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A victory for opponents of female genital mutilation in The Gambia

On Monday, Gambian lawmakers rejected a bill that would have overturned its ban on female genital mutilation. The vote marks a victory for women's rights activists and comes after months of intense debate.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on Wednesday in Milwaukee as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump watches. There are more than a dozen so-called "fake electors" from several states serving as delegates at this year's convention.

Indicted election deniers from several states are Republican Convention delegates

More than a dozen fake electors, indicted for crimes related to attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, are delegates at the RNC to nominate Donald Trump as he tries, again, to win a second term.

RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening

Independent candidate RFK Jr. spoke to All Things Considered about the Biden-Trump debate and what it means for his third-party run for the presidency

AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why

A Jesus made of vegetables, bizarre log cabins, products that don't exist. AI-generated images are creating new forms of clickbait and causing some users to doubt what's real.

DiJonai Carrington of the Connecticut Sun reacts during a game against the Indiana Fever on June 10, 2024 in Uncasville, Conn.

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Watching the WNBA, celebrities throwing first pitches, the novel The God of the Woods, and the Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble.

He has a badge and a gun — and he investigates school truancy

When students miss lots of school without an excuse, it's known as truancy — and in Madison County, Ind., it can lead to a visit from truancy investigator Mitch Carroll.

El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se reúne con el primer ministro de Nueva Zelanda, Christopher Luxon, y miembros de la delegación de California en Oracle Park en San Francisco el viernes 12 de julio de 2024. (Foto AP/Juliana Yamada, Pool)

Southern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law

A Southern California school district has sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over a new law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child's gender identification change.

The home cooks, from left to right: Doug Heilman, Kim Sherry, Ingrid Portillo, Mae Chandran, Adjo Honsou, Marcella DiChiara, Jon Hinojosa, and Tim Harris, GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, Season 3

THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE: Season 3

Premieres Monday, June 17 - Aug. 12, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now on the free PBS app. Tune into the finale where the top three home cooks share their most treasured dishes in an unforgettable final round.

Republicans are using religious language to describe the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Trump assassination attempt lays bare deep religious divisions in the U.S.

Donald Trump and his supporters have said it was God who saved him from the assassination attempt over the weekend. But some are deeply troubled by such language.

Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for re-election and orders a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam, March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Biden's withdrawal from the race has echoes of LBJ

Both men brought an end to their presidencies by declining the nomination of their party for another term.

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