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Like many countries in Africa, The Gambia has a law criminalizing the practice of female genital mutilation. Now, amid a religious backlash, it could become the first country to repeal its ban.

NPR's Debbie Elliott asks engineering professor Sebastian Bryson what officials will be considering as they plan to rebuild the collapsed bridge in Baltimore.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif who was almost expelled from the Knesset after voicing support for the genocide case against Israel.

NPR's A Martinez asks Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, if President Biden could end the Israel-Hamas war with a phone call.

It's known that obesity is linked to many cancers. A study shows metabolic syndrome, which includes factors like high blood pressure and insulin resistance, also drives increased risk.

In the #AskCokie segment, commentator Cokie Roberts answers questions about the history of conflicts between American presidents and the government's chief investigative body, the FBI.

After 35 years of teaching in Tel Aviv, an Israeli high school history teacher's pro-Palestinian views led to a campaign to get him fired.

Opposition is growing in Florida to a water bottling company that wants to take more than a million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs. Environmentalists want limits on the amount taken.

Israel is on high alert for a possible attack from Iran. Meanwhile, in northern Gaza, where famine is looming, Israel's military has opened a new aid route.

Drugmakers make big profits in the U.S. But many pay taxes far below the 21% corporate tax rate. Pfizer's effective tax rate is so low it's getting a big refund despite booking $59 billion in revenue.