Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska are seen outside the Common Hall at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Monday Aug. 21, 2023. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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Senators ask FDA to update rules on certain pot products
 
Oregon women achieve historic milestone next week
When Oregon’s next labor commissioner is sworn in on Monday, for the first time in Oregon history a majority of statewide elected executive offices will be held by women. Gov.
 
Comedian Katt Williams jailed on assault charges in Oregon
Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a hired driver during an argument about taking him and his dog from the Portland, Oregon, airport to a performance in the city. Williams is in jail Sunday.
 
Oregon wildlife officials to hunt for killer cougar
Oregon wildlife officials will hunt for a cougar believed to have killed a woman hiking on rugged terrain near the state’s highest peak.
 
Legislature objects to subpoenas in sexual harassment case
A law firm hired by Oregon’s Legislature has formally objected to subpoenas for documents sought by the state’s labor commissioner who had accused legislative leaders of permitting a culture of sexual harassment in the state Capitol.
 
Evangelist seeks prayer for yoga-practicing Oregon governor
The evangelist Franklin Graham recently asked thousands of people at an Oregon rally to pray for the state’s Democratic governor, saying she should be a Christian. Gov.
 
Oregon police chief orders review of use of force at protest
Portland, Oregon, police have been accused of being heavy-handed against people protesting a rally by extreme-right demonstrators, reportedly causing some injuries.
 
Previously released prisoners report harshness in N. Korea
President Donald Trump said when he welcomed three Americans home early Thursday that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un “was excellent to these three incredible people.”
 
Marijuana dispute pits county against state of Oregon
Officials in an Oregon county who have tried to restrict commercial marijuana production sued the state in federal court, asserting state laws that made pot legal are pre-empted by federal law that criminalize it. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S.
 
Ballot measure sought for guns to be safely stored
Two people whose loved ones were shot dead at an Oregon shopping mall by a man with a stolen assault rifle are chief petitioners of a proposed ballot measure in Oregon that calls for firearms to be safely stored.
 
Man charged with attempted murder in attack on Afghan
Mohammed Fawad Mohammadi survived the war in his native Afghanistan, where he served as an interpreter for U.S. military forces.
 
Oregon lawmakers wrestle with DACA and drivers’ licenses
Oregon’s Legislature is grappling with a bill allowing DACA recipients to obtain or renew drivers’ licenses for two years while President Donald Trump and Congress figure out an immigration policy.
 
Gun control bill OK’d by Oregon; 1st since Florida shooting
Fueled by anguished voices in the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting, Oregon’s Legislature banned people convicted of stalking and domestic violence or under restraining orders from buying or owning firearms and ammunition.
 
Candidates in Oregon’s top election race building war chests
An election to choose Oregon’s next governor is over a year away, though the main Democratic and Republican candidates’ fundraising is already going full steam. A total of almost $2.4 million has been raised so far. Gov.
 
Oregon National Guard heads to wildfire near Crater Lake
More than 100 Oregon National Guard members are heading to southern Oregon to fight a fire near the iconic Crater Lake as the state tries to put out wildfires less than a week before it becomes a prime viewing spot for the eclipse.
 
Lawsuit filed over cruel, unusual punishment in Oregon jail
According to a former inmate of a jail in Oregon and a lawsuit filed in federal court, her treatment amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
 
Oregon lawmaker from Mexico assails Trump immigration moves
When Teresa Alonso Leon was elected to the Oregon Legislature last fall, she became one of the first people brought to the U.S. illegally to become a state lawmaker in the United States.
 
Prosperous Oregon considers historic renter protection law
Oregon’s landlords would have to pay tenants for no-cause evictions to ease the state’s housing shortage if a bill under consideration by state lawmakers becomes law. It would also do away with a state law that bans most rent controls.
 
Pot is producing jobs and revenue in states where it’s legal
The states that have legalized recreational marijuana _ a multi-billion-dollar business _ don’t want to hear the federal government talk about a crackdown. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the government should let Oregonians grow these jobs.
 
Oregon joins suit against President Trump’s travel ban
Oregon asked a federal court late Wednesday to join a lawsuit filed by Washington state against an immigration ban imposed by President Donald Trump.
 
States in US West mark 75th anniversary of internment order
States in the US West are marking the 75th anniversary of the signing of a presidential executive order that forced 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans out of their homes and into camps.
 
First-ever marijuana fair opens in Oregon
Oregon began hosting the state’s first-ever marijuana growers’ fair on Saturday, with cannabis plants that win a competition to be displayed at the Oregon State Fair in two weeks.
 
Oregon races to finalize rules for marijuana, issue licenses
Pot growers, lawmen, health officials and others helped advise an Oregon commission on regulating the growing, processing and selling of recreational marijuana.
 
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