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Judy and Larry Pichon on their wedding day in 1986. Judy had a rare autoimmune disease and was unable to get an ICU bed in July because they were full, and she died. If it weren't for the pandemic, Larry believes his wife would be alive.

Data Analysis: COVID-19 Is Filling Up Hospitals In Small Cities

An NPR data analysis finds that hospital systems in Louisiana, Idaho and Washington state have had to shuffle patients to try to get everyone the care they need.

Northwest Passage: Protesters Divided Over 'Tactics' After EPD Declares Recent Protest A Riot

Weeks after the Eugene Police Department declared a riot on May 29, the department declared one again last Saturday, July 25. Demonstrators in Eugene…

New York Police Draw Anger After Plainclothes Officers Throw Woman Into Unmarked Van

Online video shows men grabbing a woman during a demonstration and hauling her away in an unmarked van. Police said they arrested the woman on suspicion of damaging police cameras.

Cal State Approves New Graduation Requirement: Ethnic Studies Or Social Justice Class

The California State University system's new graduation requirement will take effect in 2023. Some faculty oppose the move because it does not ensure students take an actual ethnic studies course.

An Oral History Of How Barbie Lost The Presidency Yet Again

Mattel has released iterations of presidential Barbie since 1992, and this year she has a whole campaign team. In an exclusive interview, those women discuss why Barbie has never won the White House.

The U.S. Supreme Court has shown a chilly approach toward election-related lawsuits in four cases this year.

As Concerns About Voting Build, The Supreme Court Refuses To Step In

The court expressed a frosty attitude toward election lawsuits in four cases this year — from Wisconsin, Texas, Alabama and Florida.

The Committee to Defend the President, a super PAC supporting President Trump's 2020 reelection bid, returned a donation from Earl Holt III, a white nationalist whose racist writings were linked to the perpetrator of the 2015 shooting of nine Black parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

Pro-Trump Group Returns Donation From White Nationalist After Media Inquiry

The Committee To Defend The President returned a $1,000 contribution to Earl Holt III, whose racist writings were cited by the white man who shot nine Black parishioners in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Jaws of Lava; Physician, Heal and Wash Thyself; Tough Times of Paparazzi.

<p>Protesters use umbrellas to shield themselves from impact munitions after federal law enforcement deploy tear gas outside the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., Monday, July 20, 2020.</p>

Tear gas ban, new officer ID requirements among proposed Oregon bills

New bill concepts reveal sweeping new steps lawmakers are considering, as tumult in Portland draws international attention.

<p>Chad Wolf, acting Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks during an event on "Operation Legend: Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities," in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Washington.</p>

Oregon lawmakers call on DHS acting Secretary Chad Wolf to resign immediately

Oregon Democratic U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, along with about a dozen other lawmakers, demanded the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, resign immediately in a letter sent Friday.

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