Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
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The family of Bishop T.D. Jakes are sharing updates on his recovery after the pastor suffered through an apparent medical incident on the stage of his Dallas megachurch on Sunday.
Sophia Park has become the youngest person to pass the California bar exam at 17 years, 8 months old. She beats the record set by her brother Peter Park in 2023.