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Forecasts Warn of Possible Winter Storms Across US During Thanksgiving Week
Two people died in the Pacific Northwest after a rapidly intensifying “bomb cyclone” hit the West Coast last Tuesday, bringing fierce winds that toppled trees and power lines and damaged homes and cars. Fewer than 25,000 people in the Seattle area were still without power Sunday evening.
Huge Number Of Illegal Guns In Portland Come From Licensed Dealers, New Report Shows
Local gun safety advocacy group argues for state-level licensing and regulation of firearm retailers.
'Bomb Cyclone' Kills 1 and Knocks out Power to Over Half a Million Homes Across the Northwest US
A major storm was sweeping across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect.
'Bomb Cyclone' Threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest
The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning Tuesday and lasting through Friday. Those come as the strongest atmospheric river that California and the Pacific Northwest has seen this season bears down on the region.
Vote By Mail Tracking Act Passes House with Broad Support
The bill co-led by Congressman Mfume would make it easier for Americans to track their mail-in ballots; it advanced in the U.S. House...
OMSI Opens Indoor Ice Rink for the Holiday Season
This is the first year the unique synthetic ice rink is open. ...
Portland Fire & Rescue extends their wish to you for a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday. ...
Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery Showcases Diverse Talent
New Member Artist Show will be open to the public Dec. 6 through Jan. 18, with all works available for both rental and purchase. ...
“This is an exciting milestone for Oregon,” said DELC Director Alyssa Chatterjee. “These positions will play critical roles in...
Long-sought court ruling restores Oregon tribe's hunting and fishing rights
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For the last 47 years, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz...
Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants' kids from school
Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to...
Missouri hosts Browning and Lindenwood
Lindenwood Lions (2-4) at Missouri Tigers (5-1) Columbia, Missouri; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood visits Missouri after Markeith Browning II scored 20 points in Lindenwood's 77-64 loss to the Valparaiso Beacons. The Tigers are 5-0 on...
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (1-6) at Pacific Tigers (3-4) Stockton, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAPB faces Pacific after Chop Paljor scored 22 points in UAPB's 112-63 loss to the Missouri Tigers. The Tigers are 1-1 on their home...
A Loan Shark in Your Pocket: Cellphone Cash Advance Apps
Fast-growing app usage leaves many consumers worse off. ...
America’s Healing Can Start with Family Around the Holidays
With the holiday season approaching, it seems that our country could not be more divided. That division has been perhaps the main overarching topic of our national conversation in recent years. And it has taken root within many of our own families. ...
Donald Trump Rides Patriarchy Back to the White House
White male supremacy, which Trump ran on, continues to play an outsized role in exacerbating the divide that afflicts our nation. ...
Why Not Voting Could Deprioritize Black Communities
President Biden’s Justice40 initiative ensures that 40% of federal investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities, addressing deep-seated inequities. ...
Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups. ...
Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S. Hitting a familiar theme from the campaign trail and his first term in office, Trump portrayed the...
Louisville police officer alleges discrimination over his opinion on Breonna Taylor's killing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer who was shot in 2020 during protests over Breonna Taylor’s death is suing his department, alleging his superiors discriminated against him after he expressed his opinion about Taylor's shooting. Louisville Officer Robinson Desroches...
Book Review: 'How to Think Like Socrates' leaves readers with questions
The lessons of Socrates have never really gone out of style, but if there’s ever a perfect time to revisit the ancient philosopher, now is it. In “How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World,” Donald J. Robertson describes Socrates' Athens...
Music Review: The Breeders' Kim Deal soars on solo debut, a reunion with the late Steve Albini
When the Pixies set out to make their 1988 debut studio album, they enlisted Steve Albini to engineer “Surfer Rosa,” the seminal alternative record which includes the enduring hit, “Where Is My Mind?” That experience was mutually beneficial to both parties — and was the beginning of a...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7: Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 89. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 85. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 82. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 80. Drummer John Densmore of The Doors is 80....
Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it's still a swing state
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania in this year's election has prompted...
Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of Maine town, it's more complicated
NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — When Donald Trump was elected president earlier this month, Caroline Pryor’s...
SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings
The Southeastern Conference's losses were almost everyone else's gain in the College Football Playoff rankings,...
Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday morning, after Beirut...
Russian journalist convicted of cooperating with a foreign organization and jailed for 4 years
A journalist who once worked as a freelance reporter for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio...
An Australia police officer who shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser is guilty of manslaughter
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A police officer in Australia who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a...
Ray Rice arrived for his appeal hearing Wednesday morning at the offices of former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones in New York.
The hearing begins nearly two months after the former Pro Bowl running back was suspended indefinitely by the NFL and released by the Baltimore Ravens.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, league security chief Jeffery Miller, Ravens President Dick Cass and Rice are among the key witnesses expected to testify in the two-day hearing. Rice's wife, Janay, might testify.
Rice was suspended indefinitely Sept. 8 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after a video of him hitting his then-fiancee was released publicly. Goodell originally had suspended the running back for two games. The incident occurred inside an elevator at an Atlantic City casino. The couple married a month later.
The league considered the video to be new evidence, giving Goodell the authority to amend Rice's suspension. But Rice's attorneys will argue he should not be punished twice, citing Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement.
Jones was jointly picked by the commissioner and the players' union to hear the appeal. It's uncertain how long Jones will take to make a decision.
Rice is seeking immediate reinstatement, though it's unlikely a team would sign him this season. Rice has also filed a separate wrongful termination grievance against the Ravens.
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