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Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi led the recent ouster of Egypt's democratically elected president. Seven years earlier, he was a student at the U.S. Army War College and wrote a paper called "Democracy in the Middle East." He's the latest in a series of U.S.-trained military officers to topple a civilian government.

Today marks the end of Ramadan -- or does it? A theological debate surrounding the end of the holiday is making diplomacy and business in the Muslim world a bit more complicated.

According to Gallup's new alcoholic preferences survey, the steepest decline in beer drinkers has occurred among young people and non-white drinkers — the fastest growing segments of the country.

Watsi -- one of the fastest growing non-profits in web history -- puts up pictures and profiles of people around the world who need money for medical care. It's like Kickstarter for medical care.

Music journalist David Brown of KUT and KUTX brings us new music out of Austin, Texas, from five bands and artists including Danny Malone, Sam Baker, Wiretree, The Boxing Lesson and Not in the Face.

Scientists along the East Coast are alarmed and puzzled by the number of dead bottlenose dolphins that have been washing up on beaches from Virginia to New York.

Continuing her occasional exploration into matters of animals and human society, Barbara J. King takes a look at last week's NPR story on frog-gigging. She stands against cruelty to animals, even in the context of an accepted cultural tradition.

New York City dwellers know it as Brighton Beach. To some, though, it's "Little Odessa."

The unorthodox and controversial outdoor jail in Phoenix, Arizona, was originally set up as a solution to jail overcrowding, but has become a symbol of a get-tough law enforcement regime.

Miami police say Derek Medina has been charged with first-degree murder. The message, and a "gruesome photo" of a woman's body, were on Facebook for more than five hours Thursday. The social media site removed them later in the day.