After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year
Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos.
Disney World was not the most magical place on earth for a black bear
The bear was spotted in a tree at the Magic Kingdom, so officials shut down parts of the park. The bear was eventually safely captured, and is being relocated to the Ocala National Forest.
Judge orders Danish artist to repay museum after delivering blank canvases
A museum in Denmark loaned artist Jens Haaning about $76,400 to create two pieces of modern art. Instead, he submitted two blank canvases and titled the work Take the Money and Run.
Debris from missing military jet has been located in South Carolina
The pilot had ejected from the Marine F-35B after it suffered an unnamed mishap. The Marine Corps hasn't revealed many details about the incident.
5 Americans held in Iran for years are back in the U.S. following prisoner exchange
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Barbara Slavin of the Stimson Center, an international relations think-tank in Washington, D.C., about where the deal leaves relations between the U.S. and Iran.
University of Colorado football is raking it in with new coach Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders, the University of Colorado's new football coach, is turning the program from notorious basement dweller to the hottest ticket in the NCAA. (Story aired on ATC on Sept. 18, 2023.)
Green sea turtles are making a comeback south of Los Angeles
Once on the path to extinction, East Pacific green sea turtles in L.A. are coming back in a major way – right in the middle of suburbia. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 15, 2023.)
Pop culture criticized again for excluding achievements of women, people of color
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to culture critic Nelson George about racism and sexism among the gatekeepers of pop culture. An interview by Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner set off the latest firestorm.
A rapid transit system is finally being built in the Colombian capital Bogotá
When you're stuck in the traffic, think of Bogotá. One study claims the Colombian capital has the world's worst rush-hour traffic. After more than 80 years of vacillating, Bogotá is getting a metro.
What does it mean to offer compassionate care for people facing the end of life?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Marcantonio of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, about in hospice care, how the focus is not about preparing for death, but for living a full life.
Survivors of Libya's floods include 20,000 pregnant women who need health care
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ahmad Algeriany with the United Nations reproductive health agency, about conditions in Libya after catastrophic flooding, and what aid is needed.
Morning news brief
President Biden speaks at the United Nations. Five Americans travel to the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Iran. Canada blames the Indian government for the assassination of a Sikh leader in June.