PHOTOS: Elizabeth Warren Rallies in Seattle
Washington state’s primary is Tuesday, March 10; voters should have received their ballots by Thursday, Feb. 27
Support for Black Reparations Grows in Congress
The Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans Act now has 125 cosponsors
Shifting Demographics Drive GOP Nosedive on US West Coast
Political districts have flipped in population centers, from San Diego in the south to Seattle in the north
'A World of Hurt': 39 States to Investigate JUUL's Marketing
Oregon is one of five states leading a bipartisan coalition looking into JUUL’s targeting of youth vaping
Washington’s March 10 Presidential Primary Ballots Mailed to Voters
Voters required to make party declaration for this election only ...
State and Federal Agencies Aid Sunken Tugboat in Columbia River
Divers plugged fuel vents this afternoon and the vessel is not actively leaking ...
Multnomah County Promotes Voter Education Project
Multnomah County is partnering with National Association of Secretary of States (NASS) to promote #TRUSTEDINFO2020 ...
New Travel Ban Takes Effect, National Groups Respond
The expansion of the Muslim ban targets more Black immigrants ...
Harris, Booker Applaud House For Announcing Vote on Anti-Lynching Legislation
After passing the House, the bill will head to the president’s desk to be signed into law ...
Report to assess removal of 4 Snake River dams for salmon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A long-awaited federal report due Friday is expected to address the feasibility of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save more than a dozen species of threatened or endangered salmon. The four dams on the lower...
Suburban Seattle high school closed over new virus concerns
BOTHELL, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle high school was closed Thursday after a staffer's family member was placed in quarantine for showing symptoms of possibly contracting the new virus that started in China - an action health officials say is unnecessary.Bothell High school, bout 20...
Former AD, All-American center Dick Tamburo dies at 90
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Dick Tamburo, an athletic director at three major schools and an All-American center at Michigan State, has died. He was 90.Michigan State announced that Tamburo died Monday.A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Tamburo served as the athletic director at Texas...
Black America is Facing a Housing Crisis
As the cost of housing soars the homeless population jumps 12 percent, the number of people renting grows and homeownership falls ...
Trump Expands Muslim Ban to Target Africans
Under the new ban on countries, four out of five people who will be excluded are Africans ...
Martin Luther King Day is an Opportunity for Service
Find out where you can volunteer and make a difference to the community ...
Looking to 2020 — Put Your Vote to WORK!
Ronald Reagan, who turned his back on organized labor and started America’s middle-class into a tailspin, has recently been voted by this administration’s NLRB into the Labor Hall of Fame ...
South African sentenced for racist comment that went viral
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has imposed a ,300 fine or 2-year prison term on a man convicted for racist comments in a video that went viral last year.Adam Catzavelos was charged after using a derogatory word used to describe black South Africans during the country’s racist...
Students stage sit-in outside University of Oklahoma offices
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dozens of University of Oklahoma students staged a sit-in that continued Friday outside OU's administrative offices following two instances of professors using racial slurs in the classroom.However, OU Interim President Joseph Harroz Jr. has rejected the demands of the...
Website aims to highlight hidden figures in black history
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A few years back, Matthew Delmont felt his teaching about African American history had gotten a little stale so he starting casting around for a fresh way to bring it to life.The Dartmouth College professor initially turned to Twitter for a year to share stories about...
A rebel yell: Billy Idol stars in New York anti-idling ads
NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Billy Idol is the face of an anti-idling campaign launched Thursday in New York City.“Billy never idles, so why should you?” the '80s MTV star growls in a public service announcement intended to shame New Yorkers into shutting the engine off. The...
NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Chicago' dramas for 3 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC is giving three-year renewals to its drama series from veteran producer Dick Wolf, including the perennial “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”The pickups for the “Law & Order” series and Wolf’s three Chicago-set dramas are...
Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Maren Morris nab top ACM noms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay lead the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations for Dan Smyers and five for Shay Mooney and helped pop star Justin Bieber earn his first-ever ACM noms. In the nominations announced Thursday, the powerhouse duo share...
US schools start planning for possible spread of coronavirus
Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking...
Parents of 'terrified' Africans stranded in China want help
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — She wakes every day long before dawn to chat with her three stranded daughters on...
Afghans view US-Taliban deal with well-earned skepticism
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Many Afghans view Saturday's expected signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal with a...
Geneva auto show canceled as Switzerland bans large events
GENEVA (AP) — The Geneva auto show is being canceled after the Swiss government announced an immediate ban...
Italy tries a return to some normalcy after virus closures
ROME (AP) — Authorities in Italy have decided to re-open schools and museums in some of the areas less...
What's happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, churches
PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sports events, religious gatherings, even school. More and more things in a...
Yemeni doctors say at least 31 people have been killed by security forces who opened fire on an anti-government demonstration in the Yemeni capital and that dozens have been wounded.
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The Skanner News Video: Yemeni Protestors Attacked by Government Forces
