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The New Portland City Government: What You Need To Know About Voting
City councilors will be district-specific, and chosen through ranked-choice voting, as Portland transitions to a voter-approved revamp of local government.
Witness Before Federal Safety Board Testifies About Blowout on a Boeing 737 Max Earlier This Year
The National Transportation Safety Board are holding a two-day hearing into the blowout of a panel from the side of a Boeing 737 Max airliner. The board is calling it a fact-finding hearing. The NTSB will not vote on a probable cause for the accident. That step probably won't happen for another year or longer after more investigation.
About Half of US State AGs Went on France Trip Sponsored by Group With Lobbyist and Corporate Funds
Oregon AG attending an Olympic soccer game in addition to the sponsored events, paid for those tickets and a few days in France with her husband with her personal funds.
1 of Last Republican Congressmen to Vote for Trump Impeachment Defends His Seat in Washington Race
Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention. Voters in the 4th District will decide on one next week that pits one of the last U.S. House Republicans left who voted to impeach Donald Trump against two conservative candidates whose platforms are in lock-step with the presidential nominee.
Secretary Hobbs Warns Voters About 2024 Election Misinformation
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs urges Washington’s voters to be wary of dubious election information, including...
The “Avenue of Murals” is a dynamic partnership with Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA), bringing creativity to the Central...
Ranked Choice Voting Workshop at Lincoln High
Join Multnomah County and city of Portland elections staff at a workshop at Lincoln High School, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 5:30...
Albina Vision Trust, Portland Trail Blazers announce launch of the Albina Rose Alliance
Historic partnership to accelerate restorative development in Lower Albina ...
Washington State Library’s Tabletop Gaming Program Awarded $249,500 National Leadership Grant
The partnership will develop and disseminate a digital toolkit to guide libraries in implementing games-based services. ...
Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries. Removal of this privately-owned hydropower dam in western North...
Hearing seeks insight into blowout on a Boeing jet that pilots said threw the flight into 'chaos'
Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug that later blew off an Alaska Airlines jet. Those accounts from inside the company were disclosed Tuesday, as...
A rebuilt bronze Jackie Robinson statue returns to Kansas 6 months after the original was stolen
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — With a rebuilt statue of Jackie Robinson in bronze back in Kansas, some of the late baseball icon's biggest fans are breathing a sigh of relief. The original sculpture depicting Robinson resting a bat on his shoulder was cut off at its ankles in January, leaving...
Chiefs set deadline of 6 months to decide whether to renovate Arrowhead or build new — and where
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead Stadium, whether that means renovating their iconic home or building an entirely new stadium in Kansas or Missouri. After a joint ballot initiative with the...
The 900-Page Guide to Snuffing Out American Democracy
What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into an autocracy in one fell swoop? That is what one far-right think tank and its contributors...
For Black and Latino Americans, this power-grab by the court throws into doubt and potentially weakens current agency rules that sought to bring us closer to the nation’s promises of freedom and justice for all. In two particular areas – fair housing and...
Minding the Debate: What’s Happening to Our Brains During Election Season
The June 27 presidential debate is the real start of the election season, when more Americans start to pay attention. It’s when partisan rhetoric runs hot and emotions run high. It’s also a chance for us, as members of a democratic republic. How? By...
State of the Nation’s Housing 2024: The Cost of the American Dream Jumped 47 Percent Since 2020
Only 1 in 7 renters can afford homeownership, homelessness at an all-time high ...
New Zealand leader defends the removal of Māori phrases from an official invitation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a Māori lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the Indigenous language by New Zealand’s government, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday,...
Police shooting of Baltimore teen prompts outrage among residents
BALTIMORE (AP) — After police officers shot and killed a fleeing teenager, residents of his southwest Baltimore neighborhood are outraged at what they consider the latest case of excessive force targeting a young Black man. Authorities have released few details about the Monday...
Illinois governor says sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home should resign
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Wednesday for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded Sonya Massey in her home last month after the Black woman called 911 for help. Pritzker, a Democrat, said Republican Jack Campbell should step down...
Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera's new stagings of Wagner's Ring Cycle and `Tristan und Isolde'
NEW YORK (AP) — Yuval Sharon, an American known for innovative productions, will direct the Metropolitan Opera’s next stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and “Tristan und Isolde,” both starring soprano Lise Davidsen and conducted by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met...
'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' stage play will land on Broadway in spring 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Upside Down is coming to Broadway. Producers of the “Stranger Things” stage play said Tuesday the franchise's latest effort will jump to New York City's Marquis Theatre in spring 2025. It is directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin. ...
Billy Ray Cyrus finalizes divorce from singer Firerose 3 months after filing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose are now divorced. The dissolution of their seven-month marriage was finalized Monday by a Williamson County judge in Tennessee three months after Cyrus filed for divorce. Cyrus, 62, cited irreconcilable differences and...
Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Supreme Court considered a petition Wednesday to shutter a desert military prison...
Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers in connection with D'Vontaye...
Paris Olympics Day 12: Quincy Hall gives Americans another come-from-behind gold
PARIS (AP) — Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere...
Venezuelan opposition candidate González won't appear before court and questions election audit
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González will not appear before the country's...
Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit...
5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the...
She admitted from the beginning that she and Ray had been very intoxicated on the evening of their quarrel in New Jersey, which led to both of them acting out
The junior quarterback became the Ducks' first Heisman winner Saturday night, capping a three-year climb to college football's most prestigious individual award
