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Cosimo Matassa recorded songs by Fats Domino, Little Richard, Professor Longhair and Jerry Lee Lewis and helped get the New Orleans sound out to the world. Matassa died Thursday at the age of 88.

The Gaza ceasefire is holding and badly needed aid is flowing into the territory in large quantities. Meanwhile, Israel announces a new military operation against Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be hosting the 2034 World Cup. The news has stirred backlash amongst critics who point to the country's questionable human rights record.

A new nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to be named this week. They would inherit a demoralized staff and a public health agency buffeted by change.

Congress only has two weeks before inaction would result in a tax hike for 160 million Americans. The payroll tax cut extension passed in late December is set to expire at the end of the month.

Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the committee's chair, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.

Israeli support for the war is still high but waning, after three weeks of fighting with Iran.

Smoked salmon pastrami may sound heretical, but owners of a revisionist Jewish deli in Washington, D.C., say it's all part of a revival of traditional Jewish cuisine.

The Tour de France reaches its conclusion on Sunday. This year, angry competitors said they were sick of riding under the cloud of dopers from the 1990s and 2000s. The current race appears to be dope-free, but one can't be sure about that yet.

Gun-rights advocates are increasingly arguing that they need weapons to protect themselves from the government. They say that's what the Second Amendment is really about. Now some elected officials seem to be playing off those fears.