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A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to ensure all countries have equal access to vaccines.

They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

President Biden on Wednesday came out in favor of the World Trade Organization's proposed waiver of patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines.

Biden Backs Waiving International Patent Protections For COVID-19 Vaccines

President Biden has thrown his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for the vaccines, yielding to international pressure. The move could allow other countries to manufacture the drugs.

Montana Environmentalist Is Biden's Pick To Head Bureau Of Land Management

President Biden has nominated a Montana environmentalist to push his agenda calling for millions of dollars to restore ecosystems and clean water sources over some 600 million acres of public land.

Smoke-filled sky in Phoenix, OR after the 2020 Almeda Fire swept through town.

New Statewide Emergency Alert System On Tap In Oregon

When wildfires burned through Oregon last fall, many people didn’t receive a local emergency alert or evacuation message, which left them scrambling to evacuate safely. State officials have since approved a new emergency alert system meant to fix that.

Ponderosa pines show dieback caused by Ips bark beetles, which attack a wide variety of pines injured by fire or storms or weakened by drought.

Wildfires, Drought Create Ripe Conditions For Bark Beetle Outbreaks

Last year’s Labor Day fires have created ripe conditions for infestations of tree-killing bark beetles.

A statement from former President Donald Trump is seen in front of his Facebook page background. Facebook was justified in its decision to suspend Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the company's Oversight Board said Wednesday.

Why Facebook's Decision On Trump Could Be 'Make Or Break' For His Political Future

Facebook's Oversight Board sent the decision of whether to let the former president back on the platform back to the company itself, and it's a critical one for Trump's political future.

Tax Levy Would Extend The Services Offered By OSU Extension in Lane County

A measure on the May 18 ballot would increase funding for Oregon State University’s Extension Service in Lane County. The 5-year levy would support the…

Four LCC Board Seats Up For Election

Four seats will be decided in the upcoming elections on May 18th for the Lane Community College Board. Two candidates are running uncontested. Austin…

Aziz Abdul Alim, a 103-year-old man from a remote valley in Upper Chitral of northern Pakistan, is both a COVID survivor and a proud supporter of the COVID vaccine.

103-Year-Old COVID Survivor Has Advice For The Unvaccinated

Aziz Abdul Alim, from a remote part of northern Pakistan, urges people to get their COVID shot: 'Everyone should have the courage to take it.'

Shaman Jeong Soon-deok (center) dances during the initiation ceremony for a new shaman (left) at a temple in Seoul.

Shamanism Endures In Both Koreas — But In The North, Shamans Risk Arrest Or Worse

Combining elements of animism, ancestor worship and folk religion, shamanism remains popular on both sides of the border. But it's illegal in the North, and some who practice it have been executed.

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