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Bring forth your baskets so that we may fill them with these five fun facts about the spring holiday.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boris Kachka about the dynamics of Broadway today. Kachka has a look behind the curtain in his piece for Vulture, headlined "We've Hit Peak Theater."

Millions of people in Afghanistan are facing hunger and starvation amid a prolonged drought and economic crash. A World Food Program spokesperson says a new urban class of hungry people has emerged.

In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.

President Biden traveled to a factory supporting offshore wind energy in Massachusetts to announce climate actions, but he did not declare a climate emergency as climate advocates had hoped for.

A researcher tallied how much has been manufactured since plastic's invention: "Eight point three billion metric tons of plastics produced so far. That's just really a staggering amount."

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rich Schapiro of NBC News, about the three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger reaching plea deals with prosecutors.

As the investigation continues into Sunday's church shootings in Texas, the FBI is telling people they need a plan to prepare for an active shooter — no matter where they live.

Snow and ice sweeping through the South caused an epic traffic jam around Atlanta on Tuesday. One couple stuck on the freeway found themselves in a different kind of jam: Their unborn baby wouldn't wait to get to the hospital.

Not everyone can evacuate when there is war. A year ago in Kyiv, NPR profiled three elderly residents who stayed behind — unwilling or unable to leave. A year later, we find out how they are doing.