Erika Ryan
Stories
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Food
Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)
A missing tomato sparked a lighthearted mystery for the astronauts on board the International Space Station — and it's finally been solved after months of accusations and intrigue.
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National
Former clerk remembers Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Justin Driver, former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, about O'Connor's life and legacy.
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World
In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left
The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.
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World
For this Israeli general, the horror of Oct. 7 meant a return to the battlefield
Yair Golan, a member of Israel's parliament and a major general in the reserves of Israel's military, talks about his instinct the morning of the Hamas attacks to put on his uniform and step in.
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National
When disaster strikes, these good boys and girls are your rescue crew
FEMA has 280 certified detection dogs trained to find people in disasters, and it has another 80 that look for human remains. And they are the goodest boys and girls.
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Politics
Gen. Mark Milley looks back at the war in Afghanistan during exit interview
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with now-retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley about the U.S. military's departure from Afghanistan.
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Politics
'The military has no role' in politics, says retiring chair of the Joint Chiefs
The nation's most senior military officer has retired. He talks to All Things Considered about Donald Trump, democracy, and whether the U.S. military has been politicized.
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National
Illinois just eliminated cash bail. One lawyer says other states should follow
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Civil Rights Corps founder Alec Karakatsanis about the movement to eliminate cash bail on a national level, after Illinois abolished cash bail this week.
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National
A former Navy SEAL went to college at 52. His insight led to a new class
Heading to college is hard for anyone. But have you tried being at least 30 years older than most of your classmates? James Hatch did.
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National
Are the effects of extreme weather changing how we're thinking about climate change?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Leiserowitz with the Yale Center of Climate Change Communications about what the climate disasters this summer mean for society's perception of climate change.