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A brief but substantial show of force from federal officers in Portland late Saturday punctuated a day of peaceful protests throughout Oregon. Tens of thousands of people participated in “No Kings” events — including marches and rallies in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Bend, Prineville and Pendleton — to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and deployment of the National …

The plaza in front of and to the sides of Highland Park’s City Hall was packed on Saturday, for the second No Kings protest held in this north suburb, with the people carrying a common message in their signs: they are protesting President Trump’s increasing authoritarian rule. One sign seemed to summarize what the protesters were trying to accomplish as …

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Rev. David Black is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against ICE that accuses agents of using “violent force” on peaceful protesters in Chicago. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed their lawsuit this week, accusing ICE of “escalating” violence against protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. Videos from a protest last month include …

Pexels/Reddit Family vacations have the power to mend old wounds, but they also can just open them wider. One young man was looking forward to a relaxing getaway, but when he suspects his brother gets him sick on purpose just to ruin his fun, he begins to question if he wants his brother in his life at all. Read on …

HURRICANE, Washington County — Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby says he was winding down for the evening on Sept. 11 when he got a phone call from a friend who is a retired deputy. “I can tell his voice is kind of shaky, so my first thought is, ‘Who died? Who is he going to tell me that died?’ And …

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, was afraid of being shot by police and ultimately agreed to a peaceful surrender with the help of his family, a sheriff in Utah said. Robinson was “truly fearful of being shot by law enforcement,” as well as fearful of a SWAT team hit on his house, …

As crowds celebrated the Mexican Independence Day parade in Pilsen and the city prepares for ramped-up immigration enforcement, President Donald Trump threatened Chicago in a post on social media Saturday, saying the city was about to find out “why it’s called the Department of War.” “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning,’” he posted on Truth Social, a …