All Things Considered
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12 jurors selected in Trump hush money trial
by Ximena Bustillo
Former President Donald Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.
Woman sues Hershey for $5 million because candy doesn't match the wrapper design
The Hershey Company is being sued for their Reese's holiday candies. The complaint alleges deceptive packaging as the peanut butter cups do not have "cute faces" as displayed on the wrapper.
Tap dancing star and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80
by Andrew Limbong
Maurice Hines, dancer and choreographer — and evangelist for the art of tap dancing — died Friday at age 80. Hines and his brother, the famed Gregory Hines, helped keep tap in the public eye.
Trump appeals Colorado ballot ruling
by Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.
Finding a tasteful design for Arkansas' 'monument to the unborn' has been fraught
by Josie Lenora
A law passed in Arkansas last year calls for the creation of a donation-funded memorial on state capitol grounds, to commemorate fetuses aborted when Roe v. Wade was legal.
The legendary jazz concert with Charlie Parker playing plastic sax has been reissued
by Bill Brownlee
Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out.
Remembering jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann
by Greg Bryant
The pianist Les McCann, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 88, was known for his song "Compared to What." But he had a long and celebrated expansive career that preceded — and followed — that hit.
Migrants find warmth and safety in a widow's failing Denver motel
by Kevin Beaty
A lonely widow took in migrants for free at her failing Denver motel. Hundreds now have a warm, safe place to sleep and are showering her with gratitude.
Artificial intelligence faces more legal challenges
by Bobby Allyn
Legal challenges to the development and use of generative AI are accumulating. Developers are confronting potential legal minefields involving privacy, cybersecurity and defamation.
Protesters took over the streets in West Bank after the killing of Hamas official
by Carrie Kahn
Palestinians condemned the killing of Hamas second in command in Lebanon Tuesday night. Hundreds took to the streets and shut down stores in the West Bank in protest.
Trump campaign challenges Maine's move to omit him from the Republican primary ballot
by Kevin Miller
Republicans in Maine are calling for the impeachment of the state's secretary of state after she decided former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for office in Maine.