Audiences flock to Broadway each year for a dose of "theater magic." It turns out that some of that spectacle and wonder is created behind the scenes by actual magicians.

She said she wasn't offended by dumb blonde jokes because "I know I'm not dumb...and I also know I'm not blonde!" We take a moment to remember the smart, funny and uniquely talented Dolly Parton.

Ahmed Hrustanovic reflects on Ratko Mladic's death with NPR's Scott Simon. All of Hrustanovic's adult male relatives died in the Srebrenica Massacre engineered by Mladic.

Two deaths associated with the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania prompted messaging from the health secretary that both encouraged and undermined vaccinations.

Meta's settlement with states in a child safety case this week had a big payout, but the attorneys general have their eyes on a bigger prize: national regulation of social media companies.

A new study found a high proportion of NFL players develop brain trauma, but it is unclear what this means for youth football players.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the legal drama in college football as professional players attempt to come back to campus and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Maine's lobster fishing industry is closely integrated with processors across the border in Canada. People who depend on it are feeling whiplash from on-again, off-again tariff threats.

The trade war escalated between the U.S. and Canada, and the Trump administration tried to cut off Iran economically. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Wendy Cutler of the Asia Society Policy Institute.

People have been avoiding lettuce this summer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post columnist Tamar Haspel, who says we really should just skip the lettuce, permanently.