Oregon Appeals Court Affirms Portland Renter Relocation Law
The Court affirmed a Portland ordinance requiring landlords to pay tenants’ relocation fees if their rent is increased by at least 10% or if they’re evicted without cause.
Seattle Urged to See a 'World Without Law Enforcement'
Proposals include removal of 911 dispatch from Seattle Police control, budget cuts of 50%
Oregon DOJ to Hold Listening Sessions on Institutional Racism; Leaders Wary
DOJ will hold 11 virtual listening sessions for underserved Oregonians.
Portland Black Community Frustrated as Violence Mars Protests
Black leaders condemn violence from small group of mostly-white activists as Rose City Justice suspends nightly marches
OSU Science Pub Focuses on Influence of Black Lives Matter
The influence of the Black Lives Matter movement will be the focus of a virtual Oregon State University Science Pub on July 13 ...
Capital Rx Establishes Scholarship at Howard University to Support Next Generation of Pharmacists
“Each of us has a role to play in paving a more equitable path for the future of the industry,” said AJ Loiacono, Founder and CEO...
Adams Joins Lawmakers in Move to Repeal Trump’s Birth Control Rule
Without action, SCOTUS decision clears way for Trump Admin rule to take effect ...
Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center Announce Artist Fund
The fund will help support artists during COVID crisis and beyond ...
The OHS Museum Reopens Saturday, July 11
The Oregon Historical Society museum will reopen with new hours and new safety protocols ...
Police: Federal officers use tear gas on Portland protesters
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal law enforcement officers used tear gas and crowd control munitions on people protesting near Portland's federal courthouse during a protest that started Saturday night, Portland police said.Federal officers at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse asked for help...
Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowded bars and house parties have been identified as culprits in spreading the coronavirus. Meat packing plants, prisons and nursing homes are known hot spots. Then there’s the complicated case of America’s churches.The vast majority of these churches have...
Iowa defensive back Jack Koerner hurt in jet ski accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa defensive back Jack Koerner sustained serious injuries when he and a passenger on a jet ski collided with a boat on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.According to a police report, Koerner and Cole Coffin were hurt at about 6:30 p.m. Friday when their watercraft...
Missouri football program pushes again for racial justice
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Ryan Walters had just arrived at the University of Missouri to coach safeties for the football program when a series of protests related to racial injustice led to the resignations of the system president and the chancellor of its flagship campus.The student-led movement...
Recent Protests Show Need For More Government Collective Bargaining Transparency
Since taxpayers are ultimately responsible for funding government union contract agreements, they should be allowed to monitor the negotiation process ...
The Language of Vote Suppression
A specific kind of narrative framing is used to justify voter suppression methods and to cover up the racism that motivates their use. ...
Letter to the Community From Eckhart Tolle Foundation
The Eckhart Tolle Foundation is donating more than 250,000 dollars to organizations that are fighting racism ...
Editorial From the Publisher: Vote as Your Life Depends on It
The Republican-controlled Senate won’t pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, no matter how hard Oregon’s senators and others work to push for change. ...
Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who's better at playing the tough guy against Beijing.The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden toasting China's Xi Jinping, even though Trump did...
Boy, 12, arrested after Palace player Zaha gets racist posts
LONDON (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was arrested by police after Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha highlighted racist abuse he received ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Aston Villa.The racist messages and images referenced the Ivory Coast international being Black and showed the Ku...
F1 star Hamilton raises right fist in fight against racism
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Standing on the podium to celebrate his latest win, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton raised a clenched right fist and then delivered a message to his fellow drivers not to slow down in the fight against racism.It's 52 years since American sprinters Tommie...
Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers separate after 10 years
Actor Armie Hammer and wife Elizabeth Chambers are splitting up after 10 years of marriage and 13 years together. Both parties posted the same message on their respective instagram accounts Friday, writing that they have decided to “turn the page and move on" from the marriage.The couple...
How The Chicks dropped the word 'Dixie' from their name
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When The Chicks decided to drop the word “Dixie” from the band's name, it was the culmination of years of internal discussions and attempts to distance itself from negative connotations with the word. The 13-time Grammy-winning trio made the switch last...
With new name and album, The Chicks' voices ring loud again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Dixie Chicks are no more. Breaking their ties to the South, The Chicks are stepping into a new chapter in their storied career with their first new music in 14 years. The Texas trio of Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines have been teasing new music...
Trump rips private Texas border wall built by his supporters
HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized a privately built border wall in South Texas...
As virus rages in US, New York guards against another rise
NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus rages out of control in other parts of the U.S., New York is offering an...
Maryland governor says GOP needs 'bigger tent' after Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican governor rumored to be eyeing a run for the White House in 2024 said Sunday...
25 years since Srebrenica, some victims finally laid to rest
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bahrudin Salihovic always knew his father had perished 25 years ago...
Pope 'deeply pained' over Turkey's move on Hagia Sophia
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said on Sunday that he is “deeply pained” over the decision...
Kosovo’s Thaci strongly denies committing any war crimes
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo’s president said Sunday he was going to The Hague to prove to...
Singer Aretha Franklin who has been ailing tells a Detroit radio station that she's waiting for more test results but wants to tour again next year.
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