PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- It's not that hard to find a job in Oregon. Landing one with good pay might take a little more effort. Though the unemployment rate is at its lowest since 2000, wages have not been rising. ...

Louise Johnson a 78-year-old grandmother with a hip replacement keeps active by walking to visit neighborhood friends and relatives, and keeping her own door wide open to visitors. She enjoys simple pleasures such as teaching her grandson Cory to cook.

JENA, La. (AP) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday reduced the attempted murder charges against two more teenagers among the ``Jena Six,'' a group of black high school students who were arrested following an attack on a white schoolmate. ...

JUBA, Sudan (AP) -- Nasurdin Ibrahim was born in a camp for people who fled their homes during Sudan's civil war and still attends an overcrowded school there, but despite the lack of pens and books, the 12-year-old has a big dream. "I want to be president," he said...

Seattle Seahawk Leonard Weaver and several of his teammates signed autographs at Bobby Engram's 2nd annual Walk for Sickle Cell Disease on Sept. 2 at Seward Park. Several hundred people participated in the event which raises money to fight sickle cell disease.

After more than two years of construction, Cleveland High School finally has a new face. A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on the morning of Sept.4, to celebrate the reopening of the restored and renovated school. ...

The Clinton Campaign today announced the endorsement of King County Executive Ron Sims and named him a Co-Chair of Hillary's Washington campaign and a member of the campaign's Environment and Energy Task Force.
"At this critical time in our history, Hillary Clinton is the experienced leader this country needs to deliver the change it demands," Sims said. ...

SEATTLE  - Shaun Alexander started his foundation while still in college at Alabama, raising money before he started rolling in it. He believed his impact eventually would stretch beyond the NFL, beyond sports. His foundation would change the world.
That's Alexander. Broad smile, even bigger vision. ...

Jackie Lawson talks with Dorothy Hollingsworth and her grandson Melvin Roberts Jr.  on Sept. 2 at Gas Works Park at the 37th annual ROOTS family picnic.  The Roots (an acronym for Relatives Of Old Timers) Picnic is an opportunity for families who have lived in Washington since before 1940 to reconnect. The event featured music and dancing and children's games.

JUBA, Sudan (AP) -- Nasurdin Ibrahim was born in a camp for people who fled their homes during Sudan's civil war and still attends an overcrowded school there, but despite the lack of pens and books, the 12-year-old has a big dream. "I want to be president," he said. ...