
All Things Considered
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What the jury in the Sean Combs trial will be deliberating
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
The jury considering the charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution against the music mogul Sean Combs began its deliberations.
Here's the first K-pop group with North Korean defectors
1VERSE is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. The group is the latest in K-pop to market multiculturalism in a cutthroat industry.
Combo meals and new hairstyles: Do informal recession indicators line up with data?
by Keith Romer
There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. Planet Money takes some of those to see how they compare to the indicators economists watch.
What happened at last night's American Music Awards
by John Ketchum
Musical icons, legends and ingenues graced Las Vegas Monday for the 2025 American Music Awards. The AMAs are the largest fan-voted music awards show, featuring performances and some viral moments.
NPR's president and CEO talks about lawsuit over executive orders
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
NPR and several public radio stations are suing the Trump White House over an executive order that purportedly bars the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS.
States look to pull back incentives on electric vehicles
Even some states led by Democrats look to pull back incentives on electric vehicles as budgets tighten and as the Trump administration turns back on Biden-era EV promises.
Comedian Mike Birbiglia shares one of the lessons he learned from his parents
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer questions we often don't discuss. Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about his relationship with his parents as he figured out how to tackle serious ideas with a kid.
King Charles says Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in speech
by Jackie Northam
King Charles warns Canada 'faces a critical moment' in an official address to open parliament in Ottawa - delivering a message aimed at reasserting the nation's sovereignty amid Trump's taunts.
A Peruvian farmer in the Andes is challenging a European energy giant
High in the Andes, a Peruvian farmer challenges a European energy giant as a German court nears a landmark climate ruling.
Have federal cuts affected our food safety?
by Yuki Noguchi
Remember that big recall of deli meat last year? Food safety experts say its more likely to happen more often after job cuts to FDA, USDA and CDC.
Can Pope Leo revitalize Catholicism in Chicago?
Now that the world's most famous Catholic is an American from Chicago, some hope Pope Leo XIV will help bring new energy to a church that's been on the steady decline there.