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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Return Mistakenly Deported Man

Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case

5:00am April 28, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?

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Backers of Kilicdaroglu aim to improve his chances in Turkey's presidential runoff

by Peter Kenyon

Supporters of opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu are strategizing on how to improve his chances in the May 28 runoff with incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Accused Pentagon leaker was warned about handling of classified info, prosecutors say

by Ally Jarmanning

According to a new court filing, Massachusetts Air National Guard superiors allegedly knew months before his arrest that that airman Jack Teixeira was improperly accessing top secret information.

Why there will be 2 commencement ceremonies at New College of Florida

by Greg Allen

Students graduating from New College of Florida, angry at their school's takeover by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have organized their own alternative commencement ceremony.

Education

Mentors in Alaska work with new teachers in the hope that they'll stay on the job

by Cory Turner

Research shows mentoring is one way schools can hold onto new teachers and prevent staff shortages. We follow one mentor in Alaska who is working with some of the state's most remote districts.

National

Some white Oregon homeowners are selling at a loss to Black and Indigenous buyers

by Tiffany Camhi

An advocacy organization in Portland helps White homeowners sell their homes below market rate to Black and Indigenous buyers. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on May 11, 2023.)

Republicans in several states push for limits on gender-affirming care for adults

by Regan McCarthy

A Florida bill would allow only physicians to provide such care, and it would prohibit public dollars from covering costs. State health insurance plans and Medicaid can't provide coverage.

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Politics & Government

Medicaid has become a key component in negotiations over the debt ceiling

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington about House Republicans' proposal to tighten work requirements on federal benefits in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.

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There are signs Ukraine's spring counteroffensive may have already started

Ukrainian forces claim they've made advances in the battle for Bakhmut — a city in the east that Russia has been trying to capture for more than 10 months.

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'Age of Danger' explores potential risks because AI doesn't understand rules of war

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Thom Shanker, co-author of the book Age of Danger, about the threats artificial intelligence poses to national security.

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Religion

The Codex Sassoon, one of the world's oldest Hebrew Bibles, is up for auction

by Marisa Mazria Katz

The earliest, most complete Hebrew bible ever discovered is being sold at auction Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York City. It's estimated to go for between $30 and $50 million.

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Books

Kwame Alexander's memoir began as a book of love poems but morphed into so much more

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Kwame Alexander about his new book: Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances.

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Politics & Government

Biden alters his overseas travel plans because of the debt limit standoff

President Biden will head to Japan to meet with G7 leaders. He canceled plans to travel on to Australia because of the looming debt ceiling deadline. He also planned to stop in Papua New Guinea.