All Things Considered
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How Morehouse students are feeling about Biden's upcoming commencement address
by Juma Sei
President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. Students there have mixed opinions about welcoming the president.
Massive wildfire triggers evacuations and outages in the Texas Panhandle
by Brad Burt
A fastmoving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, leading to evacuations and power outages as firefighters struggle to control the burn.
Anchorage, Alaska, is accustomed to snow — but this year has been overwhelming
by Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media
It's been a big snow year in Anchorage, Alaska. The city reached 100 inches of snow earlier than ever before and sent notices to thousands of people warning of potential roof collapses.
Trump wins Michigan's Republican primary
by Don Gonyea
The Associated Press has called the Michigan Republican primary for former President Donald Trump — right as the final polls closed. President Biden won the Democratic race.
The effort to legalize abortion in Missouri
by Jason Rosenbaum
Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Abortion rights advocates aim to get a ballot initiative legalizing the procedure in front of voters this year.
The aging Voyager 1 spacecraft has a serious glitch, and NASA is pondering risky fixes
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be
NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
Tribal clashes in Papua New Guinea have become increasingly deadly
A clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea led to deaths of at least 49 tribesmen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Tim Swanston explains why tribal warfare has gotten more deadly recently.