All Things Considered
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Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94
by Scott Shafer
The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.
Haiti gang leader calls a temporary truce to let gasoline trucks service stations
by Carrie Kahn
A gang leader in Haiti has called a week-long truce and says he will let vital gasoline trucks service stations around the country. Gas shortages have brought Haiti to a near halt.
What the history of student vaccination mandates means for school COVID vaccine rules
by Anya Kamenetz
School vaccine mandates go back 200 years. They've defeated many legal challenges. Will they work for COVID?
Air pollution in northern India is causing partial lockdowns in New Delhi
by Lauren Frayer
India's capital is under partial lockdown because of a health emergency. But it's not COVID-19. It's air pollution that has exceeded four times what's safe.
Pfizer says it will share the rights to its COVID-19 pill
by Sydney Lupkin
Pfizer says it is willing to share rights to its COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid. It's an oral antiviral drug that can be taken outside the hospital, which could be a help to low income countries.
Adoptees say it's been hard to express their feelings about race during social unrest
In recent years, conversations around race and social justice have come to the fore. Trans-racial and trans-national adoptees share how it can be hard to express their thoughts about these issues.
3 books our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor is excited about
Poetry reviewer Tess Taylor talks about her recommendations for some new books by poets: Generations by Lucille Clifton, Two Murals by Jesus Castillo and The Curious Thing by Sandra Lim.
Thousands of borrowers' student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul
by Cory Turner
A month after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would overhaul the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, thousands have begun to see their student loan balances disappear.
6-year-old reunited with beloved teddy bear, 1 year later
A little girl lost her beloved teddy bear in Glacier National Park in 2020. With the help of a family friend and a bear-loving park ranger, the two reunited one year later.
Gazans are still coping with the trauma of the war with Israel in May
by Daniel Estrin
When a rocket hit their building during the war between Hamas and Israel, a Gaza therapist calmed his family with breathing exercises — one way parents there have dealt with their children's trauma.
Jury in Rittenhouse trial begins deliberations
by Corrinne Hess
The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial began deliberating Tuesday. They'll have to decide if he was defending himself when he shot three people or caused needless deaths by acting as a vigilante.
Florida's health care providers are caught between federal and state vaccine rules
by Greg Allen
Hospitals in Florida are in a tight spot. They will soon have to choose between obeying a federal rule requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated or a state law banning vaccine mandates.