COVID tests and crosstalk: What happened the last time Trump and Biden debated Biden and Trump last shared the stage at two presidential debates in September and October 2020 (a third was canceled due to COVID). Here’s how it all it went — and what’s different this time around. Read more on NPR

Jailed U.S. reporter’s Russian trial begins. A strange monolith appears near Las Vegas U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich is on trial for espionage in Russia. A mysterious metallic monolith appeared in Las Vegas this month. Read more on NPR

Assange arrives in Australia after pleading guilty to espionage on the way home The WikiLeaks founder pleaded guilty to one count of violating espionage laws in a U.S. court in the Northern Mariana Islands, where the judge sentenced him to time served for his lengthy prison stay. Read more on NPR

Border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden’s halt to asylum processing Homeland Security says border arrests are falling to January 2021 averages Read more on NPR

Followers of Iris the osprey celebrate her chicks hatching Iris, whose webcam has 20,000+ followers, has hatched chicks for the first time in five years. She’s one of the worlds oldest known osprey, age 28, despite feeding from a giant superfund site. Read more on NPR

What did WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange change by releasing classified documents? NPR’s A Martinez asks Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, about the legacy of Julian Assange, and the 2010 WikiLeaks publication of classified government information. Read more on NPR

Biden has taken more action on climate than any president. His pitch? It creates jobs Climate change has been a central focus in Joe Biden’s first term. But fossil fuels have also flourished, and meeting the country’s climate goals would require even bigger steps in a second term. Read more on NPR