
All Things Considered
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How the threat of war is unifying people in Pakistan
by Betsy Joles
Pakistanis remain on their toes amid tensions with India. But the threat of war is unifying people in a country where many have become disenchanted with their civilian and military leadership.
Columbia University students react to White House crackdown on protesters
by Adrian Florido
Columbia University students are upset that the school has not taken a more strident stance to protect its students as the Trump administration has used immigration enforcement against protestors.
Colm Toibin's novel 'Long Island' follows a woman grappling with her husband's betrayal
by Sarah Handel
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Colm Toibin about his new novel Long Island, which centers around a woman dealing with the fallout of a pregnancy caused by her husband's betrayal.
Sub-Saharan Africa reels from USAID cuts
by Ari Daniel
Thousands of USAID contracts have been cut. African health leaders say the cuts aren't surprising. But the lack of advanced warning has turned the lives of the already vulnerable upside down.
Trump and Putin will talk Tuesday about the proposed ceasefire deal in Ukraine
by Charles Maynes
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to set conditions on ceasefire proposal in Tuesday phone call with President Trump.
A law professor weighs in on the White House's recent deportations
by Ari Shapiro
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the barrage of legal challenges against the Trump administration, which insists it's complying with judicial rulings.
Experts worry that DEIA bans are part of a push to undo the 1964 Civil Rights Act
by Sandhya Dirks
Civil rights experts worry bans on DEIA in education and government are part of a larger, ongoing push to undo the country's 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Researchers are now putting AI into robots to do physical tasks
by Geoff Brumfiel
Why can ChatGPT help you write an essay but can't fold your laundry? Some researchers are working on software that would allow robots to understand and execute commands.
The White House defends Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants
by Jasmine Garsd
On Monday evening, a federal judge will press the Trump Administration on whether it violated a court order forbidding the deportation of detained non-citizens with little or no due process.
Dozens of people in the Midwest and South died in weekend tornadoes and storms
Recovery efforts are underway for residents and business owners in the Midwest and South that were hit by tornadoes and other dangerous weather over the weekend--that's expecially true in Missouri where six people lost their lives.
What we know about the doctor blocked from returning to the U.S. from Lebanon
by Tovia Smith
U.S. officials say a doctor who was legally working in the U.S. was deported to Lebanon because she possessed materials supporting Hezbollah, which the U.S. deems a terrorist group.