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Details emerge about the Christmas market attack in Germany
Germany's far-right party is seeking electoral gains after a doctor of Saudi origin was charged with murder in a vehicular attack at a Christmas market.
Connecticut leans into its role as holiday Hallmark movie backdrop
We're in the thick of holiday movie season. One New England state has been the backdrop for lots of these films in recent years and this year it's capitalizing on that role.
U.S. ambassador to South Korea talks about President Yoon's future
by Erika Ryan
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, about the tension surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol's political future after he declared martial law.
A year in radio: Some of the favorite stories from 2024
Some of the All Things Considered staff whose voices you don't always hear on air share their favorite stories that aired on the show in 2024.
Biden's legacy on AI policy
by Deepa Shivaram
President Biden broke new ground on AI policy, something his predecessors did not have to deal with.
College football coaches speak their minds about changes for the sport
by Becky Sullivan
College football coaches are speaking on the major changes sweeping the sport, like the transfer portal, NIL deals and the House settlement that will allow schools to pay players directly.
Remembering Spanish cinema legend Marisa Paredes
by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Marisa Paredes, a legend in Spanish cinema, died this week at 78. Paredes starred in a series of Pedro Almodovar films, including Dark Habits, High Heels, and All About My Mother.
Advocates want Biden to spare the lives of the 40 prisoners on federal death row
by Chiara Eisner
Anti-death penalty advocates hope President Biden will grant clemency to 40 people on federal death row. He has already commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others.
Elon Musk holds no elected office — but was able to help sink a spending plan
by Stephen Fowler
After dozens of tweets from billionaire Elon Musk, lawmakers killed a federal spending bill that would have funded the government until March. What role might Musk play in Trump's government?
Here's what can be gained when students with disabilities are included in classrooms
by Jonaki Mehta
Students with certain disabilities are often excluded from general education classrooms. Two children with Down syndrome show what can be gained from more inclusion.
The art (and science) of finding lost objects
Finding missing items isn't a matter of "looking harder." There's an art and a science to it.