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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."
The latest on the presidential primary in battleground state Michigan
by Don Gonyea
It's presidential primary day in Michigan. While both Biden and Trump are expected to continue their respective roads to the White House with wins in the state, each faces opposition.
The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority resigned yesterday. What comes next
by Fatma Tanis
The Palestinian prime minister in the occupied West Bank has announced that he is resigning, as pressure mounts for the moribund leadership to reform and possibly take charge of Gaza after the war.
Iraq War failures can be boiled down to miscommunications, according to this author
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist and author Steve Coll about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq.
EPA's newly tightened air pollution rules are welcome news in polluted places
by Alejandra Borunda
Fresno, in San Joaquin Valley, has some of the worst air in the nation. Residents are getting a burst of hope that new, stricter rules on air pollution could help their health — eventually.
Florida's response to a measles outbreak endangers children, experts say
by Pien Huang
A measles outbreak in a Florida elementary school flummoxes public health experts, who say the state surgeon general's response contradicts established public health measures to contain the virus.
How the Underground Railroad got its name
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.
Here are the stakes for Biden as Michigan wraps up the primary
by Elena Moore
While Democrats don't have a contested primary in Michigan Tuesday, there is contention among Democratic voters about the future of the party.
Democrats are leaning into the border fight ahead of Biden's visit to their state
by Claudia Grisales
Texas Democrats hope Biden's visit on Thursday will mean a turning point for their party's border message — which has become one of the most pressing political fights across the country.
A stranger jumped into action when a 92-year-old started to be dragged by a car
Ben Gomes was ready for the worst when he learned his 92-year-old mother had been dragged by a car. But a stranger saved his mother from a much worse accident.
Revisiting 'The Holdovers,' which is up for an Oscar along with actor Paul Giamatti
by Bob Mondello
Paul Giamatti plays a 1970s prep-school teacher reluctantly supervising students with nowhere to go for the Christmas holidays in Alexander Payne's dramedy, The Holdovers.