All Things Considered
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Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler
Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.
Comedian Ali Wong Offers Advice To Keep Us Laughing Through The Holidays
Thanksgiving is often stressful for families in a good year. But this year after the election, it's much tougher, and all the more reason to laugh! Comedian Ali Wong shares her advice on navigating family get-togethers.
In India, Citizens Rush To Exchange Defunct Rupee Notes
by Stacey Vanek Smith
India recently decided to make its 500 and 1,000 rupee notes worthless overnight creating a major fallout for citizens. It's wedding season, when many families hoard cash. One man's family had to deal with exchanging a huge amount of defunct rupees.
Students Study To Become Police Officers At Phoenix Magnet School
by Naomi Gingold
Magnet schools for science or languages are not so unusual nowadays. But at one career high school in Phoenix, students focus on a subject that's a bit more surprising: how to become police officers.
Carrie Fisher Draws From Her Personal Journals In 'The Princess Diarist'
Carrie Fisher is very much an open book about the crazy ups and downs in her life. The actress best known as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films has a new book on her start in show business.
At Least 5 Children Killed In Tennessee School Bus Crash
by Emily Siner
Authorities in Chattanooga, Tenn., are trying to learn why a school bus crashed in a residential neighborhood. At least five elementary school students died in the accident.
Obama Presents 21 Medals Of Freedom In White House Ceremony
by Scott Horsley
Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jordan, Robert Redford, Bill and Melinda Gates and several other bold face names are receiving the Medal of Freedom from President Obama Tuesday.
U.K. Rejects Trump's Call For Nigel Farage To Be Ambassador To The U.S.
by Frank Langfitt
The British government has rejected a suggestion from President-elect Trump that it should appoint arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage to be the United Kingdom's ambassador in Washington, D.C.