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Biden's attorney general wanted to return to normal order; it hasn't been easy
by Carrie Johnson
The attorney general pledged to restore the Justice Department to normal order. It hasn't been easy, and may not last.
Microsoft announces it will cut 10,000 jobs
by Bobby Allyn
Microsoft has announced it will cut 10,000 jobs in coming months, with lay off notices going out Wednesday. Like many other tech and finance companies, it's bracing for a recession this year.
A political standoff over the debt ceiling could harm the U.S. economy
As the U.S. creeps towards its debt ceiling and a political standoff takes shape, NPR's Juana Summers speaks with two of the negotiators who helped broker a deal to raise the debt limit in 2011.
23-year-old Reneé Rapp launches her solo career with EP: 'Everything to Everyone'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor and singer Reneé Rapp about her path from Broadway to a hit HBO show, and now, her long-desired launch as a solo music artist with her EP 'Everything to Everyone.'
For Black homeowners in LA, the City National settlement is just a start
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with realtor Mark Alston about the DOJ's record-breaking settlement with City National Bank after it was accused of redlining and racially discriminatory mortgage practices.
Remembering those who died during China's latest COVID surge
by Emily Feng
People remember their loved ones and peers who died during China's latest COVID surge. Their deaths contradict China's artificially low COVID death toll.
Encore: A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment
by Janet W. Lee
Several big school districts like New York and Los Angeles have blocked access to a new chat bot that uses artificial intelligence to produce essays and poetry that seem like a human wrote them.
Biden's chief scientist for COVID response is stepping away
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. David Kessler, the outgoing chief scientist for President Biden's coronavirus vaccine program, as he steps away from his position.
A helicopter carrying Ukrainian officials crashed outside Kyiv, killing 14
by Lauren Migaki
A helicopter carrying Ukraine's interior minister and other senior officials crashed outside Kyiv Wednesday, killing 14 people, including at least one child at a kindergarten.
Jury selection begins for Mexico's ex-security head accused of taking cartels' bribes
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Futuro Media's Maria Hinojosa about the start of jury selection in the trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, the ex-security head in Mexico accused of working with cartels.
Saving what's left of the underground water used for large-scale farms in west Kansas
by David Condos
Decades of large scale crop irrigation now means big water problems in drought-stricken areas like western Kansas.
Encore: How did COVID warp our sense of time? It's a matter of perception
by Yuki Noguchi
The pandemic distorted our sense of time. For some, time stood still. For others, it sped up. The difference depended on factors from culture to emotional state.
New Mexico police arrested a failed legislature candidate in relation to shootings
by Alice Fordham
New Mexico's legislative session begins after Monday, when police arrested a failed GOP legislative candidate for conspiring to shoot up the homes and offices of several Democratic leaders.