/tags/all-things-considered All Things Considered en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 21:49:08 GMT /2025-05-15/who-is-cassie-the-stalled-music-career-of-the-sean-combs-trials-star-witness The mogul's former protégé and girlfriend emerged as a promising pop artist in 2006. On the stand this week, she said her relationship with Combs and his label quickly became more about control. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:49:08 GMT /2025-05-15/who-is-cassie-the-stalled-music-career-of-the-sean-combs-trials-star-witness Anastasia Tsioulcas /2025-05-15/addiction-programs-that-helped-drug-deaths-plummet-in-2024-now-face-trump-cuts Overdose deaths plummeted in the U.S. in 2024, down by 27%. The news comes as the White House and Congress are advocating for steep cuts in programs that may be working to lower the death rate. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:29:59 GMT /2025-05-15/addiction-programs-that-helped-drug-deaths-plummet-in-2024-now-face-trump-cuts Brian Mann /2025-05-15/trump-revives-his-gaza-proposal-on-his-middle-east-trip President Trump hasn't talked about the war in Gaza much since landing in the Middle East. But on Thursday, he doubled down on his plan to develop it as a "freedom zone." Thu, 15 May 2025 21:13:19 GMT /2025-05-15/trump-revives-his-gaza-proposal-on-his-middle-east-trip Franco Ordoñez /2025-05-15/this-week-in-science-biker-safety-orange-cats-and-a-gum-disease-heart-rhythm-link Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a tool to increase biker safety, the genetic secrets that make orange cats orange, and a link between gum disease and heart rhythm disorders. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:05:50 GMT /2025-05-15/this-week-in-science-biker-safety-orange-cats-and-a-gum-disease-heart-rhythm-link Emily Kwong, Regina G. Barber, Juana Summers /2025-05-15/why-top-tech-ceos-joined-trump-on-his-trip-to-saudi-arabia Several major tech CEOs joined President Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia this week. It's part of a thaw in the once-strained relationship between Big Tech and the oil-rich state. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:04:16 GMT /2025-05-15/why-top-tech-ceos-joined-trump-on-his-trip-to-saudi-arabia Bobby Allyn /2025-05-15/after-voters-legalized-abortion-missouri-republicans-put-a-repeal-back-on-the-ballot Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal the right to abortion in the state by asking voters to counteract a measure they approved on the ballot last year to legalize it. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:02:50 GMT /2025-05-15/after-voters-legalized-abortion-missouri-republicans-put-a-repeal-back-on-the-ballot Jason Rosenbaum /2025-05-15/the-u-s-is-working-on-a-new-plan-to-deliver-aid-in-gaza Israel has blocked the entry of aid for weeks, accusing Hamas of theft. The U.S. says its plan will address Israel's concerns. Experts say it may change humanitarian responses in conflict zones. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:02:45 GMT /2025-05-15/the-u-s-is-working-on-a-new-plan-to-deliver-aid-in-gaza Fatma Tanis /2025-05-15/in-overcompensating-benito-skinner-turns-old-wounds-into-comedy NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Benito Skinner about his new show, Overcompensating, out on Amazon Prime on May 15. Thu, 15 May 2025 20:23:37 GMT /2025-05-15/in-overcompensating-benito-skinner-turns-old-wounds-into-comedy Kira Wakeam, Ari Shapiro, Tinbete Ermyas /2025-05-15/birthright-citizenship-case-goes-to-the-supreme-court The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on an issue that courts have not questioned in more than a century: birthright citizenship. NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses the case with law professor Amanda Frost. Thu, 15 May 2025 20:19:16 GMT /2025-05-15/birthright-citizenship-case-goes-to-the-supreme-court Michael Levitt, Tinbete Ermyas, Luke Garrett, Ari Shapiro /2025-05-15/harvard-learned-it-has-an-authentic-magna-carta-in-1946-it-paid-less-than-28-for-it A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1300. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:34:58 GMT /2025-05-15/harvard-learned-it-has-an-authentic-magna-carta-in-1946-it-paid-less-than-28-for-it Scott Neuman