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Report: 119K People Hurt by Riot-Control Weapons Since 2015
The report on casualties from a largely unregulated industry cites an alarming evolution of crowd-control devices into more powerful and indiscriminate designs and deployment, including dropping tear gas from drones.
Lawmakers Consider Statewide Guaranteed Income Test Program
100 participants would receive jumi,000 a month for two years, with PSU analyzing the program’s success.
Oregon Lawmakers Approve $200M for Housing, Homelessness
Analysts and agencies estimate Oregon is short 140,000 housing units, and federal data shows its homeless population has increased by 22% since 2020.
Oregon Bill on Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Sparks Debate
An Oregon bill that would expand access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care drew emotional testimony, mirroring the culture war debates over abortion, gender identity and parents' rights that are playing out in state legislatures across the U.S.
Hearing on New Burnside Bridge Construction
The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project team will present HB 3323 and 3301 this Thursday, March 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. ...
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be awarding the Oregon Department of Fish...
Tiffani Penson Announces Campaign for PCC Board, Zone 2
Penson is proud of the accomplishments of PCC ...
Black Bag Speaker Series: Oregon Black Pioneers Historic Photograph Collection
OBP will present the history and context of a photo album, found in a house located in historically Black North Portland, that was...
The Making of American Whiteness Book Presentation and Signing to be Held at OHS
The Making of American Whiteness book will be presented by Dr. Carmen P. Thompson, in conversation with Dr. Darrell Millner on...
Oregon issues first license under psilocybin program
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has issued its first license under its new system that offers controlled use of psilocybin to the public. The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that it had issued a manufacturer license to Satori Farms PDX LLC, owned by Tori Armbrust. Oregon...
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday. Physicians for Human Rights and...
March Madness: Sweet 16 begins from NYC to Las Vegas
March Madness has reached Sweet 16 weekend. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, are already gone along with millions of busted brackets and a host of bluebloods including Kentucky, Duke and Indiana —though UCLA's drive for a 12th national title remains alive. Here is what to know: ...
Study: Most women's NCAA teams are still coached by men
Women comprised less than half the head coaching positions and just over half of the assistant coaching spots for women's college teams in the 2021-22 school year, according to a diversity study released Wednesday. Women held just 42% of head coaching positions of women’s teams in...
Celebrating 196 Years of The Black Press
It was on March 17, 1827, at a meeting of “Freed Negroes” in New York City, that Samuel Cornish, a Presbyterian minister, and John Russwurn, the first Negro college graduate in the United States, established the negro newspaper. ...
DEQ Announces Suspension of Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May ...
FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers
Savings tied to median market home prices ...
State Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. ...
1st Black editor named to lead Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday named Leroy Chapman Jr. as its new editor-in-chief, making him the first Black editor to lead the newspaper in its 155-year history. Chapman, 52, has worked in journalism for nearly three decades and has spent the past 12 years at the...
Lawsuit: Slurs, coercion at BBQ chain with racist history
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired general manager of one of its restaurants. According...
New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California
California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector where they hold key roles. State Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim...
Stylist Law Roach working on his health post-retirement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrity stylist Law Roach, who helped reinvent Zendaya and turned Celine Dion into a fashion icon, shocked the industry last week when he announced his retirement from dressing the rich and famous. “My Cup is empty," he wrote in part March 14 on Instagram,...
Review: Despair in Jersey in Zach Braff’s ‘A Good Person’
All filmmakers should be so lucky to have Florence Pugh in their movies. She so consistently delivers the best version of whatever she’s handed — whether good, mediocre or downright preposterous — that you may even start to wonder if the quality of the film around her really matters in the...
Newsmax returns to DirecTV, inks multiyear distribution deal
Newsmax is returning to DirecTV after a dispute between the parties saw the conservative network removed from the satellite carrier. The duo were initially unable to agree to financial terms on an agreement, which led to DirecTV losing the rights to distribute Newsmax programming on...
AP source: Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments planned to hear...
Biden approval dips near lowest point: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approval of President Joe Biden has dipped slightly since a month ago, nearing the lowest...
Russia's security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and...
No red carpet? French unrest impacts King Charles III's trip
PARIS (AP) — Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III's first overseas trip as monarch, with...
Nigerian politician found guilty in UK organ harvesting plot
LONDON (AP) — A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were found guilty Thursday of conspiring to transport a...
Analysis: China's sway over Russia grows amid Ukraine fight
MOSCOW (AP) — It was a revealing moment during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s tightly scripted visit to Moscow:...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
