All Things Considered
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12 jurors selected in Trump hush money trial
by Ximena Bustillo
Former President Donald Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.
Wave of criticism follows San Francisco DA's decision in Walgreens shooting
by Marisa Lagos
San Francisco's DA is facing a wave of criticism and anger after she declined to press charges in the fatal shooting by a drug store security guard of a Black transgender man who was homeless.
Congress ponders regulation of powerful emergent A.I. platforms
Can Congress keep up with the pace of growth in artificial intelligence? Paul Scharre of the Center for a New American Security talks about the current attempts to regulate A.I.
Rural communities in Maine struggle to accommodate asylum-seekers
by Ari Snider - Maine Public
Portland, Maine, has long been a resettlement hub for asylum-seekers, but now the newcomers are overflowing into nearby communities that lack the resources to accommodate them.
Biden meets with congressional leaders as debt limit deadline looms
President Biden meets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders as the deadline for lifting the debt limit draws ever closer.
Mosque project tests South Korea's tolerance for increasing diversity
by Anthony Kuhn
A clash between Muslim students trying to build a mosque and residents who oppose it in South Korea's fourth largest city tests the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity.
Some Iowans are skeptical of pipelines that companies say will fight climate change
by Katie Peikes
Three companies say the carbon pipelines they want to build in the Midwest would remove carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and help fight climate change. Some farmers and residents are not so sure.
Former leaders of failed banks appear before a Senate committee
Former top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee after both lenders had to be rescued by the government earlier this year.
Author R.F. Kuang on unlikable narrators and cultural appropriation in 'Yellowface'
R.F. Kuang talks about her new novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.
Paraclimbing athletes hope for inclusion in the Paralympic Games
by Emily Chen-Newton
The sport of paraclimbing may one day make it into the Paralympic Games. Two climbers from Kentucky will show off the sport at a World Cup event.
A leader in artificial intelligence is urging Congress to regulate it
by Claudia Grisales
The CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, went before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday and called for regulation of artificial intelligence.