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NORTHWEST NEWS

Democrat Janelle Bynum Flips Oregon’s 5th District, Will Be State’s First Black Member of Congress

The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.

Trump Was Elected; What Now? Black Community Organizers on What’s Next

The Skanner spoke with two seasoned community leaders about how local activism can counter national panic. 

Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed at Portland Hospital Sues Facility for $35M

The family of Bobby Smallwood argue that Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center failed to enforce its policies against violence and weapons in the workplace by not responding to staff reports of threats in the days before the shooting.

In Portland, Political Outsider Keith Wilson Elected Mayor After Homelessness-focused Race

Wilson, a Portland native and CEO of a trucking company, ran on an ambitious pledge to end unsheltered homelessness within a year of taking office.

NEWS BRIEFS

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Oregon Announces New State Director and Community Engagement Coordinator

“This is an exciting milestone for Oregon,” said DELC Director Alyssa Chatterjee. “These positions will play critical roles in...

Multnomah County Library Breaks Ground on Expanded St. Johns Library

Groundbreaking marks milestone in library transformations ...

Janelle Bynum Statement on Her Victory in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District

"I am proud to be the first – but not the last – Black Member of Congress from Oregon" ...

Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11: Honoring a Legacy of Loyalty and Service and Expanding Benefits for Washington Veterans

Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is pleased to share the Veterans Day Proclamation and highlight the various...

Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests

ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school board chair's resignation and temporarily canceled classes in response to an uproar over the arrests of a teacher and former teacher on sexual abuse...

Death penalty sought for an Idaho gang member accused of killing a man while on the run

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while he was on the run after shooting officers in a plot to help a fellow gang member escape from prison. Nez Perce County Prosecutor Justin...

Eastern Washington takes on Cal Poly after Cook's 24-point game

Cal Poly Mustangs (2-2) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1-2) Cheney, Washington; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington takes on Cal Poly after Andrew Cook scored 24 points in Eastern Washington's 84-77 loss to the Missouri Tigers. Eastern...

Missouri takes school-record 72-point win over Mississippi Valley State

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Marques Warrick scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half when Missouri took off to a huge lead on its way to a 111-39 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night — the 72-point margin matching the largest in Tigers history. It was Missouri's...

OPINION

Donald Trump Rides Patriarchy Back to the White House

White male supremacy, which Trump ran on, continues to play an outsized role in exacerbating the divide that afflicts our nation. ...

Why Not Voting Could Deprioritize Black Communities

President Biden’s Justice40 initiative ensures that 40% of federal investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities, addressing deep-seated inequities. ...

The Skanner News 2024 Presidential Endorsement

It will come as no surprise that we strongly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president. ...

Black Retirees Growing Older and Poorer: 2025 Social Security COLA lowest in 10 years

As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color whose lifetime incomes are often lower than that of other contemporaries, finding money to save for ‘old age’ is...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving

HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, Florida’s citrus capital produces more boxes of citrus than any other county in the state and has devoted tens of thousands of acres to growing millions of...

California will rename places to remove racist term for a Native American woman

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that...

Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man "went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday. A defense attorney said the evidence is circumstantial and doesn't prove his...

ENTERTAINMENT

Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'

It's hard to believe that a TV show based on a series of commercials with the same punchline — an American football coach confused by the rules of soccer — could have lasted beyond an episode or two. It's even harder to believe that it became an Emmy-winning hit with a cast invited to the White...

Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to it

You could say that Ethan Slater's yellow brick road to getting cast in the big screen adaptation of “Wicked” had an element of magic to it. On the day he was asked to submit a tape of himself for the role of Boq, Slater was playing the part of actor Christopher Fitzgerald's...

On the eve of Oscars honor, James Bond producers reflect on legacy and future of 007

For the late James Bond producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was a true high point in his career. He said as much accepting the prize, a non-competitive honorary Oscar, at the Academy Awards in 1982. Roger Moore presented it to him...

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice...

An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried...

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the...

Police and protesters clash in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region over pro-Moscow property measure

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protesters opposing a measure that would have allowed Russians to buy property in the...

Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin...

Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders survived a...

Jason Hanna CNN

(CNN) -- A Chicago baby who was killed when someone fired on her father's minivan last week was shot once, not multiple times as previously reported, police said Monday at a press conference.

Jonylah Watkins' funeral is Tuesday in Chicago's Hyde Park, according to CNN affiliate WGN-TV. Friends, family and strangers saddened by the infant's death gathered to see a tiny coffin that also had a pink teddy bear inside, the outlet reported.

Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy also told reporters on Monday that the baby's father was not changing 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins' diaper when she was shot on March 11, as previously reported, but rather that the baby was simply on her father's lap in the vehicle.

And Jonylah's mother wasn't shot in the leg while she was pregnant with Jonylah as some news accounts had said, according to McCarthy.

Jonathan Watkins was also shot while he and his child were in a parked minivan on Chicago's South Side on the afternoon of March 11, police said.

Authorities have said they believe he was the target.

Jonylah's father is cooperating with police, McCarthy said, added that police have surveillance footage of a van in which the shooter sped away after the shooting.

McCarthy said he is confident that police will make an arrest in the case. But they don't have anyone in custody.

CNN's Katherine Wojtecki and Shawn Nottingham contributed to this report.

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