NORTHWEST NEWS
1 of Last Republican Congressmen to Vote for Trump Impeachment Defends His Seat in Washington Race
Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention. Voters in the 4th District will decide on one next week that pits one of the last U.S. House Republicans left who voted to impeach Donald Trump against two conservative candidates whose platforms are in lock-step with the presidential nominee.
Kamala Harris’ Campaign Reinvigorates Voters – And Opportunities To Volunteer From Home
Whether you want to stump for Harris or support BIPOC candidates in battleground states, work can be done door-to-door or from the comfort of your living room.
Simone Biles and Team USA Earn 'Redemption' by Powering to Olympic Gold in Women's Gymnastics
“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium.With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.
People Flee Idaho Town Through a Tunnel of Fire and Smoke as Western Wildfires Spread
Multiple communities in Idaho have been evacuated after lightning strikes sparked fast-moving wildfires. As that and other blazes scorch the Pacific Northwest, authorities say California's largest wildfire is zero-percent contained after destroying 134 structures and threatening 4,200 more. A sheriff says it was started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully. Officials say they have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday.
NEWS BRIEFS
Ranked Choice Voting Workshop at Lincoln High
Join Multnomah County and city of Portland elections staff at a workshop at Lincoln High School, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 5:30...
Albina Vision Trust, Portland Trail Blazers announce launch of the Albina Rose Alliance
Historic partnership to accelerate restorative development in Lower Albina...
Washington State Library’s Tabletop Gaming Program Awarded $249,500 National Leadership Grant
The partnership will develop and disseminate a digital toolkit to guide libraries in implementing games-based services....
Iconic Elm Tree in Downtown Celebrated Before Emergency Removal
The approximately 154-year-old tree has significant damage and declining health following recent storms...
Hawthorne Bridge Westbound Closes Thursday for Repairs
Westbound traffic lanes will close 2 p.m. Thursday, July 25, through 5 a.m. Friday, July 26 ...
Increasing wind and heat plus risk of thunderstorms expected in fight against California wildfire
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds that could erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot...
2 men sentenced for sexual assaults on passengers during separate flights to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Two men accused of sexually assaulting passengers on airplanes in separate incidents during flights to Seattle were sentenced on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said in a statement that Abhinav Kuma of India was sentenced...
Chiefs set deadline of 6 months to decide whether to renovate Arrowhead or build new — and where
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead Stadium, whether that means renovating their iconic home or building an entirely new stadium in Kansas or Missouri. After a joint ballot initiative with the...
Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new stadiums in Kansas. Missouri's renewed efforts...
OPINION
The 900-Page Guide to Snuffing Out American Democracy
What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into an autocracy in one fell swoop? That is what one far-right think tank and its contributors...
For Black and Latino Americans, this power-grab by the court throws into doubt and potentially weakens current agency rules that sought to bring us closer to the nation’s promises of freedom and justice for all. In two particular areas – fair housing and...
Minding the Debate: What’s Happening to Our Brains During Election Season
The June 27 presidential debate is the real start of the election season, when more Americans start to pay attention. It’s when partisan rhetoric runs hot and emotions run high. It’s also a chance for us, as members of a democratic republic. How? By...
State of the Nation’s Housing 2024: The Cost of the American Dream Jumped 47 Percent Since 2020
Only 1 in 7 renters can afford homeownership, homelessness at an all-time high...
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS
After Trump's appearance, the nation's largest gathering of Black journalists gets back to business
CHICAGO (AP) — A day after Donald Trump's contentious interview at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, the organization was back to business as usual. Thousands of journalists spoke with recruiters or networked at the career fair. Meeting rooms overflowed with...
Analysis: Donald Trump questioning Kamala Harris' race shows he doesn't understand code-switching
Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band. It is a dexterity that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian...
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the triple digits. For the last dozen years, the 61-year-old spent much of the year working near Pasco,...
ENTERTAINMENT
Book Review: Call the script doctor! 'Feh' explores the toxic storyline of a religious education
A few years ago, the writer Shalom Auslander was hospitalized with a potentially fatal case of pancreatitis after taking a banned performance-enhancing drug to lose weight. His psychiatrist said he was trying to kill himself. Auslander, then unemployed, in his 40s, with a wife and two children,...
The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
WASHINGTON (AP) — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world's most enduring musical acts headline this year's crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Director Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with...
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It's the first memoir by Trump, who has been...
Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast
United States President Joe Biden says he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle East could...
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where...
3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on...
Gunmen attack police escorting judges in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 policemen. Judges are safe
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Unidentified assailants on Friday opened fire on police officers escorting a vehicle...
Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram...
Rights group says security forces have killed 9 during protests over Nigeria's economic crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least nine people were killed by security forces as protesters clashed with police...
