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NORTHWEST NEWS

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.

Kamala Harris’ Campaign Reinvigorates Voters – And Opportunities To Volunteer From Home

Whether you want to stump for Harris or support BIPOC candidates in battleground states, work can be done door-to-door or from the comfort of your living room.

NEWS BRIEFS

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...

Central Eastside Industrial Council & Central Eastside Together Host Avenue of Murals Celebration Ride + Tour This Weekend

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...

OPINION

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...

SCOTUS Decision Seizes Power to Decide Federal Regulations: Hard-Fought Consumer Victories Now at Risk

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 ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Harris' pick of Walz amps up excitement in Midwestern states where Democrats look to heal divisions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are spending their first full day as running mates Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in less than three months. ...

UK police prepare for more unrest amid fears that anti-immigration groups have a list of targets

LONDON (AP) — British police prepared Wednesday for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder fueled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. ...

Daughter of Utah death row inmate navigates complicated dance of grief and healing before execution

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tressa Honie is caught between anger and grief in the lead-up to Utah’s first execution since 2010. That’s because her father is the person set to die by lethal injection, and her maternal grandmother is the person he brutally murdered in 1998. The heinous...

ENTERTAINMENT

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...

Exhibit Opens on Frank Stewart the Photographer who Captured the Culture of Jazz and Black Life

Recording Artist PENG Debuts Brand New Track 'Pretty Please' With Official Music Video

Beltré, Helton, Mauer and Leyland Inducted Into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Chicago Native Taylor Townsend Secures First Grand Slam Title After Winning Doubles at Wimbledon

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

The Final Image of Simone Biles at the Olympics Was a Symbol of Joy — and Where the Sport Is Going

Oakland A's to Sell Stake in Coliseum to Local Black Development Group

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces $600 Million Gift to Historically Black Medical Schools

The Latest: Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Her Running Mate

American Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men's 1,500, leaving Kerr and Ingebrigtsen behind

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The race was billed as a bar brawl between the two baddest 1,500-meter runners in the...

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party,...

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...

Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who'll head Bangladesh's interim government?

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head Bangladesh’s...

The son of Norway's crown princess faces preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit is under suspicion for causing...

UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips country

LONDON (AP) — The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used...

Hamdi Alkhshali CNN

(CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made an ominous threat against foreign intervention, saying it would have a "domino impact" on the world.

"I think that the cost of foreign invasion of Syria, if it happened, would be greater than one that the whole world can afford," he told Russia Today television. "Because if there were problems in Syria, particularly as we are the last bastion of secularism, stability and coexistence in the region, it will have a domino impact that will affect the world from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

"And you know its implications on the rest of the world. I do not think that the West is moving in this direction, but if they do, no one can predict what will happen after."

The embattled president also told Russia Today that he is not a "puppet" of the West and intends to stay put.

"I'm not a puppet, and I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country. I am Syrian, I was made in Syria and to live and die in Syria," he said.

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