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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.

Democratic primaries in Illinois on Tuesday offered important lessons about what the party's base wants from new leaders, and how views around Israel are changing on the left.

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.

Hamas and Israel hint at extending their truce as more hostages are planned to be freed. Annual climate negotiations begin this week in Dubai.

A federal appeals court to hear arguments over one of the indictments of former President Trump. Alaska and United Airlines find loose parts on their Boeing Max 9 aircraft.

An ex-U.S. ambassador is accused of working as a secret agent for Cuba. Remembering Nelson Mandela's legacy, 10 years after his death.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Michigan-Dearborn Professor Ulrich Kamp about how glacial melt caused by climate change and changing monsoon patterns have caused flooding in Pakistan