Ticket to Dine encourages locals to support Old Town, … More than 40 restaurants are participating in Ticket to Dine, including AFURI Ramen and Dumpling, Portland City Grill and Mother’s Bistro.
Street Roots plans headquarters, services expansion Street Roots broke ground on a new headquarters Thursday that will nearly triple its space.
James Gunn to direct ‘Superman: Legacy,’ aiming for … James Gunn is directing a Superman film. “Superman: Legacy,” which Gunn also wrote, is also set for a July 11, 2025, he and his co-chair and fellow CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran announced Wednesday. The film, Gunn said, deals with the superhero’s journey to make sense of both his aristocratic Kryptonian heritage and his […]
Veteran-led volunteer group returns to Otis for ongoing … A group of volunteer veterans returned to the small town of Otis for a second time in 2023 to help the community continue to recover from the devastation caused by a destructive wildfire.
Garbage tarnishes Paris luster as pension strike … PARIS (AP) — The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day Tuesday. The creeping squalor is the most visible sign of widespread anger over a bill to raise the French retirement age by two years. The malodorous perfume […]
2 dead, 9 injured after truck hits pedestrians in … TORONTO (AP) — Two men died Monday after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui, although a senior Canadian official rapidly ruled out a terrorism attack or a national security incident. A provincial police spokeswoman said nine other people were injured, including two whose injuries are […]
Suspect caught in shooting that left 1 officer dead, … HERMANN, Mo. (AP) — The search for the man suspected of killing one small-town Missouri police officer and badly injuring another ended Monday after police fired tear gas into the home, and arrested the man when he came outside. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. Sunday at a convenience store in Hermann, a town of […]
Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable GENEVA (AP) — A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bring down global food prices amid the war in Ukraine — but only for 60 days as the Kremlin holds out for changes to how […]
What do race and ethnicity mean? The US government … Nyhiem Way is weary of people conflating African American and Black. Shalini Parekh wants a way for South Asian people to identify themselves differently than East Asians with roots in places like China or Japan. And Byron Haskins wants the U.S. to toss racial and ethnic labels altogether. “When you set up categories that are […]
Imprisoned Navalny learns documentary about him wins … TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny learned Monday from his lawyer that a film detailing his poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The 46-year-old politician was attending a court hearing via video link from the prison when his attorney broke the news to him about the […]
