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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.
Despite recent visit, some young Wisconsin voters remain divided on Biden
by Maayan Silver
Last week President Biden traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to announce new student loan relief for some borrowers. But some Madison students may still may need more motivation to support him.
Arizona abortion providers react to state supreme court ruling banning most abortions
by Paola Rodriguez
Providers at a Phoenix reproductive health clinic worry about they and their patients' futures after Arizona's supreme court ruled that an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions now stands.
Hall of Fame college coach Dawn Staley Reflects on the state of women's basketball.
All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks with South Carolina Gamecocks' coach Dawn Staley about the state of women's basketball and her growing legacy as the new "standard" for coaching.
The IRS commissioner faced tough questions from Senate Finance Committee
by Scott Horsley
Senators quizzed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel about the just-finished tax-filing season and what's ahead for the government's tax collector.
Supreme Court hears challenge to a statute used to try hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters
by Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided, with conservatives expressing various degrees of skepticism about the statute used to prosecute more than 350 of the Jan. 6th rioters who invaded the capitol.
Electronic warfare is interfering with GPS in areas of Gaza
by Jane Arraf
Electronic warfare connected to the conflict in Gaza is interfering with the global positioning system in a large part of the region.
Japanese-American baseball players will bring the game back to a WWII camp
by Adrian Florido
Volunteers are restoring the Manzanar War Reloctation Center's baseball field. In the fall, Japanese-American baseball players play where many of their families were held during World War II.
What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jemele Hill, contributing writer for The Atlantic, about the 36 new players who were drafted into the WNBA and the future of the sport.
In Arizona, political candidates walk a fine line on abortion rights
by Ben Giles
Arizona's ban on abortions has affected political races. Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake is figuring out how to balance her opposition to abortion rights without embracing a near-total ban.
The push to have seniors age in their homes, not hospitals
by Natalie Krebs
More than 10 thousand older adults turn 65 every day. There's growing efforts to make sure they stay in their homes and out of hospitals and nursing homes as they age.
A church offers asylum seekers a loan
by Gwynne Hogan
A church rents apartments for asylum seekers, who pay the church back after an initial buffer period.
Climate change in Catan? New board game version forces players to consider pollution
by Nathan Rott
The newest version of the popular board game Catan will make players wrestle with a society-wide problem: How do you build, develop and expand without overly polluting the world?