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On this day of "zero tolerance" for FGM, how is the world doing in its campaign to halt the practice?

At Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, a faculty strike enters its 17th day. Union leaders say the strike is over benefits, but the university says cuts are needed to shore up shaky finances.

The controversies currently rocking Virginia politics are rooted in a historical legacy of racism that cannot be overcome overnight, says historian Gregg Kimball.

The rocket was supposed to carry a small satellite into orbit. The suspected failure comes just weeks after another launch attempt fell short.

Residents of Paradise, Calif., have been dealt another setback. Wildfire victims, camping on their burned-out properties, must move because toxic debris must be cleaned up.

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is set to unveil her environmental plan. Multiple political scandals envelop Virginia. An update on the Camp Fire which destroyed the town of Paradise, Calif.

Last spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns.

On Thanksgiving night, Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer responding to gunfire in the mall. Protesters are angry at a new report that exonerates the officer.

School kids in Seattle and Salt Lake City celebrated a rare snow day. But dozens of accidents were reported. A deputy investigating an accident in Utah was hit by an out-of-control tractor-trailer.

Erickson has pleaded not guilty. An attorney representing him told NPR the charges are "unfounded" and "will be met with a vigorous defense."