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Algeria's Kaylia Nemour won gold in the women's gymnastics uneven bars final Sunday at the Paris Olympics. It was the first ever gymnastics medal for an African country at an Olympics. China's Qiu Qiyuan took silver and USA's Suni Lee won bronze.

Algeria's Kaylia Nemour wins gold in Olympic uneven bars final. Suni Lee takes bronze

Lee, 21, was diagnosed with two kidney conditions last year that threatened to end her gymnastics career. Instead, she returned to the Olympic Games and won three medals.

The Gambia is debating whether to repeal its ban on female genital mutilation

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.

Co-founder of Black Voters Matter talks about the lead up to the election

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to co-founder of Black Voters Matter, LaTosha Brown, about political organizing efforts in Georgia ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Families push Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable for 737 Max crashes

Five years after two 737 Max crashes killed 346 people, some victims' families are still fighting a legal battle against Boeing. They met Wednesday with prosecutors at the Justice Department.

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Sanctions are to be announced against those involved in fentanyl trafficking. Israel and Lebanese militia Hezbollah ratchet up firepower on the border. Cybercriminals target children with sextortion.

For Mother's Day, a bouquet of useful health advice for new moms and moms-to-be

Expert guidance on the realities of pregnancy and new motherhood from Life Kit. Find episodes on the menstrual cycle, egg freezing, postpartum depression and more.

These side-by-side photos show identical twins Sam and John Fetters. On the left, the twins on their first day of third grade; on the right, the brothers at home on Martha's Vineyard in March 2024.

These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths

Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.

Caroline Ouko holds a portrait of her son, Irvo Otieno, as attorney Ben Crump (left) and her older son, Leon Ochieng (right) look on at the Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., on Thursday.

A hospital surveillance video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to the floor before his death

The 28-year-old Black man died at a Virginia mental health facility earlier this month. A grand jury indicted 10 deputies and hospital workers on charges of second-degree murder.

What do Republicans need to do to maintain their majority in the U.S. House?

NRP's Steve Inskeeep speaks with Erin Covey, U.S. House editor for the Cook Political Report.

Ethel Kennedy poses for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22, 2012, in Park City, Utah. The Kennedy matriarch died Thursday at age 96.

Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at age 96

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes for decades thereafter, died Thursday.

Takeaways from day two of Michael Cohen's testimony

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with law professor Kim Wehle about the second day of testimony from Michael Cohen in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.

John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s and learning painful secrets about his family.

He saw the ghost of his racist grandfather. It helped lead to meaningful healing

John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s, learning painful secrets about his white mother and, as he recalls, a ghost.

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