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There's high demand for this fall's COVID shots, which offer protection against circulating variants of omicron. But there's been some distribution hiccups.

This year's COVID vaccine rollout is off to a bumpy start, despite high demand

Some people are finding pharmacies still don't have supply of the shots, and others are having insurance coverage troubles. Here's what's going on.

At the second GOP debate on Wednesday, the candidates on stage may still channel former President Ronald Reagan — even if only in name, not policy.

In the second GOP debate, expect Ronald Reagan to loom large in name — but not policy

Once the conservative leader by which others were measured, former President Ronald Reagan looms large in the Republican Party. But his influence may be waning.

President Biden's dog Commander takes a walk outside the West Wing on April 29, 2023.

Commander bites again: Biden's dog has nipped another Secret Service officer

President Biden's dog bit several Secret Service agents a total of 10 times between October 2022 and January 2023. On Monday, he bit another officer at the White House.

Slater fire zone sees a flower 'super bloom'

Where the Slater fire burned in September 2020 provided a good example recently. The hills exploded into a "super bloom," with wildflowers of many types bursting from the soil. It's not because anyone scattered seeds, it's just a natural process.

Doctor-to-doctor: how we've turned the tide against hepatitis

Dr. Peter Adesman, who practices in Medford, a doctor to help us understand hepatitis, the inflammation of the liver.

Refugees the key to a rust belt city lifting itself up

Rust belt refugees from troubled parts of the world, from Vietnam, Bosnia, Burma, Somalia, Iraq, and other places. The story is told through three of the refugees in the book City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life into a Dying American Town by Susan Hartman.

A woman enters the Oregon Department of Justice building in Salem, Ore., May 28, 2020. According to a ballot measure passed by Oregon voters, state senators who accumulated 10 or more unexcused absences at the Legislature during a record-setting Republican walkout are supposed to be disqualified from running for re-election, but several filed suit in the Oregon Court of Appeals, challenging the measure. On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, the appeals court formally asked the state Supreme Court to handle the case.

Oregon’s top court asked to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can be reelected

The Oregon Court of Appeals on Monday asked the state’s highest court to decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout this year can run for reelection.

A TV screen shows a file image of U.S. soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday. North Korea said Wednesday that it was expelling King, who crossed into the country through the heavily armed border between the Koreas in July.

Travis King, U.S. soldier who ran to North Korea, is on his way to Texas

U.S. officials thanked Sweden and China for help securing the release of the 23-year-old Army private, who fled to North Korea in July.

A photo of a large, six-story beige brutalist building, with thin slits for windows and a blocky architecture.

Shasta County makes progress towards reopening county jail

A floor of Shasta County’s jail has been closed for over a year. The county is taking steps to attract more workers to the jail.

The sun sets over Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

If national parks close during a government shutdown, California tourism could take a hit

A possible government shutdown by Congress by the end of the month could completely or partially close national parks, including Yosemite. That could lead to cancellations and a major impact on tourism.

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