All Things Considered for September 29, 2017 Hear the All Things Considered program for September 29, 2017
All Things Considered
Former state Sens. Dale Schultz, at podium, and Tim Cullen discuss gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Ailsa Chang/NPR hide caption
Soldiers practice roll-over drills ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media hide caption
16 Years Since The First Deployment, U.S. Soldiers Prepare To Go Again
Earthquake survivors look at a collapsed building in Istanbul in August 1999. The magnitude 7.4 quake killed 17,000 people across northwestern Turkey. Eyal Warshavsky/AP hide caption
18 Years After Turkey's Deadly Quake, Safety Concerns Grow About The Next Big One
Brandi Chastain celebrates after scoring the winning goal of the 1999 World Cup. Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Theater Development Fund In New York Takes Playing Dress-Up To Another Level
Former state Sens. Dale Schultz, at podium, and Tim Cullen discuss gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Ailsa Chang/NPR hide caption
Renewed Calls For Patriotism Over Politics When Drawing District Lines
Amateur Radio Operators Stepped In To Help Communications With Puerto Rico
A worker milking cows at a farm in Manati, Puerto Rico, on Thursday. Puerto Rico's dairy farmers account for about a third of the island's total agricultural production. Now they're struggling to recover their cows and get them milked. Courtesy of Manuel Perez hide caption
National Security
State Department Announces Staff Reduction At Embassy In Cuba After Health Attacks
State Department Announces Staff Reduction At Embassy In Cuba After Health Attacks
Animals, Plants Rafted Across The Pacific After Japan's 2011 Earthquake
Marilee Dominguez (right) speaks on the phone with her sister-in-law in Costa Rica inside Derkes Pharmacy in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The owner of the store, Ana Rita Sued, (center) has made her phone with a satellite connection available to residents so they can contact relatives and friends outside of Puerto Rico. Angel Valentin for NPR hide caption
'We're Alive': Guayama Residents Reach Family On Town's One Working Phone
Demi Lovato's new album, Tell Me You Love Me, is out now. Dennis Leupold/Courtesy of the artist hide caption