All Things Considered
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In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.
The FAFSA debacle is throwing a wrench in students' college plans
by Janet W. Lee
May 1 is a traditional decision day for many high school seniors to pick their college. But this year's trouble with the federal financial aid form has thrown that process into turmoil.
What is it about a lullaby that helps kids fall asleep?
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has a trick to get her kids to fall asleep at bedtime: lullabies. Science backs it up: Singing to your child helps them fall asleep faster, even than listening to Mozart!
One journalist's experience of being drawn into one of the largest Jan. 6 trials
by Micah Loewinger
A recording of audio of Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins from a walkie-talkie app called Zello became a key piece of evidence in Watkins' trial.
Student sues school district over denied request to wear a sash at graduation
by Halle Zander
A student in a small Colorado town is suing after her school told her she can't wear a sash to graduation that displays both the U.S. and Mexican flags.
Three-term Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces calls for impeachment
by Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom
A Texas House committee has recommended impeaching Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton who it says has abused his office to help a campaign donor, alleging bribery, obstruction of justice and more.
The family of an 11-year-old shot by police in Mississippi plans to sue
by Michael Guidry
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting of an 11-year-old by police. The boy was the one who called 911 but ended up shot and wounded by an officer.
He fled the war in Ukraine at 14. Now in New York, he has grand plans
by Emily Russell, NCPR
A teenager who fled the war in Ukraine is graduating from a junior boarding school in rural New York. His senior year included lessons in skiing and english and a lot of time helping on a farm.
Carlson's ouster from the Fox News Channel resounds in unexpected ways
by David Folkenflik
Cable news ratings are low — seriously low — damaged by Tucker Carlson, a slow news cycle and, above all, cord cutting.
Disney rolls out its latest remake, 'The Little Mermaid'
Has Disney done it again? And if they have, should they ... stop? These are some of the questions on our minds as Disney's remake of The Little Mermaid hits theaters.
'American Born Chinese' is a window into what's changed for the community
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.
This obscure program lets Americans donate to help pay off the national debt
The U.S. debt has led to plenty of partisan fights and ... charitable gifts. For decades, a government program has been collecting donations from Americans who want to help pay off the national debt.
'The Little Mermaid' reimagines cartoon Ariel and pals as part of your (real) world
by Bob Mondello
Ariel and her pals have been given a live-action makeover in The Little Mermaid.