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Zach Erickson measures to make sure tables are socially distanced at Hop Garden Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.

California Lifts COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orders For All Regions

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was one of many global health leaders who spoke bluntly about the coronavirus pandemic at annual meetings that conclude on Tuesday. Discussing the lack of priority given to vaccines for poor countries, he stated, "The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure."

'Everything Broke': Global Health Leaders On What Went Wrong In The Pandemic

Six takeaways from discussions at the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

As It Was: Tule Lake Basin Grows Spicy Horseradish

Right after World War II, the government offered returning veterans homesteads in the Tule Lake Basin near the California border with Oregon.The 213…

Daphne Rubin-Vega played Mimi in <em>Rent. "</em>It was a lot of fun to actually be able to practically apply my research of partying ..." she says. "I knew these people. I knew this world." She's pictured above with Adam Pascal in New York Theatre Workshop's 1996 production of rent.

13,150,080 Minutes: It's Been 25 Years Since The First Performance Of 'Rent'

On Jan. 25, 1996, a new rock musical by a little-known writer, Jonathan Larson, gave its first performance. But that show almost didn't happen: Larson died of an aortic aneurysm early that morning.

President Biden is expected to sign off on new travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and 26 countries in Europe.

Biden To Implement Travel Restrictions To Combat New Coronavirus Variants

Newly discovered variants of COVID-19 in South Africa and Brazil could make the virus more infectious and may decrease the efficacy of vaccines.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Navigates Compounding Crises — And A Potential Recall — Halfway Through His Term

Recent polling shows Democratic voters continue to support Newsom while Republicans disapprove.

Maria Arechiga, an ICU charge nurse, monitors the progress of two COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles.

'The Separate and Unequal Health System' Highlighted By COVID-19

A South Los Angeles hospital has long provided for an underserved community where private insurance is scarce and chronic illnesses can flourish. And then came a devastating coronavirus surge.

Newsom’s $2 Billion School Reopening Fund Could Actually Cost Districts Money

The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is the oldest prison in Oregon and the only maximum security institution currently operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections.

In Lawsuit, Oregon Inmates Ask For Immediate Access To COVID-19 Vaccine

The largest active COVID-19 outbreaks in Oregon are in its prisons, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (left); Texas Senator Ted Cruz (top right); Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (bottom right)

Senator Wyden Joins Democratic Colleagues In Ethics Complaint Against Cruz, Hawley

Seven Democratic Senators – including Ron Wyden of Oregon - are calling on the Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of Republicans Josh Hawley (R...

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