All Things Considered
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Tesla hit an unexpected team with hundreds of layoffs
by Camila Domonoske
Tesla laid off hundreds of people. The company's supercharger network has been a striking success. So why did Elon Musk hit that team with devastating layoffs?
This technology makes data accessible to blind and visually impaired people
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mona Minkara, a professor of bioengineering at Northeastern University who is also blind, about a new way to present science data to blind and sighted people alike.
Black activists say Florida's new election laws and map weaken Black voting power
by Ashley Lopez
Black voters in Florida face new election laws — which a federal judge said continues a pattern of discriminatory provisions — and a new congressional map that broke up a prominent Black district.
Paolo Montalbán looks back on 25 years of 'Cinderella'
25 years after the release of the 1997 Rodgers And Hammerstein's Cinderella, NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actor Paolo Montalbán on the movie's legacy.
Boston's Orange Line will be shut down for a month for repairs
by Simon Rios
Users of major mass transit line in Boston had to find a new way to get around starting Friday morning. The T's Orange Line is closed for a month for major repairs that many say were long overdue.
What the Inflation Reduction Act means for electric car buyers and auto companies
by Arezou Rezvani
The Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law this week includes a key provision that is meant to spur greater growth in the electric vehicle market.
Encore: Classroom skeleton — whose bones are these?
by Elissa Nadworny
In many U.S. schools, the human skeletons hanging in biology or art classrooms were actual remains. Here's the origin story of one set of bones in an Erie, Penn., high school.
In Oregon, public defense system rift leads to firing of defense chief
by Conrad Wilson / OPB
A dispute between Oregon's chief justice and the head of the public defender's office has erupted, with accusations of judicial overreach and unmet concerns about an ongoing defense attorney shortage.
New hit video game Cult of the Lamb is adorably unsettling
by Glen Weldon
An unusual videogame called Cult of the Lamb was recently released for several gaming platforms. It flew to the top of the sales charts, and seems to be developing a cult following of its own.
States dependent on Colorado River wonder if desalination could help the water supply
by Alex Hager
Severe drought has states dependent on the Colorado River looking at alternatives. Desalinating seawater may be a viable supplement to some areas, but likely can't fix much of the river's deficit.
Judge blocks prosecutors from enforcing 1931 abortion ban in Michigan
by Rick Pluta
Abortion is still legal in Michigan after a circuit court judge ruled that county prosecutors can't charge providers with a felony. The decision blocks the enforcement of a 1931 pre-Roe abortion ban.
How a journalist and an aspiring writer in Ukraine grew while working on a news site
by Gregory Warner
A local journalist in small town New York and an aspiring writer in Eastern Ukraine discovered they had a lot more to learn from each other than either expected.