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Over the past few years, employees of high-tech firms in the San Francisco Bay Area have watched the value of their stock portfolios soar. Many of those workers are Generation X'ers who've never known a bear market. NPR's Elaine Korry sat down with three young investors to find out how they are riding out the downturn in the market.

Marion Jones, who won five medals at the Sydney Olympics, loses her last chance at a medal in Athens. Jones finished fifth in the long jump Friday. Then a failed handoff in the women's 4x100 meter relay led to the disqualification of the U.S. team. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

When filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci made Last Tango in Paris in 1972, it garnered an X rating. Thirty-two years later, his new film The Dreamers received an NC-17, which means much the same thing. NPR's Bob Mondello says the film is as sexy as you might expect -- but also wistful and sweet.

President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on X, formerly Twitter. He declined the Democratic nomination and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.

Takeaways from yesterdays' Jan. 6 committee hearing. President Biden visits Israel. And, new video is released from the Uvalde school shooting.

The nonprofit Sea Turtle, Inc. says it has brought in nearly 4,500 sea turtles and counting since Sunday. Still without power, it's heating its tanks with a commercial generator donated by SpaceX.

Along with the emotionally taxing work of searching for missing residents, firefighters working at the collapsed condo are dealing with the threat of COVID-19 and unpredictable weather.

Superstar Andrea Bocelli has sung with just about everyone, from Celine Dion to Ariana Grande. On his latest album, Sì, Bocelli tries something new — singing with his son.

One month after large and destructive storms disrupted the U.S. economy, job creation rebounded somewhat and the unemployment rate fell again.

The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to capture their first World Series title in the franchise's 56-year history.