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Colorado Lawmakers Look to AI to Detect Wildfires Earlier
A historic drought and recent heat waves tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American West and scientists say warming weather will continue to make fires more frequent and destructive.
Justices Weigh Effort to Balance Washington State's Tax Code
Washington is one of nine states without an income tax, and its heavy reliance on sales and fuel taxes to pay for schools, roads and other public expenses falls disproportionately on low-income residents.
Jury Awards $1 Million in Race Discrimination Case Against Jacksons Food Stores
Gas Attendant: “I Don’t Serve Black People”
Women's Soccer Trainer Fired for Giving Players Painkillers
The Portland Thorns have fired their athletic trainer after an outside investigation found he illegally distrubted a controlled substance to players
Incorporating Mindfulness Into Social Justice Classes Topic of Feb. 8 Oregon State Science Pub
The free event, which can be attended in person or viewed online, will feature a presentation by Kathryn McIntosh. She will discuss...
Exhibit "Flowers for Elders" Celebrates Living Portland Artists
Free, public, multimedia exhibit runs through Feb. 25 in SE Portland ...
The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual MLK Breakfast to Air on TV
The sold-out event will air on 5 upcoming dates and times on Comcast Xfinity channels at the start of Black History Month. ...
Get Immunizations Updated Before School Exclusion Day Feb. 15
Oregon parents must provide schools, child care facilities with kids’ vaccine records ...
Representatives Daniel Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen, Hai Pham, Thuy Tran, and Khanh Pham release a joint statement ...
Cops hunt Oregon torture suspect jailed in Vegas kidnap case
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in southern Oregon were searching Thursday for a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive, less than two years after he was convicted in Nevada of keeping another woman in captivity for weeks before the victim managed to escape. Grants Pass Police...
3 people killed by gunman at convenience store identified
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The names of the three people killed in a random shooting Tuesday at a convenience store in Yakima, Washington, have been released. Nikki Godfrey, 40, Roy Knoeb Jr., 65, both of Yakima, and Jeffrey Howlett, 54, of Selah, died in the shooting at a Circle K...
Russell scores 30, SE Missouri State downs Tennessee State
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Phillip Russell recorded 30 points as Southeast Missouri State beat Tennessee State 92-75 on Thursday night. Russell added nine assists for the Redhawks (11-11, 6-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Aquan Smart scored 14 points and added six rebounds and four...
Missouri Senate GOP backs bills on transgender children
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The leader of Missouri's state Senate on Thursday said Republican senators are unified against letting transgender girls play on girls' sports teams. Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden's comments to reporters on Thursday signal that restrictions on...
It's Time to Irrigate the Fallow Ground of Minority Media Ownership
In 2023, one aspect of civil rights and racial justice that barely remains addressed is racial inclusion in media ownership. ...
A Letter to Residents of N. and N.E. Portland from Commissioner Susheela Jayapal
Susheela Jayapal, Multnomah County Commissioner for District 2, North and Northeast Portland, reviews her first four-year term and looks forward to her second term ...
“So, you have two types of Negro. The old type and the new type. Most of you know the old type. When you read about him in history during slavery he was called ‘Uncle Tom.’ He was the House Negro.”-Malcolm X ...
We need not forgive racial injustices in America’s past, and we must never forget them. But as a nation, we can reconcile. ...
State of emergency declared over Atlanta 'Cop City' protest
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday, giving him the option of calling in the Georgia National Guard in response to a violent protest in downtown Atlanta over the killing by authorities of an environmental activist said to have shot a state trooper. ...
Jury rejects lawsuit filed by family of teen killed by cop
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal jury has found that a white Ohio police officer did not violate a Black teenager's civil rights when he shot and killed the boy while responding to a reported armed robbery. Jurors reached their verdict Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Tyre King’s...
New US race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since '97
A Middle Eastern and North African category could be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes could be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify, under preliminary recommendations released Thursday by the Biden administration in what would be the first update to race and...
Review: Fleeting joys in the sublime 'One Fine Morning'
Like most things, the title of Mia Hansen-Løve's “One Fine Morning” sounds better in French. “Un Beau Matin" doesn't have that same rom-commy ring. But it's kind of nice to imagine a moviegoer, expecting a Hallmark movie, strolling instead into Hansen-Løve's sublimely...
Paris Hilton becomes a first-time mom to baby boy
Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has welcomed her first child with her husband, venture capitalist Carter Reum. Hilton took to Instagram on Tuesday and posted a photo that seems to show the 41-year-old new mom holding her baby boy’s tiny hand. “You are...
Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch 'Sesame Street,' dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children's education TV series “Sesame Street,” which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has died. He was 93. Morrisett’s...
NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber...
US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other...
RNC Chair McDaniel fights for reelection in leadership feud
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is fighting for reelection in a...
U.S. sanctions Paraguay VP, former president for corruption
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The United States issued sanctions against Paraguay’s former President Horacio Cartes Jara...
US company gets 0 million boost to make 'green steel'
The manufacture of "green steel" moved one step closer to reality Friday as Massachusetts-based Boston Metal...
EXPLAINER: What is an Australian Black Voice to Parliament?
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians expect to vote this year in a referendum that would enshrine in the...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
