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Portland Bans Daytime Camping, Imposes Other Restrictions

The 3-1 council vote Wednesday changes city code to say that people may camp in nonrestricted areas from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., but after that they must dismantle their sites until the permitted overnight hours begin again.

Judge Rejects Attempt to Block New Washington State Gun Restrictions

The law, which took effect immediately when Inslee signed it in April, prohibits the sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of specific guns. The measure does not bar the possession of such weapons by people who already have them.

Portland Juneteenth 2023 Events

Three years into celebrating Juneteenth as a state and federal holiday, local communities are forging and maintaining new traditions.

Permit-to-Purchase: Oregon's Tough New Gun Law Faces Federal Court Test

The trial, which will be held before a judge and not a jury, will determine whether the law violates the U.S. Constitution.

NEWS BRIEFS

Completion of Mill Park Playground Approved

Commissioner Dan Ryan announces Minority contractor for project ...

Racist Message, Dead Raccoon Left for Oregon Mayor, Black City Council Member

The Redmond Police Department says the raccoon and the sign were found Monday and named both Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch and Redmond City...

Letter to Mayor: Northeast 87th Avenue Maintenance Problems

For over 15 years, I have traversed Portland's bureaucratic quagmire attempting to determine which bureau is responsible for...

Rosie Reunion: WWII Rosies to Headline Grand Floral Parade

These iconic women will not only grace the parade but also hold the esteemed position of Grand Marshals. ...

Milwaukie Native Serves at U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron in Japan

Spencer Mathias attended Milwaukie High School and graduated in 2005, and today serves as a naval aircrewman with Helicopter Maritime...

Oregon Democratic Party to send federal officials a 0,000 donation from former FTX executive

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice. ...

Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings

A judge overseeing the case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, heard arguments Friday over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters. A coalition of more than 30...

Foster, Ware homer, Auburn eliminates Mizzou 10-4 in SEC

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night. Auburn (34-9), which has won nine-straight, moved into the...

Small Missouri college adds football programs to boost enrollment

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in central Missouri has announced it will add football and women's flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment. William Woods University will add about 140 students between the two new sports, athletic director Steve Wilson said...

OPINION

Significant Workforce Investments Needed to Stem Public Defense Crisis

We have a responsibility to ensure our state government is protecting the constitutional rights of all Oregonians, including people accused of a crime ...

Over 80 Groups Tell Federal Regulators Key Bank Broke $16.5 Billion Promise

Cross-country redlining aided wealthy white communities while excluding Black areas ...

Public Health 101: Guns

America: where all attempts to curb access to guns are shot down. Should we raise a glass to that? ...

Op-Ed: Ballot Measure Creates New Barriers to Success for Black-owned Businesses

Measure 26-238, a proposed local capital gains tax, is unfair and a burden on Black business owners in an already-challenging economic environment. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Death toll in clashes between ethnic groups at UN displacement camp in South Sudan now more than 20

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll from clashes between displaced people inside a U.N. site in South Sudan has risen to more than 20, with more than 50 others wounded, the medical charity MSF said Friday. The statement by the organization, which is also known as Doctors...

Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor granted 4,000 bond

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A judge granted a 4,000 bond Friday for a white Florida woman charged with fatally shooting a Black neighbor through her front door. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, of Ocala returned to court in Marion County a day after she pleaded not guilty to a first-degree...

Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding

NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign to win reparations for Black Americans plans to bring broader support for smaller nonprofits advancing the cause, with a new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday at the “Alight Align Arise” national conference in Atlanta. The...

ENTERTAINMENT

With 'Across the Spider-Verse,' Phil Lord and Chris Miller 'blow the doors open'

NEW YORK (AP) — Aside from the inverted skyline, the only giveaway that something is off in one of the most striking images of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the ponytail that’s sticking straight up in the air. Gwen Stacy (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) and Miles...

New version of 'The Wiz' will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. “Me and Wayne go way back...

CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced mounting problems in his first year leading the struggling network: viewership and profits were declining, programming blunders were growing and the network’s journalists were losing confidence by the day. ...

Shakespeare’s Most Popular Comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Brings Mischief and Mayhem to Portland Center Stage

How Hip-Hop Learned to Call out Homophobia – or at Least Apologize for it

Warner Bros. Just Released the Color Purple Trailer & Fans Are Already Emotional

From the Football Field to the Classroom: Jalen Hurts Achieves Master's Degree Milestone

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Donald Trump Described Pentagon Plan of Attack and Shared Classified Map, Indictment Says

Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case in a Historic First for a Former President

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Alabama Voters in Unexpected Defense of Voting Rights Act

Voices From the Violent Civil Rights Era See Attacks on Voting Rights as Part of Ongoing Struggle

Chelsea Peretti on her directorial debut 'First Time Female Director,' premiering at Tribeca

NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Peretti plays a first-time director in her directorial debut: “First Time Female...

Man who told jurors he had 'fun' at the Capitol riot is sentenced to 6 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man who told his wife — and a federal jury — that he had “fun” at the U.S....

Russia claims it blew up advanced Ukrainian tank, but video shows its helicopter attacked a tractor

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grainy black-and-white gunsight video Russia released this week to bolster a claim its...

Vatican: Pope sitting up, working from an armchair after abdominal surgery

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was “progressively improving” and sitting in an armchair working Friday, following...

Italian forces secure Turkish ship attacked by armed stowaways off Naples

MILAN (AP) — Italian special forces have regained control of a Turkish ship that had been attacked by armed...

Extremists attack beachside hotel in Somalia's capital as al-Shabab claims responsibility

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Witnesses and state media in Somalia say extremists have attacked a beachside hotel in...

Sam Hananel the Associated Press

Federal authorities on this week filed a lawsuit against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. for allegedly discriminating against black job applicants by screening the credit history of potential employees.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the practice of rejecting job seekers based on their credit history has a discriminatory impact on some racial and ethnic groups. The lawsuit alleges that Kaplan's practice is not job-related or justified by business necessity.

The lawsuit seeks lost wages, benefits and offers of employment for people who were not hired because of the company's credit history screening procedures.

Kaplan spokeswoman Michele Pore said the company has a diverse work force and does not discriminate. She said the company conducts background checks on all potential employees, including checking credit histories of applicants whose duties would include financial matters.

The EEOC said it tried to reach a voluntary settlement with Kaplan before filing the lawsuit in federal district court in Cleveland.

Kaplan is a unit of Washington Post Co.

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