Some Visitors Can Now Pass Security Without a Ticket Travelers walk through TSA security lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on March 30, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) (AP) — For decades, the airport security checkpoint has marked the end of the road for friends and relatives seeing off a traveler. That is changing for some travelers. The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program at some U.S. airports allowing eligible TSA

Nearly three decades later, the case begins Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File) (AP) - Tupac Shakur fans arrived at a Las Vegas courthouse Monday for opening statements in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the legendary rapper’s killing, the start of weeks of testimony revisiting what happened on a Las Vegas night nearly 30 years ago. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is charged wi

An 18-year-old’s death and a family’s search for answers Updated photo provided by the family in July 2026 shows Nolan Xavier Wells with his mother, Christine Wonsley. (family photo via AP) AP - Family and supporters of Nolan Xavier Wells gathered in a Mississippi church Monday to mourn and celebrate the 18-year-old, whose death following a July 4 boat trip with friends has captured national attention and prompted calls for an independent investigation. The Rev. Al Sharpton

Clients at risk of deportation and financial loss Gabriel Martinez Garcia, 30 holds a Bible close to his chest. (AP Photo/Akash Pamarthy) AP - An attorney in Washington state promised “miracles” to tens of thousands of immigrants seeking legal status in the United States. Instead, Alexandra Lozano created fake stories of domestic abuse and human trafficking to apply for humanitarian visas without her clients’ knowledge, according to several lawsuits and a legal ethics investi

Micah Nori Takes Over as Trail Blazers Head Coach Micah Nori, the lead assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, directs play during the first half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Dallas Mavericks, May 26, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) (AP) - Micah Nori was told by several NBA teams that he was their No. 2 choice to be head coach before the Portland Trail Blazers finally gave him his chance at No. 1. A 28-year journe

Reward still offered for information Detectives with PPB are asking for information from the public nine years after a homicide in Northeast Portland. (Photo courtesy of Portland Police Bureau) Nine years after the homicide of a 36-year-old man in Northeast Portland, the Portland Police Bureau is asking for the public's help to solve the case. Brian Spaulding's family and friends have privately raised approximately $20,000 to offer as a reward for information leading to the a

Rising oil prices bring down the ultra-low-cost carrier Laid-off Spirit Airlines flight attendant Freddie Peterson talks about the airline’s shutdown on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultralow cost airline that once op

Grammy winner to perform May 9 in Portland Ashanti (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) The Portland Fire announced that Grammy Award-winning artist Ashanti will perform at halftime of the team’s season opener on May 9 at Moda Center. American singer-songwriter and actress Justine Skye, known for her hit single “Collide” and for her role as Annika Longstreet on the television show “Grown-ish” will sing the national anthem. A defining pop-R&B force of the early 2000s, Ashanti serves as a

DHS funding dispute in Congress continues A TSA agent assists travelers at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP) President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress. Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at ma

A Tribute to Billie Holiday Billie Holiday The 19th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Billie Holiday’s birthday month, and her 111th Birthday. Featured performers are Marcia Hocker, Laura Stilwell, Lenanne Sylvester Miller, Holly Resnick, Jessie Marquez, and Linda Michelet. Returning for her 6th year as emcee and 4th year as curator of Siren Nation’s annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is Marcia Hocker. Marcia is the recipient of

Operations at risk without restored security funds Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File) (AP) The CEOs of the nation’s top airline companies, including American, Delta, Southwest and JetBlue, are imploring Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security and embrace a bipartisan solution to pay federal aviation workers including airport security off

Sinners star earns Best Actor Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for actor in a leading role for “Sinners,” poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (AP) Michael B. Jordan has been building toward a performance like “Sinners” for over 20 years. Now he has the best actor Oscar as his reward in what proved to be a hugely popular win. Jordan got one trophy for playing identical

Star guard shines despite not playing this season Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski, File) (AP) During his year away from the game due to injury, Lillard reminded the world why he’s one of the greatest shooters of his generation with a stellar performance to win the 3-Point Contest for the third time. He joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players to do it. The 35-year-old Portland guard held off Booker in the tremendously exciti

Prominent voice for racial justice after King Rev. Jesse Jackson waves as he steps to the podium during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP) The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. As a young organizer in Chicago, J

Reflecting on the Fair Housing Act law made after her father’s killing Bernice King daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during a news conference at the King Jr Center Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) Bernice King warned that decades of progress toward fair and equitable housing in the United States are at risk as the Trump administration moves to cut funding for housing-related programs and nonprofits that investigate discrimination co

Suspect seeks to block evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) AP-Luigi Mangione watched stoically in court Monday as prosecutors played surveillance videos showing the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk last year and Mangione’s arrest five days later at a McDonald’s i

Cheney Expanded Vice Presidential Power & Championed the Iraq War after 9/11 President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney embrace following President Bush’s acceptance speech in Madison Square Garden during the final night of the Republican National Convention Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file) (AP) Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading

Danez Smith Leads Off Literary Lineup Danez Smith (Photo Courtesy of Clark College, Vancouver, WA) The Clark College Columbia Writers Series will begin its 2025-26 season with poet Danez Smith, author of Don’t Call Us Dead, Homie, and most recently, Bluff, which was a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize. This event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 13 in Gaiser Hall 213 on Clark College’s main campus, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way,

Court says protests didn’t justify military deployment; final ruling expected Friday People protest outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) (AP) A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday, saying she “found no credible evidence” that protests in the city grew out o

A California’s SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File) (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on. The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits t

Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor Ben Carson (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (AP) President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the third such award he’s announced this month. “Congratulations, Ben. He didn’t know this,” Trump said in a speech during an event at Mount Vernon for American Cornerstone Institute, founded by Carson. “He didn’t know it. I hope he’s happy.” A former neuro

Heavy hitters return for the fans Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson stands on the field before an NFL football game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (AP) Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are set to meet in an early 2026 matchup of boxing Hall of Famers. Tyson, who will turn 60 next year, will return to the ring after his loss to Jake Paul last year in an eight-round bout. H

Family announces death of groundbreaking, award-winning actress Cicely Tyson arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angles on Sept. 15, 2019. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has died. She was 96. (AP photo) (AP) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the