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NORTHWEST NEWS

With Drug Recriminalization, Addiction Recovery Advocates Warn of ‘Inequitable Patchwork’ of Services – And Greater Burden to Black Oregonians

Possession of small amounts of hard drugs is again a misdemeanor crime, as of last Sunday. Critics warn this will have a disproportionate impact on Black Oregonians. 

Police in Washington City Banned From Personalizing Equipment in Settlement Over Shooting Black Man

The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay 0,000 to the family of Timothy Green, a Black man shot and killed by police, in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be barred from personalizing any work equipment.The settlement stops the display of symbols on equipment like the thin blue line on an American flag, which were displayed when Green was killed. The agreement also requires that members of the police department complete state training “on the historical intersection between race and policing.”

City Elections Officials Explain Ranked-Choice Voting

Portland voters will still vote by mail, but have a chance to vote on more candidates. 

PCC Celebrates Black Business Month

Streetwear brand Stackin Kickz and restaurant Norma Jean’s Soul Cuisine showcase the impact that PCC alums have in the North Portland community and beyond

NEWS BRIEFS

HUD Awards $31.7 Million to Support Fair Housing Organizations Nationwide

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded .7 million in grants to 75 fair housing organizations across...

Oregon Summer EBT Application Deadline Extended to Sept. 30

Thousands of families may be unaware that they qualify for this essential benefit. Families are urged to check their eligibility and...

Oregon Hospital Hit With $303M Lawsuit After a Nurse Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water

Attorneys representing nine living patients and the estates of nine patients who died filed a wrongful death and medical...

RACC Launches New Grant Program for Portland Art Community

Grants between jumi,000 and ,000 will be awarded to support arts programs and activities that show community impact. ...

Oregon Company Awarded Up to $50 Million

Gov. Kotek Joined National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Laurie E. Locascio in Corvallis for the...

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin...

Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities on Friday identified the three victims of a small plane crash near Portland, releasing the names of the two people on board and the resident on the ground who were killed. The victims were pilot Michael Busher, 73; flight instructor...

AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC takeover could last a while with few nonconference challenges left

The Southeastern Conference has taken over The Associated Press college football poll, grabbing six of the first seven spots. The 16-team SEC set a new standard for hoarding high AP Top 25 rankings, with Georgia at No. 1, No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Mississippi, No. 6 Missouri...

Cook runs for 2 TDs, Burden scores before leaving with illness as No. 9 Mizzou blanks Buffalo 38-0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Most of the talk about Missouri in the offseason centered around quarterback Brady Cook and All-American wide receiver Luther Burden III, and the way the ninth-ranked Tigers' high-octane offense could put them in the College Football Playoff mix. It's been their...

OPINION

DOJ and State Attorneys General File Joint Consumer Lawsuit

In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates...

America Needs Kamala Harris to Win

Because a 'House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand' ...

Student Loan Debt Drops $10 Billion Due to Biden Administration Forgiveness; New Education Department Rules Hold Hope for 30 Million More Borrowers

As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and more increased by billions of...

Carolyn Leonard - Community Leader Until The End, But How Do We Remember Her?

That was Carolyn. Always thinking about what else she could do for the community, even as she herself lay dying in bed. A celebration of Carolyn Leonard’s life will be held on August 17. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November. Ivanni Herrera took her 4-year-old son Dylan by the hand and led him into the chilly night, dragging a suitcase containing donated clothes and blankets...

Judge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial of an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas City, Missouri, home by mistake. Andrew Lester’s lawyer requested the evaluation last month, saying the retired...

Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded in the land and water. For decades, the tribes suspected that widespread illness and deaths from cancer are tied to two buildings owned and operated by...

ENTERTAINMENT

Venice Film Festival debuts 3-hour post-war epic ‘The Brutalist,’ in 70mm

VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor attempting to rebuild a life in America, is a fantasy. But filmmaker Brady Corbet wishes it weren’t. “The film is about the physical manifestation of the trauma of the 20th century,” Corbet...

Daddy Yankee's memoir, 'ReaDY! The Power To Change Your Story,' will be out in April

NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music superstar Daddy Yankee, the Grammy winning “King of Reggaeton,” hopes his memoir will inspire others to believe in themselves. HarperCollins Publishers announced Wednesday that it will release Daddy Yankee's “ReaDY! The Power To Change Your Story”...

Book Review: Matt Haig extols the magic of Ibiza in 'The Life Impossible'

“Reality is not always probable, or likely.” That’s the quote from the late Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges that prefaces Matt Haig’s new novel, “The Life Impossible.” If you fundamentally take issue with it, don’t bother turning the page. But if you’re willing to...

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Apple pivots to artificial intelligence with its new iPhone 16 lineup

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple's ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets

The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says...

Takeaways from AP's report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election

Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian...

A young golden eagle attacks a toddler in Norway, its fourth such assault on humans

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At first, Francis Ari Sture thought a human was trying to shove him down the steep...

A Palestinian team in Chile offers soccer with a heavy dose of protest

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Arms raised high. Banners denouncing the war in Gaza. Crowds united in song and wrapped...

Poland thanks military dogs for their service by giving them army ranks

NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — The new privates received their ranks amid military pomp in a town near...

 

Vice President Kamala Harris has engaged with Arab leaders from Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates while attending the U.N. climate summit in Dubai on the future for Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the Israeli bombardment. The Israel-Hamas war was a key focus for her visit to the COP28 summit

 

Buttigieg is asking airline CEOs to, at a minimum, provide lodging for passengers stranded overnight at an airport and give out meal vouchers for delays