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Muhammad Ali is one of the most admired sports stars in America today. Fewer than 30 years ago however, he was a clear symbol of a divided nation. In part one of our look at the life of Muhammad Ali, NPR's Senior Correspondent Juan Williams talks with the former champ about his controversy that surrounded him both inside and outside the ring.

Nomadland author and Atlantic journalist Jessica Bruder explains how health advocates and activists are preparing ways to provide abortions if Roe is either overturned or weakened by the SCOTUS.

It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what's going on now.

Tony Kushner's new play, Homebody/Kabul, couldn't be more timely -- a drama about the clash of East and West, set in London and Kabul, the Afghan capital. Yet it was four years in the making, finished last winter, and wasn't modified after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. All Things Considered co-host Noah Adams talks with Kushner about his new theatrical vision.

The beginning of spring, warm weather, new produce and the appearance of locally-grown fruit are causes for joy.

Billy Joel doesn't perform on his latest CD, a collection of classical pieces he composed. The 'piano man' explains why — and reveals what he's learned about his craft (6:58-7:45) Billy Joel: Fantasies & Delusions, Op. 1-10. Sony/Columbia.

Linda Wertheimer takes us on a career profile of the late Robert Trout, veteran broadcaster and All Things Considered commentator. We learn about Trout's beginnings at a small Northern Virginia radio station as a janitor/announcer, and follow his career through his rise to covering presidential events and World War II, anchoring the fledgling CBS News broadcasts. His on-air calm steered CBS through the war, and his reassuring presence brought America some of the biggest stories of the day. Fortunately, most of what he did survives in recordings. This profile is an excerpt from a forthcoming NPR two-hour special due out early next year.

NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg reports on what some architects and urbanism experts envision as the future of the skyscraper in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks.

NPR's Alex Chadwick gives a year-end update on the NPR/National Geographic Radio Expeditions stories of 2001.

In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Weekend Edition Saturday senior producer Sean Collins reflects on the death of a friend.