All Things Considered
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Helene recovery in North Carolina is underway
by Scott Detrow
In western North Carolina, officials are struggling to rescue people following Tropical Storm Helene. Many are without power, water systems are offline and cell service is down.
At House GOP retreat, legislative priorities jelled and Trump loomed large
by Claudia Grisales
A GOP retreat reinvigorated the Republican majority's plans to push forward with partisan bills on everything from education to the budget to immigration.
Coaching culture & longevity: The secret recipe to a Sweet 16 college basketball run
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Graham Honaker about this moment in college basketball in which iconic coaches' retirements coincide with around 21,000 student athletes transferring schools.
Norfolk Southern's CEO is grilled on Capitol Hill over rail industry safety
by David Schaper
On Capitol Hill, senators grilled Norfolk Southern Railway's CEO about the toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Ohio governor spoke.
A look at the city of Fallujah 20 years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq
by Ruth Sherlock
Areas of Fallujah were leveled in two huge battles 20 years ago when the U.S. invaded Iraq. ISIS took it over and was driven out in 2016. Today, it is a very different city, but the memories remain.
Amid teacher shortages, Mississippi embraces a movement to grow their own
by Cory Turner
To address chronic teacher shortages, school districts across the country are creating residency programs to better recruit and train new teachers. One program in Jackson, Miss., is already paying off.
For Russia and China, ties with the West are strained
China's leader Xi Jinping is in Moscow this week on a highly watched state visit.
Dan Ahdoot explores his relationship with food in 'Undercooked'
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the comedian and actor on his new book, Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live.
The loneliness of the central character in Esther Yi's 'Y/N' is universal
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Yi about her novel, which features a Korean American woman who finds awakening in her devotion to a K-pop star.
Hundreds of thousands of students stayed home as a labor strike starts in LA
by Sequoia Carrillo
The union representing bus drivers and other support staff for the Los Angeles Unified School District begin a three-day strike. The teachers union plans to walk out in support.