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Summer Classes, Camps and Experiences for Portland Teens

Although registration for a number of local programs has closed, it’s not too late: We found an impressive list of no-cost and low-cost camps, classes and other experiences to fill your teen’s summer break.

Parts of Washington State Parental Rights Law Criticized as a ‘Forced Outing’ Placed on Hold

A provision outlining how and when schools must respond to records requests from parents was placed on hold, as well as a provision permitting a parent to access their student’s medical and mental health records. 

Seattle Police Officer Fired for off-Duty Racist Comments

The termination stemmed from an altercation with his neighbor, Zhen Jin, over the disposal of dog bones at the condominium complex where they lived in Kenmore. The Seattle Office of Police Accountability had recommended a range of disciplinary actions, from a 30-day suspension to termination of employment.

New Holgate Library to Open in July

Grand opening celebration begins July 13 with ribbon cutting, food, music, fun

NEWS BRIEFS

Music on Main Returns for Its 17th Year

Free outdoor concerts in downtown Portland Wednesdays, July 10–August 28 ...

Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care Marks One Year Anniversary

New agency reflects on progress and evolves strategies to meet early care needs ...

Governor Kotek Endorses Carmen Rubio for Portland Mayor

The campaign to elect Carmen Rubio as Portland’s next Mayor has announced that Governor Tina Kotek has thrown her support...

PCC’s Literary Art Magazines Reach New Heights

Two of PCC’s student-led periodicals hit impressive anniversaries, showcasing the college’s strong commitment to the literary...

Merkley Champions Legislation to Repeal the Comstock Act

The Stop Comstock Act would repeal the 1873 law that could be misused to ban abortion nationwide. ...

Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay M

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients, according to a federal consent decree. The...

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories — that high temperatures are the country's leading weather-related killer. If finalized,...

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...

Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor signed legislation Friday enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals away from neighboring Missouri by helping the teams pay for new stadiums. Gov. Laura Kelly's action came three days...

OPINION

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 ...

Juneteenth is a Sacred American Holiday

Today, when our history is threatened by erasure, our communities are being dismantled by systemic disinvestment, Juneteenth can serve as a rallying cry for communal healing and collective action. ...

NAREB: Down Payment Assistance Programs Boost Home Ownership for Black Consumers

Here is how to get assistance. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best of Black culture's policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers and shakers, health experts and, of course, musical talent are poised to converge in New Orleans over the Fourth of July weekend as part of the Essence Festival of Culture. ...

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced an agreement Tuesday that will have the district revising its policies. ...

Black farmers' association calls for Tractor Supply CEO's resignation after company cuts DEI efforts

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply's president and CEO Tuesday to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts. The resignation demand emerged as Tractor...

ENTERTAINMENT

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best of Black culture's policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers and shakers, health experts and, of course, musical talent are poised to converge in New Orleans over the Fourth of July weekend as part of the Essence Festival of Culture. ...

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced an agreement Tuesday that will have the district revising its policies. ...

Black farmers' association calls for Tractor Supply CEO's resignation after company cuts DEI efforts

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply's president and CEO Tuesday to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts. The resignation demand emerged as Tractor...

Arthur Crudup: What to Know About the Bluesman Who Wrote Elvis's First Hit and Barely Got Paid

Meet Glenn Burke, The Black Baseball Pioneer Who Invented The High-Five

Sha’Carri Richardson Qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics After Winning 100m Sprint

Netflix to Release Powerful Simone Biles Documentary Ahead of 2024 Olympics

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Baltimore Students Make History as First Team of Black Women to Win Policy Debate at Chicago Tournament

Biden-Harris Campaign Energized by Weekend of Action Following Sleepy Debate

Supreme Court Rules Ex-Presidents Have Broad Immunity, Dimming Chance of a Pre-Election Trump Trial

American and British Voters Share Deep Roots and Both Distrust their Political Leaders

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best of Black culture's policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus,...

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and...

Black farmers' association calls for Tractor Supply CEO's resignation after company cuts DEI efforts

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply's president and CEO Tuesday to...

Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies

TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric...

Italian landowner is arrested after an Indian worker bled to death in accident with farm equipment

ROME (AP) — Italian police arrested a farm owner on Tuesday on suspicion of homicide after one of his workers,...

UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter

GENEVA (AP) — United Nations human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall...

Michael Kunzelman Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Testimony has concluded in the trial of five current or former New Orleans police officers charged in shootings on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina.

U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt said Friday that closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday, and he expects deliberations to begin the next day.

Police allegedly shot six unarmed people, killing two, on the Danziger Bridge less than a week after the storm in 2005.

Prosecutors say officers engaged in a cover-up to make the shootings appear justified. Defense attorneys say police were shot at before returning fire.

The last day of testimony included prosecutors using a woman's testimony to bolster their claim that police fabricated a witness to the deadly encounter. The woman says she wasn't in New Orleans when the shootings happened, even though police listed a witness with the same name in their report.

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