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Oregon Man Died Waiting for an Ambulance, Highlighting Lack of Emergency Responders

Officials in Multnomah County have said ambulances should arrive to 90% of emergency calls within eight minutes. However KGW-TV reported that during a five-month period ending in February, that mark was missed about a third of the time.

Oregon, Awash in Treatment Funds After Decriminalizing Drugs, Now Must Follow the Money

Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state's pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials called for closer monitoring of where the money goes.

Former Senator Margaret Carter Receives Honorary Doctorate of Public Service

Margaret Carter was the commencement speaker for Willamette University's Salem undergraduate commencement ceremony

Two Months In, Lil’ America Providing ‘Safe Space’ for BIPOC- and LGBTQ+-Owned Food Trucks to Thrive

Seven food carts offer up unusual, high-quality fare in southeast.

NEWS BRIEFS

Oregon and Washington Memorial Day Events

Check out a listing of ceremonies and other community Memorial Day events in Oregon and Washington. A full list of all US events,...

Communities Invited to Interstate Bridge Replacement Neighborhood Forums in Vancouver and Portland

May 31 and June 6 forums allow community members to learn about the program’s environmental review process ...

Bonamici, Salinas Introduce Bill to Prevent Senior Hunger

Senior Hunger Prevention Act will address challenges older adults, grandparent and kinship caregivers, and adults with disabilities...

This is Our Lane - Too: Joint Statement on the Maternal Health Crisis from the Association of Black Cardiologists, American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association

Urgent action is needed to combat the maternal health crisis in America and cardiologists have a vital role to play. ...

New Skateboarding Area Planned for Southeast Portland’s Creston Park

Area has largest number of overall youth and of people of color out of locations studied ...

Police: Toddler accidentally left in hot car outside hospital in Puyallup dies

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — A toddler died after accidentally being left in a hot car outside a hospital near Tacoma, Washington, police say. The foster parent forgot the 1-year-old in the car while working at the MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup on May 24, KING-TV reported...

Body of avalanche victim in Washington state recovered after being spotted by volunteer

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of a climber who was one of three killed in an avalanche on Washington's Colchuck Peak in February. A search-and-rescue volunteer was on a personal trip to the mountain Monday when he saw the remains of 60-year-old...

Foster, Ware homer, Auburn eliminates Mizzou 10-4 in SEC

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night. Auburn (34-9), which has won nine-straight, moved into the...

Small Missouri college adds football programs to boost enrollment

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in central Missouri has announced it will add football and women's flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment. William Woods University will add about 140 students between the two new sports, athletic director Steve Wilson said...

OPINION

Significant Workforce Investments Needed to Stem Public Defense Crisis

We have a responsibility to ensure our state government is protecting the constitutional rights of all Oregonians, including people accused of a crime ...

Over 80 Groups Tell Federal Regulators Key Bank Broke $16.5 Billion Promise

Cross-country redlining aided wealthy white communities while excluding Black areas ...

Public Health 101: Guns

America: where all attempts to curb access to guns are shot down. Should we raise a glass to that? ...

Op-Ed: Ballot Measure Creates New Barriers to Success for Black-owned Businesses

Measure 26-238, a proposed local capital gains tax, is unfair and a burden on Black business owners in an already-challenging economic environment. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. There have been violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers...

Rights group says Uyghur student it reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Amnesty International acknowledged Tuesday that a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the city, easing concerns over his safety but raising questions over how the allegations first emerged. The...

Teenager walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head for knocking on wrong door

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at a brain injury awareness event in his first major public appearance since the shooting. The 17-year-old suffered a traumatic brain...

ENTERTAINMENT

Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-trafficking scheme

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his actions and said he was “exactly where I'm supposed to be,” before a judge sentenced him to six years in federal prison for his role in a New York-based drug-trafficking scheme. ...

Matchbox Twenty returns after long absence to offer an album of exuberance, 'Where the Light Goes'

NEW YORK (AP) — More than a decade has passed since the last Matchbox Twenty album, so, fans can be forgiven for thinking it was the end of the line. That's what Matchbox Twenty was thinking, too. “We had pretty much come to terms that we didn’t think we’re ever going to make...

Dudamel in surprise move resigns from Paris Opéra 2 years into 6-year contract

Gustavo Dudamel announced his resignation as music director of the Paris Opéra on Thursday, a surprise decision two seasons into a six-year contract scheduled to run through the 2026-27 season. A 42-year-old Venezuelan who lives in Madrid, Dudamel was hired in February by the New...

Warner Bros. Just Released the Color Purple Trailer & Fans Are Already Emotional

From the Football Field to the Classroom: Jalen Hurts Achieves Master's Degree Milestone

Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ Endures as Rap Artists Detail Complex Relationships With Their Mothers, Street Life and the Pursuit of Success

Six Alligator Artists Receive Blues Music Awards

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Why More Cities Are Hiring ‘Night Mayors’ and Establishing Forms of Nighttime Governance

EXCLUSIVE: Ambassador Andrew Young Explains What Went Wrong with Voting and Civil Rights

Air Force Fighter Pilot Tapped by Biden to be Next Joint Chiefs Chairman Has History of Firsts

New Tax Documents Show Black Lives Matter Foundation is Tightening its Belt

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says

ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday. ...

Florida police search for 3 gunmen who wounded 9 at crowded beach on Memorial Day

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police launched a search Tuesday for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who...

Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be...

Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be...

Malta says it didn't find migrant boat in distress alerted by NGOs

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities on the European island nation of Malta have contested accusations made by a...

Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China foreign ministers set for meeting in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to meet with their counterparts from...

Steve Peoples the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Mitt Romney is facing tough questions about how his education proposals would affect black communities.

The Republican presidential candidate visited a West Philadelphia charter school on Thursday, a day after declaring education is the "civil rights issue of our era."

Romney repeated that declaration during the school visit, but struggled to defend his view that class sizes aren't a major factor in educational success. Local African-American leaders also said his push for more two-parent families isn't realistic in their community.

The charter school's founder also said he's not sure whether Romney understands the needs of the African-American community.

A recent poll found that 90 percent of blacks would vote for President Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president.

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