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San Diego Police Chief, Local Activists Respond To Dallas Police Attack

San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said the department watched Thursday night’s news in disbelief.

Dallas police and residents stand near the scene where officers were shot and killed on Thursday in Dallas.

Code Switch On Dallas, Philando Castile And Alton Sterling

Code Switch is covering the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and several police officers in Dallas. Here's where to find us, and how to contribute to our reporting.

A Dallas police officer, who did not want to be identified, takes a moment as she guards an intersection in the early morning Friday, after a shooting in downtown Dallas in which 12 officers were shot.

'We're Hurting,' Dallas Police Chief David Brown Says

Police used a bomb robot to detonate a device that killed a suspect who was in a standoff with police in downtown Dallas on Thursday, when 12 officers were shot.

A Dallas policeman keeps watch on a street in downtown Dallas on Thursday.

Dallas Police Officers Killed In Sniper Attack: What We Know Friday

The gunman who was killed is Micah X Johnson, two federal law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation tell NPR. Police say 12 officers were shot Thursday night; five of them died.

Dallas police detain a driver after several police officers were shot Thursday evening in downtown Dallas. Snipers shot police officers — killing several — during a peaceful protest, the city's police chief said at a news conference.

Snipers Kill 5 Police Officers, Wound Several Others At Dallas Protest

Gunmen attacked the officers at the end of Thursday's rally against police shootings of black men earlier this week. Three suspects are in custody and one is dead after a standoff in a parking garage.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses supporters at his party headquarters on Nov. 8.

Robert Mugabe: A Legacy Of Tyrannical Rule, Economic Ruin And International Isolation

Once a respected independence leader who called for "democratic rights," Zimbabwe's president became better known over the years as someone "who ruined his own country," says a Zimbabwean journalist.

Rosebud Archer, a veteran of the Navy and Army, served from 1952-1993. She earned a Good Conduct Medal while serving in the Navy.

6 Women Veterans Recall Their Military Service: 'It Was Just The Thing To Do'

There are more than 2 million women veterans in the U.S. NPR spoke with six of them to find out what their service means to them.

The sheep brain sandwich at Syrjeia, a legendary sandwich shop in Aleppo. Served with tomatoes, Syrian pickles and lemon juice with garlic, it was the stuff of legend and longing for locals and visitors alike. But did it – and Syrjeia — survive the Syrian civil war?

The Aleppo Sandwich: Searching For The Flavors Of A Home Lost To War

For decades, a legendary sandwich shop in the Syrian city was a pilgrimage site for locals and visitors. Could it have survived the civil war? It would mean some part of Aleppo is still there, too.

Roy Moore, GOP Senate candidate and former Alabama chief justice, speaks during the annual Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13.

'Nothing Immoral' Or 'Deeply Disturbing'? Republicans Split On Roy Moore Allegations

Some GOP officials in Alabama are skeptical of allegations Roy Moore sexually assaulted a 14-year-old when he was 32. Others say that even if true, it would be irrelevant to his U.S. Senate campaign.

The man known universally as FDR, pictured here in 1936, is the subject of historian Robert Dallek's <em>Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life</em>.

'Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life' Examines The Personal Traits That Marked FDR For Greatness

NPR's Ron Elving says historian Robert Dallek's latest tome "emphasizes the human scale of FDR's life, his interaction with the people around him and the interplay among his intimates."

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