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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
Protester Dies After Car Hits Two on Closed Freeway
Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died and Taylor and Diaz Love of Portland were injured. The driver, Dawit Kelete has been arrested
Inslee Heckled Off Stage During Tri-Cities Appearance
Speaking outdoors in Eastern Washington, the governor was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers as he urged residents to wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
African American Alliance for Home Ownership Announces New Board Member
AAAH has announced the appointment of Carl Anderson, M.D., a staff physician specializing in occupational medicine with Northwest...
Ploughshares Fund announces over $1 million in Grants to Stop Nuclear Threats
The global security foundation’s board of directors awards grants to 15 organizations working on nuclear weapons issues ...
Chip Miller Named Associate Artistic Director of Portland Center Stage
Miller originally joined the company in the spring of 2019, in the role of associate producer. ...
AG Rosenblum Highlights First Report on Oregon’s New Hate and Bias Crimes Laws
In 2019, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 577, which updated Oregon’s hate and bias crimes law for the first time in over...
Trump Blows His Twitter Dog Whistle on America’s Fair Housing Policies in the Suburbs
The president could be Tweeting on unemployment or COVID-19 infections but instead pushes housing discrimination ...
Feds scrap plans to reintroduce grizzlies to North Cascades
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The federal government on Tuesday decided to scrap plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem in Washington state.U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt told a meeting of community members in Omak, Washington, that his agency will not...
Drought affects parts of Oregon, Bend urges conservation
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown last week declared a drought emergency in seven counties.Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the governor’s July 1 emergency drought declaration covers regions where agriculture relies on scant water: Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson in central...
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...
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. ...
Banana Republic or Constitutional Democracy? The US Military May Decide
Will the military, when and if the chips are down, acts in accord with the Constitution and not out of loyalty to its commander-in-chief? ...
To Save Black Lives, and the Soul of Our Nation, Congress Must Act Boldly
For too long, Black people in America have been burdened with the unjust responsibility of keeping ourselves safe from police. ...
AMERICA DISRUPTED: Troubles cleave a nation, and a city
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — It was difficult to celebrate America in Saginaw this year. The deadly coronavirus had torn through the county. Unemployment had surged five-fold. Weeks of protest over racial inequality left many debating what should be hallowed and what must be changed.But Tom Roy had...
In France, study shows virus hit African immigrants hardest
LE PECQ, France (AP) — Death rates among immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa doubled in France and tripled in the Paris region at the height of France's coronavirus outbreak, according to a study from the French government's statistics agency released Tuesday.The INSEE agency's findings are...
Man charged with murder claims defense against racist attack
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A biracial man charged with murder in the shooting of a 17-year-old white girl on a Georgia highway says he fired in self-defense after her friends in a pickup truck yelled racial slurs and tried to run his car off the road. Marc Wilson, 21, of Sharpsburg has been jailed...
Venice Film Festival forges ahead with reduced lineup
The show will go on for the Venice Film Festival in September, but with a few modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers said Tuesday that they are pushing forward with plans for its 77th installment, which will include a slightly reduced number of films in the main competition as well...
Review: 'Conspiracy' tells of gold rush and Gilded Age greed
“A Most Wicked Conspiracy: The Last Great Swindle of the Gilded Age,” by Paul Starobin (Public Affairs)Rules, laws and honesty meant little to Alexander McKenzie, a Gilded Age political boss in North Dakota who chummed around with deep-pocketed capitalists and U.S. senators. After...
Posthumous memoir by Sargent Shriver scheduled for January
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Sargent Shriver, the Peace Corps' founding director and an architect of President Lyndon Johnson's “War on Poverty,” left behind at least one unfinished project. RosettaBooks announced Tuesday that it had acquired Shriver's memoir “We Called It a...
Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs
HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers say a recently discovered species of seaweed is killing large patches of coral...
Hiring soared in May as mass layoffs eased
WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market took a big step toward healing in May, though plenty of damage remains, as...
Mary Trump's book offers scathing portrayal of president
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrayal of her uncle in a new...
Tear gas, arrests as Kenyans protest police brutality
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police on Tuesday fired tear gas and detained protesters demanding an end to...
US general skeptical that bounties led to troops' deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. general for the Middle East said Tuesday that the intelligence suggesting...
In France, study shows virus hit African immigrants hardest
LE PECQ, France (AP) — Death rates among immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa doubled in France and tripled...
