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Broadway shows are more expensive than ever to make, but audiences aren't showing up
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boris Kachka about the dynamics of Broadway today. Kachka has a look behind the curtain in his piece for Vulture, headlined "We've Hit Peak Theater."
Massive wildfire triggers evacuations and outages in the Texas Panhandle
by Brad Burt
A fastmoving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, leading to evacuations and power outages as firefighters struggle to control the burn.
It's unclear whether Supreme Court justices would uphold the ban on gun bump stocks
by Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court today puzzled over a federal regulation that outlaws bump stocks, which modify otherwise legal semiautomatic guns into guns that fire as rapidly as 800 bullets in a minute.
Why it's been so difficult for Speaker Johnson, in particular, to cut a spending deal
by Eric McDaniel
Both parties in Congress have reasons to be skeptical of Speaker Mike Johnson. If the White House and Congress can't reach an agreement, parts of the government will shut down by the end of the week.
Anchorage, Alaska, is accustomed to snow — but this year has been overwhelming
by Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media
It's been a big snow year in Anchorage, Alaska. The city reached 100 inches of snow earlier than ever before and sent notices to thousands of people warning of potential roof collapses.
Trump wins Michigan's Republican primary
by Don Gonyea
The Associated Press has called the Michigan Republican primary for former President Donald Trump — right as the final polls closed. President Biden won the Democratic race.
The effort to legalize abortion in Missouri
by Jason Rosenbaum
Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Abortion rights advocates aim to get a ballot initiative legalizing the procedure in front of voters this year.
The aging Voyager 1 spacecraft has a serious glitch, and NASA is pondering risky fixes
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be
NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
Tribal clashes in Papua New Guinea have become increasingly deadly
A clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea led to deaths of at least 49 tribesmen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Tim Swanston explains why tribal warfare has gotten more deadly recently.