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Two musicals are tied with 12 nominations each: a special-effects-crammed The Lost Boys, and the candy-colored satire Schmigadoon! The Pulitzer-winning Liberation was nominated for Best Play.

With gas prices and other necessities at record highs, families are struggling with costs. NPR wants to know how you're coping.

Summer blockbuster season has begun — on the big screen and in bookstores. This month brings new titles from Douglas Stuart, Kathryn Stockett, Ali Smith, David Sedaris and many more.

On October 29, 1978, the city of Mount Pleasant was rocked by the murder of mother and daughter Clementine and Karol Beavers in their home. The case had gone cold until a third woman, Susan Wheelock, was killed in her place of work, six months later. CJ Williams, an Iowa federal judge, was Karol's classmate, a coworker of Susan's and he knew the convicted killer. These murders influenced Williams to seek a career in criminal justice, and his book delves into the multilayered story of these murders that rocked his hometown and changed the course of his life. (This episode was originally produced in October 2025.)

A majority of American adults say that societal division is a significant source of stress in their lives according to the American Psychological Association. On this episode, we examine how that is impacting our mental health and our communities. We talk with psychologist Lynn Bufka about how the latest stress in America survey shows a crisis in connection. Then we talk with sociologist David Peters about how social involvement in rural communities has decreased since the 1980s. Sociologist Brad Wilcox shares how marriage plays a role in society as marital rates in the U.S. have declined in recent decades. Finally, Kimberly Serrano of the American Immigration Council shares how they're making the case for including belonging when addressing deep fractures in communities.

The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone. And, Indiana's primaries will test President Trump's influence as he tries to oust incumbent Republican senators.

Democrat candidates for Iowa's 4th Congressional District talked to voters last night. Iowans in the Des Moines area are being asked to voluntarily limit their water usage. And a bill on the governor's desk regulates hydrogen extraction.

The U.S. military announced the launch of an operation to end Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and reopen the waterway to global shipping traffic.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the latest attacks in the Persian Gulf.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney tells European leaders they, not the U.S., will anchor the world order in the future.