All Things Considered
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There's been only one human case of bird flu in this outbreak. Are we missing others?
by Will Stone
Officially, only one person has caught bird flu during the current outbreak among dairy cattle, but experts are hearing of others getting sick. The U.S. doesn't have an easy to way to detect cases.
Biden holds a joint press conference with Canada's prime minister
by Tamara Keith
President Biden is giving a rare press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa and addressing Parliament.
Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'saddest New Year's song ever'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Fall Out Boy members Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz about their new album So Much (For) Stardust.
HBO's hit dark comedy 'Succession' returns Sunday for its final season
by Eric Deggans
HBO's hit Succession returns for its fourth and final season Sunday, offering episodes filled with tart, biting humor while exploring the dysfunctions of a powerful family still trying to connect.
The Sacramento Kings are hungry to break their 16-year playoff drought
by Tom Goldman
The NBA's Sacramento Kings are close to clinching a playoff spot, which is saying a lot. The have the longest running playoff drought — 16 years — of any U.S. major professional sports league team.
How March for Our Lives ignited a generation casting ballots for the first time
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Parkland student and March for Our Lives cofounder David Hogg on the fifth anniversary of the first march about the triumphs and challenges of fighting for gun reform.
ProPublica finds questionable timing of executives' trades on competitors' stocks
Never-before-seen IRS records show that CEOs are sometimes making multimillion-dollar bets on the stocks of direct competitors and partners — and doing so with exquisite timing.
Texas' takeover of Houston's public schools is in motion, but do takeovers work?
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Domingo Morel, associate professor at New York University about the state of Texas' takeover of Houston's independent school district.
Utah passes an age-verification law for anyone using social media
by Saige Miller
Utah is the first state to pass an age verification law for anyone using social media. Those under 18 must soon have parental consent. Critics say the law does not protect children as it intendeds.
Checking in with families whose loved ones were killed by police
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Samaria Rice and Princess Blanding. Rice and Blanding both lost their loved ones in deadly police interactions several years ago.
U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria after attack on American base
by Tom Bowman
After a self-detonating drone killed an American contractor and wounded five soldiers, U.S. forces launched a retaliatory strike in Syria against a facility being used by Iranian-backed militias.