All Things Considered
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Diplomats shift into high gear to try to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran
by Michele Kelemen
European diplomats are working to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran to find a peaceful end to a war that President Trump has said the U.S. could join to support Israel against Iran.
Encore: The 'Free to Be... You and Me' legacy 50 years later
by Deena Prichep
The album "Free to Be... You and Me" was released in 1972, featuring children's music which celebrated tolerance and acceptance. 50 years later, what's the album's legacy?
The House panel investigating Jan. 6 prepares for its final meeting
As Congress rushes to complete its work before the end of 2022, the House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack is preparing its full report and will hold its final meeting on Monday.
Prosecutors battle over whether Lamar Johnson's sentence was a wrongful conviction
by Jason Rosenbaum
Lamar Johnson has been in prison for nearly 28 years. He's maintained his innocence — and the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney wants him to be free. It's become a wrongful conviction battle.
The World Cup is sparking holiday spirit in hospitals
Hospitals can be lonely places, especially during the holidays. But there's a new kind of holiday spirit sparked by the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Japan shifts away from its post-war defense policies
by Anthony Kuhn
Japan announced a major shift away from its post-war defense policies, beefing up its defense spending and aiming to acquire weapons, including U.S. missiles, capable of striking other nations.
How much of a battleground state will Georgia be in the future?
by Sam Gringlas
With the decisive win of Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia's runoff election, Republicans and Democrats are looking to the state and wondering just how much of a battleground it will be moving forward.
Physicists are still trying to understand time
by Geoff Brumfiel
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology track time with atomic clocks. But what is time, really? Physicists are still trying to answer that question.
Extremism experts say Germany's far-right actors are familiar
by Sergio Olmos
Far-right actors in Germany were arrested for plotting a coup last week — parts of the story are fantastical but chilling. Extremism experts in the U.S. say some themes are familiar.
Kurdish forces hope U.S. allies will convince Turkey to stop air strikes
by Ruth Sherlock
Kurdish forces who fought ISIS in Syria are hoping their U.S. allies will convince Turkey to stop an offensive of punishing air strikes against them.
New Zealand cracks down on lighting up
New Zealand enacted one of the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world. But how effective will it be?
Encore: Why Margrethe Vestager is Silicon Valley's most prominent antagonist
by Bobby Allyn
The European Union's top tech regulator has overseen the passage of sweeping privacy and competition regulations, and has spearheaded more than half a dozen legal cases against Big Tech.
Tens of thousands of U.K. public sector workers are striking
by Frank Langfitt
Tens of thousands of public sector workers — including rail workers and mail carriers — are striking December, in the largest series of labor actions the U.K. has seen in more than a decade.