All Things Considered
Girls enter a school before class in Kabul on Sept. 12, 2021. In a surprise decision, the hardline leadership of Afghanistan's new rulers has decided against opening educational institutions to girls beyond sixth grade. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption
A procedure room at Planned Parenthood in Meridian, Idaho, one of the few clinics in the state to offer abortions. Access to abortion is about to become even less available in the state as a six-week ban became law. Idaho Statesman/TNS hide caption
Idaho prepares to ban most abortions in the state as governor signs Texas-style law
NATO and G7 leaders to meet in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in 2017 in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become U.S. secretary of state, has died
Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili has been outspoken in her support of Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia's invasion. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Ukraine invasion — explained
Georgia's president wants to stand up for Ukraine despite government pressure
Georgia's president wants to stand up for Ukraine despite government pressure
Many African countries have been hesitant to take sides in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Ketanji Brown Jackson finishes her testimony in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Children's Health
Moderna edges toward FDA emergency use authorization for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna edges toward FDA emergency use authorization for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. has assessed that Russia's military has committed war crimes in Ukraine
Girls enter a school before class in Kabul on Sept. 12, 2021. In a surprise decision, the hardline leadership of Afghanistan's new rulers has decided against opening educational institutions to girls beyond sixth grade. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption
Taliban reverses decision, barring Afghan girls from attending school beyond 6th grade
1 dead and homes destroyed after tornado hit New Orleans area last night
More people are looking for hybrid or electric cars — but there aren't many options
Biden heads to Europe this week, more sanctions against Russia on the table
On Sept. 1, 2021, 7 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Ida hammered down on Cresskill Middle/High School in Bergen County, N.J. Superintendent Michael Burke walks through what's left of the media center. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption
This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either
In a shocking announcement, tennis superstar Ash Barty says she is retiring at age 25
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