Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track
NPR is tracking elected Democrats who have weighed in on whether President Biden should remain in the race for re-election.
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Defiant Biden says 'only the Lord Almighty' could convince him to leave the 2024 race
Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.
North Koreans got jobs at Fortune 500 companies to fund the nuclear weapons program
The U.S. government and private sector are trying to solve a thorny problem. North Korean IT workers and hackers are infiltrating Fortune 500 companies to fund the regime's nuclear weapons program.
Justice Department opens a criminal probe of the Chinese Olympic doping scandal
One focus of the probe appears to be on the World Anti-Doping Agency, which reviewed repeated positive drug tests by elite Chinese swimmers.
Why are IUDs still such a mystery to women? Look at funding, doctors and politics
IUDs are a safe and reliable form of birth control, but many people struggle to get simple answers about the device. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Mia Armstrong-Lopez, who wrote about this for Slate.
California aid volunteers prepare for a crisis as migrants cross during heatwaves
The San Diego sector is where most undocumented border crossings are occurring as temperatures rise. The result is migrants crossing through more remote, dangerous and even deadly parts of the border.
Incarcerated people who helped fight wildfires struggle to build a career post-prison
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Royal Ramey, the co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, about the pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters to build careers in the field.
A look at Jordan Bardella, the far-right 28-year-old who could be France's next PM
The young far-right politician Jordan Bardella could become France's next prime minister. At only 28, he’s free of political baggage, but some say he lacks real job — and life — experience.
Deadly fire exposes lack of protection for migrant workers in South Korea
As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.
Artificial intelligence web crawlers are running amok
Artificial intelligence tech companies are refusing to abide by internet protocol when it comes to scraping data. Their ravenous scavenging behavior is upending the basic rules of the internet.