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Widespread police brutality under Hosni Mubarak helped fuel the uprising of 2011. But two years later, many say the police have begun to act like armed gangs, meting out collective punishment in restive areas. The police say they are the victims, under attack by anti-government protesters.

California sea otter populations have rebounded in recent decades. New research finds that by feasting on shore crabs, these otters are helping to protect their coastal marsh habitat against erosion.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles about those indicted in the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president, including his widow and the former prime minister.

Hillary Clinton's second run for the White House has gone a lot further than her first. On Tuesday night, she could become the first woman elected president.

Clinton weathered a difficult primary and controversy over her emails. But in the end, she ran a race focused on less-than-bold policy prescriptions in a year that could have been a change election.

Loosely based on a true story, Richard Linklater's film about a professor working with the police features strong performances, shrewd writing and a light and funny tone.

You'd think the sign in front of dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov's arts center would have his name in lights — but actually, you can barely see it. He says what happens inside is way more important.

Mark Lacy, an audience member in the VIP section at the Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, witnessed the shooting at close range, and he even stood next to someone shot in the head. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lacy, who stayed on the scene well into the early morning hours helping the injured.

The hosts of the Throughline podcast bring us the story of how a presidential assassination gave rise to the modern federal civil service.

The list includes the first woman to serve as chief of staff. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author and reporter Annie Karni about how President-elect Donald Trump may engage women for prominent roles.