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President Joe Biden speaks with US Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023.

Pushed by public opinion shift, Democrats adopt immigration restrictions

President Biden has issued a number of immigration-related executive actions that mimic those of the Trump administration, and VP Harris has promised she'll continue restrictive policies.

Marburg can be an exceptionally deadly virus. An outbreak in Rwanda is being handled with "unprecedented" success, say public health experts. In this photo from a 2014 Marburg outbreak in Kenya, a medical worker in protective gear carries a meal to a man quarantined in an isolation tent after coming into contact with a virus carrier.

An 'unprecedented' good news story about a deadly viral outbreak

The death rate for Marburg virus can be as high as 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what one doctor calls an "unprecedented" success in controlling its outbreak?

(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024.

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.

There are a lot of nonpartisan voters in Nevada, making the swing state hard to read

Since 2020, voters in Nevada who aren't registered with a party have become the largest voting group in the state. That means it's hard to predict how they'll vote so campaigns are courting them.

Shaun Flores (from left), Sarah Jaley, Michael — a teacher who asked NPR not to use his last name for medical privacy — and Elizabeth Vossen say OCD impacts their lives on a day-to-day basis.

This is what it’s really like to have OCD, according to 4 people living with it

OCD is often misunderstood. Here’s what it’s like, from people who live with it.

After setting a home-run record, the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman named World Series MVP

The Dodgers' first baseman was already a hero after Game 1, which ended with his historic walk-off grand slam. But his heroics didn't stop there.

Daisy is a former crisis counselor at the local 988 call center in Bloomington, Ill. She holds a paper in front of her face listing emotions she felt when taking abusive calls while working there. She covers her face to maintain anonymity because she doesn’t want her personal or professional networks to know about the abuse. Daisy is the name she used with callers during her work shifts.

988 crisis hotline counselors are sometimes targeted by sexually abusive callers

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now operational nationwide. Some of the phone counselors say they need help dealing with abusive callers who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.

Former President Donald Trump takes reporters' questions from inside a garbage truck in Green Bay, Wis., on Wednesday before heading to a rally in the city.

Harris urged unity in her closing argument. Biden's 'garbage' line undercut that

It sounded like the president was calling Trump supporters "garbage." But the White House said he was talking about a joke made by a comedian at a Trump rally who disparaged Puerto Rico.

Faced with obstacles to abortion, military women have built their own support system

Abortion access has long been difficult for women in the military, but the end of Roe v. Wade has made it even tougher. Some 40% now serve in states with abortion bans or expanded restrictions.

Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies

The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention.

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