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Migrants defer their American dreams to seek asylum in Mexico

President Trump has made major changes to asylum policy on the southern border. The new policy essentially ends any possibility of entering the U.S. 

Business

Traveling from NYC to D.C. on Amtrak's Acela — the fastest trains in the U.S.

Amtrak’s new Acela trains can hit 160 mph, but on the busy route between Boston and Washington, D.C., they don’t stay at that top speed for long.

Scott Galloway says Boomers are robbing Gen Z of their future

Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business professor Scott Galloway says today's economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.

Will AI avatars eventually teach our kids?

Technologist Victor Riparbelli sees a future where students interact with AI avatars rather than read and write. We ask teachers and kids what they think and how they're using AI right now.

Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Phil Burton

Some city governments in Washington are outsourcing all kinds of things to generative AI. Dogs are now free to roam around Washington state ferries, sort of.  And more speed cameras in school zones might make school drop-off and pick up a little less intense. Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week.

Arts & Life

In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds

The actors tell All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly that their close relationship as real-life friends helped them get through some of their most toxic moments on screen.

National

The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 'ground zero' for Hurricane Katrina

While much of the focus marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina is on New Orleans, where federal levees failed and flooded the city, the historic storm also decimated the Mississippi Gulf Coast.