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The results are out: Fifteen-year-olds who took a skills assessment test had a hard time with it, no matter where they lived. See how you might fare with some sample questions.

The explicit video played for several minutes at the start of the afternoon rush hour in Jakarta last Friday afternoon.

FCC proposed a $120 million fine for a Miami resident said to be single-handedly responsible for 97 million robocalls over a three-month period, scheming to sell "discounted" travel packages.

As part of our encore presentation of our series on American popular son, we remember the late lyricist DOROTHY FIELDS. Born in 1905, She was the only woman in the pre-rock era to sustain major critical and popular acclaim as a songwriter. First, We feature singer BECKY KILGORE and pianist DAVE FRISHBERG perform music by Dorothy Fields. Biographer DEBORAH GRACE WINER talks about Fields life and music.Winer is author of "On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields." PHILIP FURIA talks specifically about the lyrics DOROTHY FIELDS wrote. Furia is Chairman of the English Department at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is also author of "Poets of Tin Pan Alley." (These interviews and performances continue in the second half of the show.)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00...

NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg and surgeon David Reines ran into each other not long after their spouses had passed away. Soon — despite a couple of unforeseen events — the pair realized it was kismet that they had found each other.

During the holy month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims will gather nightly to feast with their family and friends. That also translates into the biggest primetime viewing audience across the Arab world. One blockbuster TV special, Renegades, will send this message: Terrorists kill Muslims, too.

Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast early Friday morning. NPR hears from residents who witnessed the storm's damage.

Journalist Martin Davidson knew his German grandfather had something to hide. After the old man died, Davidson discovered the secret: He'd been an officer in the SS.

Associate Professor at Columbia University of Public Health DR. NAHID TOUBIA. She is from Sudan, and was the first woman surgeon in her country. TOUBIA is director of "Rainbo" a research and information organization dedicated to the health and human rights of women, particularly women's reproductive and sexual rights. They've begun a campaign against female genital mutilation. TOUBIA has written a report: "Female Genital Mutilation: A Call for Global Action." (for copies contact: Women, Ink., 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, (212) 687-8633.) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (REBROADCAST from 3/27/96)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 Interview with DR. NAHID TOUBIA continued. Interview with DR. NAHID TOUBIA continued. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPYOn today's Fresh air -- the psychological, physical, sexual and cultural consequences of female genital mutilation. We talk with DR. NAHID TOUBIA, a surgeon from Sudan who heads a global campaign for eradicating this intiation rite practiced on young girls. That's coming up on Fresh Air.

Sergeant TOM LEISNER (pronounced LIES-ner) and detective JIM MOFFIT (pronounced MA-fit) with the Philadelphia police force. They were responsible for helping to convict Richard Ramos, the leader of a drug ring that included his mother, two brothers, and his sister, among others. The group's success in drug sales brought in $20 million and caused the destruction of the neighborhood. Leisner was stationed in the first mini-station in the city to keep closer watch over drug dealings. He became friends with many of the residents, establishing sources on the streets who helped him to root out the drug dealings lead by the Ramos family. Detective Moffit worked as a part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on an undercover drug operation to help break up the Ramos drug ring. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.)ARTS FEATURE(The interview with officers LEISNER and MOFFIT continues.)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 FUNDING CART (:15) 12: