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78th Tony Awards preview: What to expect on Broadway's biggest night
by Scott Detrow
78th Tony Awards preview: What to expect on Broadway's biggest night
Ginni Thomas accepted questionable payments from a conservative activist years ago
by Claudia Grisales
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginni Thomas, has a long record of conservative activism. A new report raises questions on whether a judicial activist secretly gave her money.
Does SCOTUS have a moral obligation to answer Congress?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with columnist Jamelle Bouie about Supreme Court justices arguing they are not subject to the same accountability as the other two branches of government.
An exact replica of Notre Dame cathedral's spire be rebuilt starting this summer
by Eleanor Beardsley
One of the most symbolic restorations at Notre Dame cathedral is the rebuilding of its spire. An exact replica of the 19th century masterpiece will begin rising in the Paris sky this summer.
4 horses die at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Joe Drape of The New York Times about the recent racehorse deaths that have occurred at Churchill Downs in the week ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
It's an election year in Argentina, and politics could be shifting toward the right
by Carrie Kahn
A tanking economy and voter disillusion could lead to a shift to the right in Argentina, in an election year that's looking increasingly competitive.
U.S. employers added more jobs than expected in April
by Scott Horsley
U.S. employers added 253,000 jobs in April — more than forecasters were expecting. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching the lowest level in more than half a century.
What's next for SpaceX's (very expensive) Starship program?
by Geoff Brumfiel
Elon Musk is promising that SpaceX's newest rocket will one day take humans to Mars, but it's costing the company billions of dollars to develop. Can SpaceX afford to see the program through?
'The Covenant of Water' is the story of an Indian family haunted by a medical mystery
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
There have been no arrests after an NYC subway commuter killed a Black man on a train
by Brian Mann
The killing of a Black man who was put in a chokehold by a white man on a New York City subway train has sparked outrage. There have been no arrests.