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NORTHWEST NEWS

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

Unusually Cold Storm That Frosted West Coast Peaks Provided a Hint of Winter in August

The calendar briefly skipped ahead to November as the system dropped out of the Gulf of Alaska, down through the Pacific Northwest and into California. Mount Rainier, southeast of Seattle, got a high-elevation dusting. Central Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor resort did, too. A spokesperson at the resort says it was exciting to see the flakes flying. Far northern California's Mount Shasta also wore a white blanket after the storm clouds passed, and the Yosemite high country received a dusting.

NEWS BRIEFS

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...

Greater Vancouver Chamber Announces Finalists for 2024 Business and Leadership Awards

Two Ways to Celebrate: Live-Streamed Ceremony and In-Person VIP Social, Set for October 10 ...

US National Parks Are Receiving Record-High Gift of $100M

The National Park Foundation was created by Congress in the 1960s to support national parks. It will receive the donation from...

3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon, TV station reports

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people were dead after a small plane crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning in a neighborhood east of Portland, setting the homes ablaze, authorities told KATU-TV. Officials earlier in the day had said the plane was carrying two people and that...

Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for the first time in a century

Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. ...

Brady Cook, Luther Burden III show No. 11 Missouri's potential in opening 51-0 rout of Murray State

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — It was hardly surprising that Missouri's Brady Cook looked for Luther Burden III on the first play of the season. How far the No. 11 Tigers go will the rest of the way will depend largely upon them. Cook, the senior quarterback, and Burden, his...

Brady Cook, Luther Burden III lead No. 11 Missouri to season-opening 51-0 rout of Murray State

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for 218 yards with touchdowns running and throwing, Toriano Pride Jr. returned an interception 25 yards for a score, and No. 11 Missouri routed Murray State 51-0 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Luther Burden III had a...

OPINION

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. ...

‘Deepfakes’ Require a Real Federal Response

The stakes of November’s election are real. Campaign communications should be, too. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

California lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread...

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians on Sunday had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk’s platform started...

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order. X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice...

ENTERTAINMENT

Book Review: 'Swallow the Ghost' a promising but uneven exploration of memory in internet age

In many ways, Eugenie Montague's “Swallow the Ghost” feels like three separate novels. That's what makes her debut novel so imaginative — and also so frustrating. The story's center is Jane Murphy, who works at a New York social media startup on an internet novel that's become a...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 1-7

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 1-7: Sept. 1: Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 85. Singer Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 80. Singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is 78. Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is 76. Talk show host Dr. Phil is 74. Singer...

Book Review: Technology and chaotic government programs doom family farms in 'Land Rich Cash Poor'

Brian Reisinger's “Land Rich Cash Poor” emerges as an anthem to the family farm in America, romanticized despite the never-ending work even in good times, which have been sparse in the last century. The book follows a procession of efforts by other authors laboring to explain...

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave

For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden...

Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

TOKYO (AP) — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is...

Error messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets

LONDON (AP) — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on...

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

The United States' longest war is over. But not for everyone. Outside of San Francisco, surgeon Doug...

Ukraine somberly marks 33 years of independence as war with Russia rages on

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine somberly marked its 33rd Independence Day on Saturday, setting the usual fireworks,...

6 people hurt in a knife attack on a bus in Germany. No political or religious motive seen

BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed...

Alan Duke CNN

(CNN) -- Three teenagers were set to appear in court Monday, charged with the fatal beating last week of a Chicago man who was collecting discarded cans for extra money.

A video of the beating appeared on a Facebook page days later, leading to the arrests on Saturday, prosecutors and a family member of the victim said.

Delfino Mora, a 62-year-old father of 12, died from cranial-cerebral injury, blunt head trauma and asthma, according to the Cook County medical examiner.

Malik Jones, 16, was denied bond Sunday and will appear before a judge again Monday, the Cook County prosecutor's office said. Jones, who is charged with first-degree murder as an adult, allegedly punched Mora while two other teens made the video.

A bond hearing for the other two teenagers, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, was scheduled for Monday. They are charged with first-degree murder as juveniles. They allegedly recorded the video and later posted it on Facebook. CNN's policy is not to name any individual who is charged as a juvenile.

A friend of Mora's youngest son, Emmanuel Mora, saw the video on Facebook and showed it to him.

"I want revenge, but my mom told us not to do anything," Emmanuel Mora, 20, told CNN affiliate WGN. "God would take care of him and he's going to pay twice."

His older brother Valentin Mora told CNN Monday that Emmanuel is too traumatized by seeing the beating video to talk about it.

Delfino Mora was in an alley just a few blocks from his north Chicago home collecting aluminum cans "when he was severely battered," a Chicago police statement said.

He died the next day in St. Francis Hospital, police said.

Mora often walked the streets of his neighborhood, his son said.

"He don't like to stay home," Valentin Mora said. "He wants to bring in extra money. Social Security is not enough."

The family is trying to raise money to pay for the return of Delfino Mora's body to his hometown in Mexico for burial. An account for donations was created at Chase Bank in Chicago, his son said.