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Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with LA Times reporter Daniel Miller about the indictment of seven people in what prosecutors are calling "the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history."

House Republicans release another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded just as the last extension is set to expire. It's unclear if the thin GOP majority can get it passed.

The Trump administration is under pressure to release more documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. That's even after a Florida judge declined to release grand jury documents from the probe.

The National Football League has announced it will use a Sony system of six 8K cameras to track the position of the ball on the field, though traditional chain measurements will stay as a backup.

What are the immediate effects of cannabis rescheduling on consumers and the industry? NPR's Michel Martin asks Gillian Schauer, executive director of the Cannabis Regulators Association.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to researcher Elissia Franklin about a new study which found dangerous chemicals in some commonly used hair extensions.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Miad Maleki, a former Treasury official who designed pressure campaigns for Iran, about the potential effectiveness of President Trump's pivot to "economic warfare."

A U.S. citizen was arrested after giving a cryptocurrency talk in North Korea. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jason Brett, a Forbes contributor, about the arrest and cryptocurrency concerns.

Minnesota braces for federal troops amid immigration protests. And, Trump asks nations to buy into a new U.S.-led board of peace to manage Gaza and other world conflicts.

James Horton is chief historian of the "Slavery in New York" exhibition at the New York Historical Society. Horton talks about the recently-opened exhibit, which details the first arrival of Africans in the city -- which, for two centuries, was the capital of American slavery.

President Trump is picking a fight with Amazon. Steve Inskeep talks to Forbes magazine contributor Pamela Danziger about why it might be a battle he can't win.

The government of Germany is in danger of collapsing because of a disagreement between the prime minister and the interior minister over the issue of migration.

The scene is a safe house somewhere in Britain. And the players are British intelligence agents, diplomats, and one lean, white-haired Libyan man named Moussa Koussa. He's Libya's foreign minister, a senior member of Moammar Gadhafi's embattled regime. Koussa flew to England Wednesday, and the British say he's resigned his post and defected — and that they've spent the day debriefing him.

The proposed bill also targets funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The Trump administration is pulling hundreds of ICE agents from Minnesota — and allowing for the possibility of further drawdowns. Border czar Tom Homan says about 2-thousand officers will remain.

When Joel Goldman was diagnosed with a medical condition that makes him shake and stutter, he quit his law practice and started writing novels inspired by true crime in the Kansas City area. Eventually, he gave his disorder to FBI Agent Jack Davis, one of his main characters.

With the growing popularity of tequila and mezcal in the U.S., a new generation of growers and distillers in the Southwest is trying to create a uniquely American agave liquor.

There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read: "Leave NOW! This may be your only notice."

Milwaukee public health officials had an idea for reducing deaths by drug overdoses. They bought vending machines and then stocked them with life-saving supplies — such as Narcan.

The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

"I'm a combination of a perfectionist and a snail," Khushi jokes. It took him 10 years to write Strange Seasons, which he ended up recording in a shed over the course of six years.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Middle East to push for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas. She has met separately with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders. Cairo is her final destination, where she'll be meeting with Egypt's president who stands at the center of negotiations.

Syria began withdrawing army tanks Tuesday from the restive city of Homs, an opposition stronghold. There, doctors often treat injured anti-government protesters in an underground network.

Syria began withdrawing army tanks Tuesday from the restive city of Homs, an opposition stronghold. There, doctors often treat injured anti-government protesters in an underground network.