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So far, gay marriage remains largely an issue for the states to decide for themselves. On Tuesday, voters in Alabama approved a state amendment to ban gay marriage. Where does the issue stand in other states?

The debut album of Congolese band Konoko No. 1 caught the attention of U.S. audiences. Their rhythms were played on instruments cobbled together from discarded car parts. Now the band joins with other Congolese artists on a new album called Congotronics 2.

Lake Baiyangdian, a network of nearly 150 lakes that form North China's largest wetland ecosystem, has shrunk by one-third in recent years, and lost many of its plant and animal species. The government is trying to rescue what ecologists call "North China's kidney" before it runs dry.

More information is emerging about the seven South Florida men arrested in an alleged plot to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and other buildings. The federal government said they were "Jihadist inspired" and were seeking to wage war on the United States. David Ovalle of the Miami Herald tells Debbie Elliott the men were mainly of Haitian descent, were not Muslims and were of modest means. He describes them as Jihadi "wannabes."

Democratic members of Congress reacted angrily on Sunday's talk shows to reports that Iraq's planned amnesty for insurgents would extend to fighters who had attacked and killed American troops.

Early Sunday, Palestinian militants used a tunnel to infiltrate Israel and attack a military outpost along the border between Gaza and Israel. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and a third soldier was captured. The assault on the border post marks a serious escalation in Mideast violence, because it involves Hamas.

Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney are departing from Saturday Night Live, leaving the sketch comedy staple without some of its most famous names.

Ruether was among the first scholars to think deeply about the role of women in Christianity, shaking up old patriarchies and pushing for change.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to film critic Kenneth Turan, who reviews the new film: Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Two sisters from Nashville, Tenn., remember their father David Hardee, who died of COVID-19 in March.