Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled Monday two proposals meant to help curb gun violence, an announcement that comes after another violent weekend. The Justice Department proposed to clarify the restrictions on stabilizing braces that transform a pistol into a short-barreled rifle and can “cause great damage and are more likely to be used to commit
Continue ReadingMichaela Coel has used her acceptance speech at the 2021 BAFTA Television awards to shine a light on some of the new heroes of the film and TV industry: intimacy coordinators. The 33-year-old British actress wrote, co-directed and starred in “I May Destroy You,” a 12-part drama about a young writer seeking to rebuild her
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As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced last week, once Oregon reaches the 70 percent vaccination threshold the state will not require masks and face coverings in almost all settings, with some exceptions following federal guidance, including airports, public transit and health care settings. The governor has also asked Oregon OSHA to review its workplace rules and update them, based on this decision.
Continue ReadingThough bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the talk of the moment, the good old US dollar still reigns as the world’s reserve currency. But it hasn’t been too mighty as of late. The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback versus the euro, yen and several other major global currencies, has fallen about 2.5% in
Continue ReadingCovid-19 affected our lives in so many ways, including how we ate and shopped. The changes were not always for the better, according to a series of reports presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition. Increase in junk food intake An analysis by the US Centers for Disease Control and
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Authorities say a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person early Monday morning after a vehicle pursuit and short chase on foot.
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Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will be conducting a small prescribed burn southwest of Sunriver Monday, both for the ecosystem and for firefighter training.
Continue ReadingThis year’s Kennedy Center Honors was a bit different due to the pandemic, but the emotion was the same. Actress/dancer/director Debbie Allen, singer/activist Joan Baez, country superstar Garth Brooks, violinist Midori and legendary actor Dick Van Dyke were honored at the 43rd annual event. Brooks, in particular, was visibly moved when singer Kelly Clarkson performed
Continue ReadingA 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night when an unknown shooter fired numerous rounds at a home in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, according to the New York Police Department. Police said they responded to a call of “persons shot” at around 9:33 p.m. and found 10-year-old Justin Wallace “unconscious and unresponsive
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Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accused former President Donald Trump of having committed the worst violation of a president’s oath of office by inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection — and taking a jab at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy over his subsequent visit to Trump at Mar-a-Lago. “I was stunned. I could not imagine
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Giants marked the beginning of LGBTQ Pride Month with a special, subtle new uniform. In their game Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, the Giants wore cream jerseys embroidered with a Pride patch on the right sleeve and black caps with a rainbow version of their logo. They’re the first team in Major
Continue ReadingIn a 1916 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, John D. Rockefeller Jr. wrote about workers’ right to organize. More than 100 years later, the staffers of that same publication are exercising that right. Staffers at The Atlantic announced Monday their plans to form a union and referenced in their mission statement Rockefeller Jr.’s essay, in
Continue ReadingElon Musk is pulling the plug on his promised Tesla Model S Plaid+ super car about a year before it was expected to go on sale. Tesla still plans a “Plaid” version of the car. In a tweet on Sunday, the Tesla CEO said that Plaid+ was being canceled because there was “no need, as
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Four people are dead after a reported shooting at a home in southeast Portland on Sunday night, police said.
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE…
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The Supreme Court held on Monday that the government can block non-citizens who are in the US under a program that temporarily protects them from deportation in certain situations from applying for a green card if they entered the country unlawfully. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for a unanimous court. “Today’s decision is not just a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau said its officers arrested a man they say who robbed the city’s downtown Nordstrom store and led officers on a chase Saturday evening. PPB said officers responded to reports of a suspect stealing items, assaulting people, and breaking things at
Continue ReadingMonday would have been the singer Prince’s 63rd birthday in the year which marks the fifth anniversary of his death and Apollonia Kotero says she’ll celebrate the way she always does. The former Prince protégée and his costar in the 1984 film “Purple Rain” told CNN she misses her beloved friend whom she never expected
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKIE, Oregon (KPTV) — Police have identified the man who was stabbed in what they described as an “unprovoked attack” in Milwaukie Saturday evening. The victim is expected to recover from his injuries. Milwaukie police said 42-year-old Michael King suffered life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed multiple times
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORT MORGAN, Alabama (WALA) — A Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy died Sunday night after he went into the water to save three swimmers in distress. A law enforcement source told FOX10 News two deputies were patrolling the area when they spotted the swimmers in trouble in the Gulf.
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