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NORTHWEST NEWS

Records Shatter as Heatwave Threatens 130 million Across U.S. 

Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more inot next week from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Alantic states and the Northeast. Forecasters say temperatures could spike above 100 degrees in Oregon, where records could be broken in cities such as Eugene, Portland and Salem

Cascadia AIDS Project Opens Inclusive Health Care Clinic in Eliot Neighborhood

Prism Morris will provide gender-affirming care, mental health and addiction services and primary care.

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. 

NEWS BRIEFS

Local Photographer Announces Re-Release of Her Book

Kelly Ruthe Johnson, a nationally recognized photographer and author based in Portland, Oregon, has announced the re-release of her...

Multnomah County Daytime Cooling Centers Will Open Starting Noon Friday, July 5

Amid dangerous heat, three daytime cooling centers open. ...

Pier Pool Closed Temporarily for Major Repairs

North Portland outdoor pool has a broken water line; crews looking into repairs ...

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 ...

Searing heat wave grips large parts of the US and causes deaths in the West

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with hot temperatures also predicted for large parts of the East Coast and the South. The dangerous temperatures caused...

Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. An...

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

Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods

NEW YORK (AP) — Ruben Berrios knows the scorching truth: When it comes to extreme heat, where you live can be a matter of life and death. The 66-year-old lives in Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York’s South Bronx, where more than 90 percent of residents are Latino or...

The plane is ready, the fundraisers are booked: Trump's VP search comes down to its last days

NEW YORK (AP) — The future Republican vice presidential candidate's plane is currently parked in an undisclosed hangar, an empty spot on its fuselage for where a decal featuring his or her name will soon be placed. Fundraisers have been planned. All that's left: an...

Essence Festival wraps up a 4-day celebration of Black culture

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For 30 years, the Essence Festival of Culture has brought together people from all walks of life and from around the world to connect through conversation, shared experiences and, of course, music. The nation’s largest annual celebration of Black culture ended...

ENTERTAINMENT

Veronika Slowikowska worked toward making it as an actor for years. Then she went viral

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it. And although the...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 7-13

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 7-13: July 7: Bandleader Doc Severinsen is 97. Drummer Ringo Starr is 84. Singer-guitarist Warren Entner of the Grass Roots is 81. Actor Joe Spano is 78. Singer David Hodo (the construction worker) of The Village People is 77. Country singer...

No shield required: 'Captain America' star Anthony Mackie's own super power is swimming with sharks

When National Geographic approached Anthony Mackie with an opportunity to swim with sharks to kick off its SharkFest programming, it was an easy yes for the Marvel star who is the new Captain America. The water, says Mackie, is a “safe space” where he “can just tune everybody...

Quincy Wilson Makes History as Youngest U.S. Male Track & Field Athlete to Make Olympic Team

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

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

California Budgets up to $12 Million for Reparations Bills, a Milestone in Atoning for Racist Legacy

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

Searing heat wave grips large parts of the US and causes deaths in the West

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a...

June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't

Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to...

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City in pursuit of militants. Thousands flee again

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of...

South Korea abandons plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve medical impasse

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's government announced Monday it will abandon its plan to suspend the...

Leaders across Europe express relief mixed with concern about the French election result

BERLIN (AP) — Leaders across Europe reacted with relief but also some concern to the result of the French...

Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather terms

Hurricane Beryl is barreling through Texas Monday after devastating parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. ...

CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- A detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, died over the weekend, U.S. Southern Command announced Monday.

The detainee was found unresponsive Saturday afternoon during a routine check, Southern Command said in a news release.

Medical personnel were summoned and provided emergency treatment before taking the detainee to Naval Hospital Guantanamo.

"After extensive lifesaving measures had been performed, the detainee was pronounced dead by a physician," the Southern Command statement said.

The cause of death is under investigation. Suicide has not been ruled out, according to Southern Command Sgt. Shanda De Ande.

The identity of the detainee is being withheld pending notification of the prisoner's family and government.

CNN's Dave Alsup contributed to this report.

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