All Things Considered
Weekdays at 4:00pm
All Things Considered brings you the day’s biggest stories — from around the world and right here in the Piedmont and High Country. Every weekday afternoon, join host Neal Charnoff for two hours of breaking news, thoughtful conversations, and unexpected discoveries. It’s national reporting with a local heartbeat.
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A small community of Afghan immigrants have made Bellingham, Wash., their home. This is where the alleged National Guard shooter lived, leaving resettled Afghans to worry about the future.
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Volunteer emergency responders give their time to train just in case they may be needed in a disaster. Meet some of those volunteer responders in our series Here to Help.
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Tropical storms and monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Asia in the past week, with the death toll continuing to rise after extreme floods in large parts of Southeast Asia as well as Sri Lanka.
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional. -
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Katelyn Vue, a reporter from Sahan Journal, a news outlet focused on immigrants and people of color in Minnesota, about President Trump's attacks on Somali people.
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Elephant seals don't forget their enemies. We learn about the great beasts' big beefs and why they matter.
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Federal authorities have arrested a Virginia man suspected of placing pipe bombs near the Capitol nearly five years ago, hours before a mob swarmed the building.
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Depression and other mental health issues affect millions of Americans. Police are especially vulnerable, due to the stresses of the job. One officer in Colorado found an outlet doing standup comedy.
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Steve Cropper, the Booker T. & the MG guitarist, songwriter and producer who was instrumental in the rise of R&B powerhouse Stax Records, died in Nashville at 84.
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What's going on at the Pentagon and what does it mean for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, Tom Bowman and Quil Lawrence break it down in this excerpt from Sources & Methods.
