All Things Considered

On Sept. 2, 1945, the Japanese and the Allies gathered to mark the official end of WWII. The process went smoothly until Col. Lawrence Cosgrave signed his name on the wrong line.

Life was turbulent for Patrick Furlong after his parents divorced when he was in 8th grade. His father left, so he needed to navigate daily routines without a paternal influence in his life.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Patrick Ryan about his new novel, Buckeye.

The trial of the former far right president of Brazil begins Tuesday. The country's highest court has seen evidence and heard from witness that the ex-leader attempted a coup to stay in power in 2022.

The federal government is on track to shed 300,000 workers by the end of the year. The Trump administration says it's an opportunity to improve efficiency. Many others fear a brain drain.

People are responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs for Gaza was released in Yiddish, a language nearly eradicated through genocide.

We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out, there are actually four distinct species of the world's tallest mammal.

Should churches have active shooter drills or armed ushers? Those are some of the measures under consideration after a shooting at a church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27.

Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka faced off in the U.S. Open, a place they have a history with, together. In 2019, Osaka invited a teary Gauff to do a postgame interview with her.

President Trump has called on pharmaceutical companies to justify the success of drugs and vaccines used to fight COVID-19. Trump himself hailed the vaccines as a "modern-day miracle" back in 2020.