on upset of K-State with a game against Memphis in St. Louis
Memphis (3-0) vs Missouri (3-0) at St. Louis, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Line: Missouri by 7, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Missouri leads 3-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Memphis won its first three games a couple of years ago...
Missouri quarterback Brady Cook endures the home boos and keeps the Tigers on an unbeaten roll
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri quarterback Brady Cook spent most of last season playing through a shoulder injury so severe it required offseason surgery. Yet because he never whimpered or complained, few outside the program even knew what he had to endure. All most people saw was...
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. ...
Federal Trade Commission Hindering Black Economic Achievement
FTC Chair Linda Khan has prioritized her own agenda despite what Americans were telling her they needed on the ground ...
US breaking pros want to preserve Black roots, original style of hip-hop dance form at Olympics
As ambassadors of the country where breakdancing originated 50 years ago, members of Team USA have something to prove — and potentially to lose — when the hip-hop dance form makes its official debut at the Paris Games in 2024. That's because for U.S. breakers like Carmarry Hall,...
Black teens learn to fly and aim for careers in aviation in the footsteps of Tuskegee Airmen
DETROIT (AP) — Marie Ronny and Kyan Bovee expect their futures to take off. Literally. The Black teens from Detroit are part of a free program teaching young people how to fly, while exposing them to careers in aviation, an industry in which people of color are traditionally...
Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing the imminent threat those protections could be rolled back. The justices had been evaluating a lawsuit brought by Santa Catarina state, backed by...
Movie Review: An immigrant teen who wants to fit in enters a nightmare in ‘It Lives Inside’
A beautiful Indian American teen, Samidha (Megan Suri), just wants to fit in with her suburban classmates in the new horror “ It Lives Inside.” But there’s a demon at large and it’s not hormones or puberty — it’s a literal monster that will maim and kill you and anyone who tries to help...
Music Review: Rootsy harmonies and spiritual uplift from Buddy and Julie Miller on 'In the Throes'
Buddy and Julie Miller have been wed for 40 years. Their latest album, “In the Throes,” celebrates the marvelous marriage of his rustic, raspy tenor and her eternally youthful alto. The 12-song set, which will be released Friday is filled with the Tennessee duo’s rootsy...
Music Review: The Replacements’ ‘Tim: Let it Bleed Edition’ captures the band’s sublime songwriting
Near the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album and major label debut, “Tim,” The Replacements are releasing “Tim: Let it Bleed Edition.” The massive box set features a loving remaster of the original release of “Tim,” but the real value is in the live performance, the unreleased...
Senate Confirms Chairman of Joint Chiefs as GOP Senator Still Blocking Hundreds of Military Nominees
Some crossings on US-Mexico border still shut as cities, agents confront rise in migrant arrivals
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — The week began in Eagle Pass with rumors that large crowds of migrants might show up....
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's one of the United Nations' more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within...
US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are...
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's one of the United Nations' more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within...
India’s Parliament passes law that will reserve a third of legislature seats for women from 2029
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament has approved landmark legislation that reserves one-third of the seats in...
Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first...
