
All Things Considered
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The religious context of the Minnesota shootings
The man charged with killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband is connected to a once-fringe religious movement that is now growing quickly, and which uses inflammatory anti-abortion rhetoric.
Biden heads to the Middle East for meetings
President Biden is heading to Israel and Saudi Arabia Tuesday in his first visit to the Middle East as president for meetings that he says he hopes will help advance regional security and stability.
A man is using his nose to push a peanut up to the summit of Colorado's Pikes Peak
by Abigail Beckman
A Colorado man is attempting to push a peanut with his nose all the way to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak.
Michigan organizers petition to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
by Kate Wells
Organizers in Michigan submitted 750,000 signatures for a November ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
A look at one of the thousands of gun deaths that didn't make national headlines
In one year, 45,000 died by gun in the U.S. Most of those lives were taken one by one in homicides or suicides. They didn't make national headlines but left huge holes in their communities.
Sisters remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the songs they loved
COVID has taken more than 1 million lives in the United States. Sisters Allison Leaver and Shelly Noble remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the music of Johnny Cash.
Japan is examining its security and defense policy as Russia continues war in Ukraine
by Jackie Northam
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister who was killed July 11, championed for more robust defense and security policies. With current world events, those ideas are increasingly important in Japan.
Fertility treatments could be in jeopardy in anti-abortion states, IVF patients fear
by Michelle Jokisch Polo
Some who are struggling to conceive worry that the battle over abortion could put fertility treatments like IVF in jeopardy. The argument that life begins at conception could restrict such processes.
The sale of 2 Spanish talk radio stations may counter the spread of disinformation
by Greg Allen
Miami's Cuban-American community and some Republican officials are in turmoil over the proposed sale of two Spanish-language radio stations to a Latina-owned network backed by George Soros.