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Portland Cafe Takes Orders in Sign Language. It's Cherished By the Deaf Community
American Sign Language, or ASL, is the primary language at Woodstock Cafe in Portland. Non-ASL speakers can use a microphone that transcribes their order onto a screen.
The measures reflect Oregon values at a time of federal unreliability
Record Flooding Threatens Washington as More Heavy Rain Pounds the Northwest
Flooding rivers could break records
Judge Orders Trump to End California National Guard Troop Deployment in Los Angeles
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday's ruling was a victory for democracy and the rule of law, and he accused the administration of playing “political games” with the troops.
A series of weather systems will bring rain, mountain snow, and increasingly strong winds through Wednesday, creating potentially...
PGE Encourages Customers to Prepare for Windstorm and Potential Power Outages on Christmas Eve
Meteorologists are tracking a storm system that could bring sustained winds of 20-45 mph with gusts reaching 45-65 mph ...
Tree-cutting permits offer low-cost option for a family holiday centerpiece ...
Attorney General Rayfield Secures Court Order Protecting SNAP Benefits
Decision made in Oregon-led case in U.S. District Court of Oregon ...
NAMI Debuts New Caregiver HelpLine as Families Come Together for the Holidays
This new resource offers compassionate, lived-experience guidance to those who may be noticing mental health concerns in loved ones. ...
Venezuela Won’t Be the End. You’re Naive if You Think So
The Trump administration captured and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in what it called “Operation Absolute Resolve,” transporting him to New York to face narco-trafficking charges. ...
No charts. No statistics. No list of disparities. Just a sentence we almost never hear spoken by people with power, in public, about Black boys. ...
Cannabis: Don't Just Reschedule, Deschedule
There's a reason people call marijuana "weed" -- it is one. It grows wild on every continent except Antarctica. ...
What’s Really Going On With Your Water, Sewer and Stormwater Bill
The rates reflect real challenges facing water utilities across the country, including here in Portland. ...
The leaders of France and Britain are visiting Washington this week. It's part of European efforts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President speaks of being a bridge between Europe and the U.S. administration. French President Emmanuel Macron has more strongly criticized Trump’s statements and American moves to negotiate with Moscow. Both leaders insist Ukraine must not be sidelined in peace talks. Macron is due at the White House on Monday and Starmer on Thursday.
President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility for “advice and consent” on presidential nominees. Trump and his allies are talking about going around the Senate and using temporary recess appointments, which last no more than two years. Invoking that authority could result in a court fight that lands at the Supreme Court. Trump might also have to claim another never-before-used power to force the Senate into a recess if it won’t agree to one
