Justice Department unveils two anti-gun proposals after another violent weekend
Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled Monday two proposals meant to help curb gun violence, an announcement that comes after another violent…
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Intimacy coordinators are screen stars’ new BFFs. But what do they actually do?
Michaela 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…
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Oregon OSHA plans to repeal much of COVID-19 workplace rule, at 70 percent vaccination goal
As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced last week, once Oregon reaches the 70 percent vaccination threshold the state will not require masks and face…
Continue ReadingDollar doldrums are back as inflation worries heat up
Though bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the talk of the moment, the good old US dollar still reigns as the world’s reserve currency. But…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic changed the way we ate and shopped — not always for the better
Covid-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…
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Officials: Clackamas SO deputy fatally shoots suspect after chase
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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Small prescribed burn planned Monday SW of Sunriver for firefighter training
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will be conducting a small prescribed burn southwest of Sunriver Monday, both for the ecosystem…
Continue ReadingKennedy Center Honors included a touchingly emotional Garth Brooks
This year’s Kennedy Center Honors was a bit different due to the pandemic, but the emotion was the same. Actress/dancer/director Debbie Allen,…
Continue Reading10-year-old killed in New York City after suspect repeatedly shoots into a Queens home, NYPD says
A 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…
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Cheney: Trump inciting January 6 riot ‘the most dangerous thing’ a president has done
Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accused former President Donald Trump of having committed the worst violation of a president’s oath of…
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Giants wore Pride colors on the field in an MLB first
The San Francisco Giants marked the beginning of LGBTQ Pride Month with a special, subtle new uniform. In their game Saturday against the Chicago…
Continue ReadingThe Atlantic staffers announce intention to unionize
In a 1916 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, John D. Rockefeller Jr. wrote about workers’ right to organize. More than 100 years later, the…
Continue ReadingElon Musk cancels the 500-mile range version of Tesla’s Model S
Elon 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…
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4 people shot and killed at home in southeast Portland
Four people are dead after a reported shooting at a home in southeast Portland on Sunday night, police…
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Chilly; showers coming
GOOD MONDAY MORNING…
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Supreme Court rules against immigrants in temporary status seeking green cards
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…
Continue ReadingMan accused of robbing downtown Portland Nordstrom, punching guard and officer
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau said its officers arrested a…
Continue ReadingApollonia Kotero is celebrating Prince’s birthday and honoring his memory
Monday would have been the singer Prince’s 63rd birthday in the year which marks the fifth anniversary of his death and Apollonia Kotero says…
Continue ReadingPolice: Suspect stabbed victim after he wasn’t given cigarette
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKIE, Oregon (KPTV) — Police have identified the man who was stabbed in what…
Continue ReadingDeputy drowns trying to save swimmer in distress
Click here for updates on this story FORT MORGAN, Alabama (WALA) — A Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy died Sunday…
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