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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
Edits to Indian textbooks anger historians
by Shalu Yadav
Historians in India have expressed outrage over changes in 12th grade textbooks. Critics see this as an attempt to appropriate the government's pro-Hindu agenda.
Hollywood writers prepare to strike
by Mandalit del Barco
The Writers Guild of America seems poised to go on strike next week, when their current contract with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires.
In New Mexico, anti-abortion activists take abortion restrictions local
by Sarah McCammon
New Mexico is at the heart of a fight over abortion rights that's pitting local anti-abortion ordinances against state officials who support abortion rights.
Activist reflects on Jerry Springer's depiction of transgender people
Trans activist Raquel Willis reflects on the legacy of The Jerry Springer Show and how it depicted transgender people. She shares her thoughts with NPR's Sarah McCammon.
As countries normalize relations with Syria, regime victims fear no accountability
by Ruth Sherlock
Syrians who say they've been tortured worry that their claims will fall by the wayside as countries start to re-open ties with the government.
Comedians Hank Azaria and Hari Kondabolu on the impact of race post-public callout
What happens after a public callout? For comedians Hari Kondabolu and Hank Azaria, the answer to that has a lot to do with their race.
A few Republicans spoke up and stopped abortion bans in their states
NPR's Melissa Block talks with South Carolina Sen. Sandy Senn, who was one of six Republican state senators who helped block a near-total abortion ban from advancing.
At least two dozen people in Ukraine were killed in Russian missile strikes
by Joanna Kakissis
At least 24 people were killed in the central Ukrainian city of Uman Friday, as Russia fired missiles and drones at Ukraine.
How martial arts and sisterhood inspired the new movie 'Polite Society'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.
For this poet, working on her garden is exploring history, race and sustainability
Poet Camille Dungy made her lawn into an eco-friendly pollinator's paradise of native plants. Her memoir links diversifying the landscape and diversifying the voices who write about the natural world.
How Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' remains so timeless
by Elizabeth Blair
Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret centers around adolescent girls' angst about puberty. Blume's 50-year-old tragicomedy of that awkward, in between stage seems to be timeless.
A new report assesses last month's bank failures and includes lessons for the future
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC reported on lessons learned from March's bank failures, including lapses in government oversight and ideas on how to prevent similar meltdowns going forward.