Two new original musical comedies based on true historical events are the toast of Broadway this spring -- and both feature corpses as a major plot point.

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NPR's Lauren Frayer plays the puzzle with MPR listener, Dave Scheid of Rochester, Minn., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster.

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A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, about the Trump administration and press freedoms.