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Sen. Durbin Says Supreme Court's Ruling Is Not The End Of The Road For 'Dreamers'

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has spent years working on legalizing the status of so-called "Dreamers". On NPR's Morning Edition, he said he hopes the administration won't try to dismantle DACA again.

Data Reveals Dire Straits For Oregon's Working Poor Even Before Pandemic

There’s new data out on a section of the population-- often overlooked: the WORKING POOR. United Ways of the Pacific Northwest just released the latest…

Occupy Medical Now Serves Clients At River Avenue COVID Recovery Center

This week, Lane County was approved for $5.3 million dollars in federal CARES Act funding. The award includes reimbursement for the purchase cost of 100…

<p>There is currently no vaccine to prevent contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.</p>

Oregon Reports Nearly 150 New Known Coronavirus Cases

The Oregon Health Authority Thursday reported 148 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19.

A sea otter in the waters off Vancouver Island

But does cuteness count? A cost-benefit analysis of sea otters encourages Oregon return backers

A study of sea otter restoration in British Columbia is giving encouragement to a group that wants to bring sea otters back to the Oregon Coast. A...

Immigrant Rights Advocates Celebrate SCOTUS Ruling, Call For Permanent Solutions

For many immigrant rights advocates in Oregon, Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals –or DACA- was a victory. But, the…

Big Freedia, shown performing in 2019 in New Orleans, is part of our starter kit for the queer music of New Orleans.

How Queer Tastemakers, Movers And Shakers Shaped The Music Of New Orleans

No single lineage can contain New Orleans music. But one central thread is the legacy of queer performers and tastemakers — from Bobby Marchan to Big Freedia — who steered the sounds and the scenes.

Some cities, such as Washington, D.C. are offering free coronavirus testing for people who've attended protests. Where free tests aren't available, some people may find insurance refuses to cover precautionary testing.

Insurers May Only Pay For Coronavirus Tests When They're 'Medically Necessary'

Congress required health plans to fully cover COVID-19 testing, but insurance companies are starting to argue they should only have to pay if patients show symptoms or tests are ordered by a doctor.

Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality and racial profiling. The former Orlando police chief is a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

Val Demings Is A Possible VP Pick For Biden, But Her Police Career Gives Some Pause

The Florida congresswoman was Orlando's first female police chief. And now she's outspoken on the need for police reform and her support of ongoing protests.

SAULT's <em>UNTITLED</em> digs into the everyday aspects of Black existence, and celebrates who we are privately, not when we're donning the cape and saving humanity from itself — again.

SAULT's 'UNTITLED' Lights Up The Full Spectrum Of Blackness

SAULT's latest and best album is a capital-B Black record that funnels rage and sorrow into contemplative streams of thought, over equally brooding music meant to slow your heart rate.

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