All Things Considered
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Visiting the world's biggest Elvis festival in — unexpectedly — a small town in Wales
You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the worlds biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.
Novelist Claire Messud excavated her family history. A fictional book is our reward
Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates generations of family history through fiction.
Michael Cohen was cross-examined today at Trump's hush money trial
by Andrea Bernstein
Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a second day of testimony against former President Donald Trump. Cohen testified about receiving payments that prosecutors argue are false business records.
Students with disabilities are missing school because of staff shortages
by Cory Turner
There's a special education staffing crisis in a northern California school district. It means some of the district's most vulnerable students have missed weeks and even months of school.
Key primaries today could have implications for control of the Senate
by Domenico Montanaro
Big primaries in Maryland and West Virginia could have implications for the Senate in November — and signal fights ahead for Democrats.
The WNBA season opener shows budding stars, defending champs, and the 'Clark effect'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Cassandra Nagley, who covers women's basketball for Yahoo Sports, about the WNBA season kickoff.
Hospitals in Gaza are near collapse despite protections under international law
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Leonard Rubenstein of Johns Hopkins University about the unprecedented Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza, and what international law could do to protect them.
Issa Rae still thinks about the Paris trip she didn't take
by Rachel Martin
Writer and actor Issa Rae draws from the Wild Card deck and tells us about the guiding belief that helps her make sense of the world.
The first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig has died
by Rob Stein
Rick Slayman, who in March became the first living person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died. One of his doctors talks about what was learned from the historic transplant.
AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why
by Shannon Bond
Miranda July's new book asks: Is middle-age a cliff or a mountain peak?
by Brittany Luse
Miranda July's latest novel, "All Fours," explores the transitional period of middle age and menopause through the journey of one unnamed protagonist.