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NORTHWEST NEWS

19 Mayoral Candidates Compete to Lead Portland, Oregon, in a Race With Homelessness at Its Heart

Whoever wins will oversee a completely new system of government.

The Skanner News Endorsements: Oregon Statewide Races

It’s a daunting task replacing progressive stalwart Earl Blumenauer, who served in the office for nearly three decades. If elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Clackamas) would be the first Black representative Oregon has ever sent to the U.S. Congress. This election offers many reasons to vote.

Washington State Voters will Reconsider Landmark Climate Law

Supporters of repealing the Climate Commitment Act say it has raised energy costs and gas prices. Those in favor of keeping it say billions of dollars and many programs will vanish if it disappears. The law is designed to cut pollution while raising money for investments that address climate change. 

In Pacific Northwest, 2 Toss-up US House Races Could Determine Control of Narrowly Divided Congress

Oregon’s GOP-held 5th Congressional District and Washington state’s Democratic-held 3rd Congressional District are considered toss ups, meaning either party has a good chance of winning. If Janelle Bynum wins in November, she'll be Oregon’s first Black member of Congress. 

NEWS BRIEFS

Outside the Frame Presents Reel Ambitions: Films by Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness; at Hollywood Theatre November 7

“I look back at my time being homeless and I’m done with looking at it as traumatic. Now it’s art.” – Violet Clyne,...

Seattle Shakespeare Company Announces Twelfth Night at ACT Contemporary Theatre

Memorandum of Understanding signed between organizations regarding their first joint production playing June 2025 ...

Meeting the Demand: The Essential Role of Current and Future Health Professionals

Multiple ,200 United Health Foundation Diversity in Health Care scholarships available. Applications due October 31, 2024. ...

Senator Manning and Elected Officials to Tour a New Free Pre-Apprenticeship Program

The boot camp is a FREE four-week training program introducing basic carpentry skills to individuals with little or no...

Prepare Your Trees for Winter Weather

Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry staff share tips and resources. ...

A fast-moving brush fire in California burned 2 homes while others were damaged by smoke and water

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where roughly 500 people were ordered to evacuate, officials said. Fire Chief Damon Covington said that at about 1:30...

BetMGM cuts under prop bets on NBA players on 2-way or 10-day contracts

LAS VEGAS (AP) — BetMGM Sportsbook, in light of the lifetime banishment of Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, will not take NBA proposition under bets on players on two-way or 10-day contracts. The sportsbook is joining several others taking this action that, according to ESPN,...

No. 19 Missouri returns to conference play with Auburn visiting Faurot Field for Homecoming game

Auburn (2-4, 0-3 SEC) at No. 19 Missouri (5-1, 1-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Missouri by 4 1/2. Series record: Auburn leads 3-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Missouri still believes it can play for the SEC title and a...

Auburn heads to No. 19 Missouri desperate for a win after 3 straight losses in SEC play

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze and Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz got to know each other years ago through Gus Malzahn, who served as a mentor of sorts to both of them, and they have only grown closer now that they're together in the SEC. “We gravitate to one another in our lives,...

OPINION

The Skanner Endorsements: Oregon State and Local Ballot Measures

Ballots are now being mailed out for this very important election. Election Day is November 5. Ballots must be received or mailed with a valid postmark by 8 p.m. Election Day. View The Skanner's ballot measure endorsements. ...

Measure 117 is a Simple Improvement to Our Elections

Political forces around the country have launched an all-out assault on voting rights that targets Black communities. State legislatures are restricting voting access in districts with large Black populations and are imposing other barriers and pernicious...

How Head Start Shaped My Life

My Head Start classroom was a warm environment that affirmed me as a learner. That affirmation has influenced my journey from Head Start to public media president. ...

The Skanner News: 2024 City Government Endorsements

In the lead-up to a massive transformation of city government, the mayor’s office and 12 city council seats are open. These are our endorsements for candidates we find to be most aligned with the values of equity and progress in Portland, and who we feel...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Chumash people in California to co-steward marine sanctuary in historic partnership

For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans have been living along California’s central coast, an area of breathtaking beauty with stunning turquoise waters rich in biodiversity. Now, in the first partnership of its kind, the area will soon be part of a new national marine sanctuary that Native...

Black male teachers are a rarity in preschools. This pioneering program wants to change that

BALTIMORE (AP) — Before 19-year-old Davontez Johnson found himself in a preschool classroom at Dorothy I. Heights Elementary, he was a senior at a nearby high school who, like many students his age, was unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. Not in his wildest dreams could he have imagined...

Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kamala Harris insisted it was time to “end the suffering” in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation's only Muslim-majority cities on Friday as the dueling presidential contenders fought for a small but pivotal bloc of Arab American voters in...

ENTERTAINMENT

Book Review: 'Countdown 1960' shows parallels with this year's presidential election season

"Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America's Politics Forever" is a look at a critical period in U.S. history that holds lessons for today. CNN news anchor Chris Wallace starts the book in January 1960, when U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy of...

Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal set to become basketball Hall of Famers as superfans

Back when the Lakers were putting on shows as good as anything coming out of Hollywood, the coolest guy in the building might've been courtside. Even across the country, everyone noticed Jack Nicholson. “Growing up, the guy I looked at was Jack Nicholson,” Spike Lee...

Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James

NEW YORK (AP) — The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style in menswear over the centuries. Williams and...

Whitney Houston’s Iconic South Africa Concert to Be Released in First-Ever Live Album and Concert Film

Spike Lee's 1st Trip, Michael Jordan's Welcome to Newcomers and More From Basketball Hall of Fame

6 People Accuse Diddy of Sexual Assault in New Lawsuits, Including Man Who Was 16 at the Time

'The View' Co-Hosts Come out Swinging at Donald Trump a Day After He Insulted Them

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

As Harris and Trump Vie for Presidency, Civil Rights Issues Reach Boiling Point

A Historically Black Community Grapples With Lasting Impacts After Baltimore Bridge Collapse

What's a 'Jezebel Spirit'? Some Christians Use the Term to Paint Kamala Harris With a Demonic Brush

Harris Hits Out at Trump’s Racist Agenda Which Threatens Black and Minority Americans as Carville Compares Rally to Nazi-Era Event

Video and an unused bullet prove man's guilt in Indiana girls' killings, prosecutor says

DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with killing two teenage girls in a small Indiana community forced them off a...

What's next for Hamas after its leader Yahya Sinwar's death?

BEIRUT (AP) — The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in Gaza this week leaves the...

What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a...

What's next for Hamas after its leader Yahya Sinwar's death?

BEIRUT (AP) — The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in Gaza this week leaves the...

Sinwar's killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the...

North Korea says it discovered the remains of a South Korean drone in Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that authorities found the remains of a South Korean drone...

By The Skanner News | The Skanner News

DETROIT (AP) -- President Barack Obama will have a royal warm-up act when he comes to Detroit to speak during the city's annual Labor Day festivities.

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is scheduled to perform Monday before Obama speaks near the Renaissance Center at an event sponsored by the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council. Also scheduled to perform is Detroit's Mosaic Youth Theater.

The event is free and open to the public.

It will be Obama's second trip to Michigan in a month. Obama visited a battery plant in Holland on Aug. 11.

Obama has promoted his administration's work to rescue Chrysler and General Motors, which is headquartered in the Renaissance Center.

He's expected to deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress next week describing his job-creation plan.

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