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As Pharmacies Shutter, Some Western States, Black and Latino Communities are Left Behind
Data shows urban neighborhoods that are majority Black and Latino have fewer pharmacies per capita than white majority neighborhoods. The AP's analysis also found Alaska, Oregon and New Mexico were among states with the fewest retail pharmacies per capita.
Oregon Regulators Rule PacifiCorp Cannot Limit Liability for Wildfire Claims
Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. KGW reports that under the proposal, PacifiCorp would only have been responsible for paying out actual economic damages in lawsuit awards. In its rejection of the proposal, the Oregon Public Utility Commission said such a move would prohibit payouts for noneconomic damages such as pain, mental suffering and emotional distress
Appeals Court: Oregon Defendants Without a Lawyer Must be Released from Jail
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that Oregon defendants must be released from jail after seven days if they don't have an appointed defense attorney
Seattle Police Chief Dismissed From Top Job Amid Discrimination, Harassment Lawsuits
Adrian Diaz's departure comes about a week after police Capt. Eric Greening filed a lawsuit alleging that he discriminated against women and people of color.
Portland Trail Blazers Tip-off Summer Series
The Trail Blazers participate in culturally diverse community events throughout the summer ...
Lineup and Schedule of Performances Announced for 44th Annual Cathedral Park Free Jazz Festival
The final lineup and schedule of performances has been announced for the free Cathedral Park Jazz...
Most EPS Foam Containers Banned From Sale and Distribution in WA Starting June 1
2021 state law ends era of clamshell containers, plates, bowls, cups, trays and coolers made of expanded polystyrene ...
First Meeting of Transportation Committee Statewide Tour to be at Portland Community College
The public is invited to testify at the Portland meeting of the 12-stop Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour ...
Forest Service Waives Recreation Fee for National Get Outdoors Day
National Get Outdoors Day aims to connect Americans with the great outdoors and inspire them to lead healthy, active lifestyles. By...
Asylum-seekers looking for shelter set up encampment in Seattle suburb
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Asylum-seekers who have been looking for shelter in Washington state, mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela, have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb. The asylum-seekers moved to the site next to an empty motel south of Seattle in Kent, on Saturday,...
Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual
PHOENIX (AP) — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. Forecasters say temperatures are likely to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius)...
Duke tops Missouri 4-3 in 9 innings to win first super regional, qualify for first WCWS
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — D'Auna Jennings led off the top of the ninth inning with a home run to end a scoreless pitching duel between Cassidy Curd and Missouri's Laurin Krings and 10th-seeded Duke held on for a wild 4-3 victory over the seventh-seeded Tigers on Sunday in the finale of the...
Mizzou uses combined 2-hitter to beat Duke 3-1 to force decisive game in Columbia Super Regional
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Laurin Krings and two relievers combined on a two-hitter and seventh-seeded Missouri forced a deciding game in the Columbia Super Regional with a 3-1 win over Duke on Saturday. The Tigers (48-17) had three-straight singles in the fourth inning, with Abby Hay...
The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements
Read The Skanner News endorsements and vote today. Candidates for mayor and city council will appear on the November general election ballot. ...
Nation’s Growing Racial and Gender Wealth Gaps Need Policy Reform
Never-married Black women have 8 cents in wealth for every dollar held by while males. ...
Multiple recent announcements from the Biden administration offer new hope for the 43.2 million borrowers hoping to get relief from the onerous burden of a collective
Op-Ed: Why MAGA Policies Are Detrimental to Black Communities
NNPA NEWSWIRE – MAGA proponents peddle baseless claims of widespread voter fraud to justify voter suppression tactics that disproportionately target Black voters. From restrictive voter ID laws to purging voter rolls to limiting early voting hours, these...
Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five series
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they've settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service's miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park...
Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD was roundly criticized Tuesday — a potentially major setback to psychedelic advocates who hope to win a landmark federal approval and bring the banned drugs into the medical...
Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas governor's pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state's legal system and constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Travis County District Attorney José Garza said he...
Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ
“The theater, when it is any good, can change things.” So said Hallie Flanagan, a theater professor tapped by the Roosevelt administration to create a taxpayer-funded national theater during the Depression, when a quarter of the country was out of work, including many actors, directors and...
Music Review: The María’s 'Submarine' immerses listeners in a blue world of mellow dance beats
When the indie pop band The Marías emerged in 2017 with their first EP, “Superclean Vol. 1,” they quickly solidified a sound. It wasn't any one sound, really, but a sonic identity. With lead vocalist María Zardoya’s mellow, romantic vocals serving as the unifier, the band's...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 9-15
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 9-15: June 9: Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 85. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 77. Film composer James Newton Howard is 73. Actor Michael J. Fox is 63. Actor Johnny Depp is 61. Actor Gloria Reuben (“The Agency,” ″ER”) is 60....
House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court for...
The Latest | Slovenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and new fighting flares in central Gaza
Slovenia is the latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state. The country’s parliament voted Tuesday...
Ippei Mizuhara spoke for baseball star Shohei Ohtani. He also stole nearly M from him
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star...
Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing's Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles Tuesday as China tried to silence...
Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home
BEIJING (AP) — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on...
How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with...
