All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
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All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Freezing rain, snow return Monday as powerful winter storm lingers
By the time it's all over, the Duluth area is expected to have an additional 2 to 5 inches of snow, while St. Cloud will see 2 to 3. The Twin Cities and Rochester area could see anywhere from 4 to 6 inches.
'Feeling like we belong': U.S. adoptees return to South Korea to trace their roots
South Korea was once the largest source of children for international adoptions. Now some adoptees are building ties with birth family members. Critics say South Korean adoption laws need improvement.
A Twin Cities native hopes to climb her way to top of Olympic podium in 2020
Kyra Condie will be one of two women to represent the United States in the first-ever sport climbing competition as part of the Summer Games next year. Almost a decade after being told she may never climb again due to a health condition, Condie qualified for the Olympics earlier this month.
Supporters hope federal family leave law will pump up state effort
A new law guarantees paid parental leave to federal employees. Backers of a Minnesota plan to require private employees to offer leave for dependent care say that could give momentum to their cause.
Oil giant Chevron recently wrote down over $10 billion in “stranded” assets — fossil fuel infrastructure and investments that are losing value as the energy market changes.