Darcelle, world’s oldest working drag queen, dies … PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate for Portland’s LGBTQ+ community, has died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon. He was 92. Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the […]
Oregon leaders react to ‘forever fabulous’ drag queen … Leaders across Oregon are expressing their condolences after Walter Cole, the performer behind one of Portland’s most beloved figures Darcelle, died on Thursday.
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons … More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons … SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday. Physicians for Human Rights and the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, which produced the report, […]
‘Denying our right’: Oregonians rally in D.C. for … Nine Oregon Alzheimer’s advocates are in Washington D.C. rallying for access to Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments after the administration’s decision to denying access to people living with the disease.
Sen. Cassidy to Yellen at hearing: ‘That’s a lie’ Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) abruptly cut off Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at a hearing Thursday and declared, “That’s a lie,” when Yellen said that President Biden is ready to work with Congress on reforming Social Security. “What, doesn’t the president care?” Cassidy asked during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Biden’s budget. “He […]
Yellen declares bank system sound, as new rescues … WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors and investors Thursday, even as American financial institutions and European agencies ordered fresh rescue efforts following the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history. Questioned closely, sometimes aggressively, Yellen told senators at a Capitol hearing that the U.S. banking system “remains […]
‘Baloney!’ Wyden calls out judge in abortion pill … As a Texas court decision on restricting the use of abortion medication, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden defended access to the drug that he said has less complications than Tylenol.
Wyden: ‘Fallon Smart rule’ aims to hold foreign officials … Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden announced this week that he will lift the hold he placed on a U.S. ambassador nominee to Saudi Arabia following a pledge from the State Department to punish foreign officials who help foreign citizens evade U.S. prosecution.
Wyden: ‘Troubling questions must be answered’ after … The Department of Homeland Security has spent years operating a relatively covert program that gathers domestic intelligence through concerning and legally questionable methods – including during the 2020 protests in Portland, according to an article published by POLITICO Monday.
