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Want A Seat At The Bar? Some Eugene Locales Require Vax Proof To Enter

Some restaurants and entertainment venues in Eugene are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination before coming inside.Cerina Waterstone is a front of house…

The most critical patients are placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, which removes blood from the patient, infuses it with oxygen, right, and the oxygen rich blood is recirculated to the patient’s body. Every bed on this intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University is critically ill with COVID-19 in Portland, Ore., Aug. 19, 2021.

Oregon’s hospitals are overwhelmed. Here’s what they’re asking you to do

Top officials with the four major health systems in the Portland metro area issued a fresh warning on Wednesday about the surge of COVID-19 resources that is straining resources statewide, burning out health workers and sickening unvaccinated people.

FEMA Paramedics Are In Oregon Helping Overwhelmed Emergency Departments

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 24 EMT-paramedics to Oregon hospitals to help with the current COVID-19 surge.

Gov. Kate Brown issued vetoes last year. Oregon lawmakers are disregarding them.

In a dispute with little apparent precedent, the Legislature is declining to abide Brown's decision to trim a bill passed last year. Legislative officials contend the vetoes were illegal.

U.S. Vice President Harris meets with civil society change makers who work on LGBT, transgender, and disability rights and climate change, at the U.S. Chief of Mission's residence in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday.

On Her Last Stop In Southeast Asia, VP Harris Emphasizes Human And Worker Rights

Harris participated in events on Thursday in Vietnam that elevated activists in a region known for its challenges and restrictions to human rights.

This June 14, 2021, file photo shows a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial that is being administered for flight attendants of Japan Airlines at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

Japan Suspends 1.63 Million Doses Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Over Contamination

The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. The news raises concern of a supply shortage as Japan tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a surge in cases.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the legal blows it has taken, are central to the current political fight over voting access.

How The Voting Rights Act Came To Be And How It's Changed

The most effective civil rights legislation in U.S. history has been upended by two recent Supreme Court decisions. States are moving to pass new voting restrictions nationwide.

U.S. soldiers enter a compound for a security meeting in Shah Joy District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010.

Watching Afghanistan Fall Reminds These Veterans Of Who They Left Behind

U.S. veterans reflect on their time in Afghanistan as they watch the Taliban take power, uncertain of the fate of the people they know from their time at war.

Nicaragua Revokes The Licenses Of A Number Of Aid Organizations

NPR's Noel King talks to Simon Ticehurst of Oxfam about that charitable group and others being expelled from Nicaragua, in a worsening crackdown months ahead of a presidential election.

Native Tribes Face Funding Cuts Over The Treatment Of Descendants Of Former Slaves

The Cherokee Nation granted citizenship to the descendants of former enslaved people known as Freedmen. Other tribes feel pressured to do the same, and Congress is beginning to get involved.

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