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Mourners raise their fists during a night rally in honor of Alton Sterling outside the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, La., on July 11. Sterling was one of several men killed in police shootings this year.

In 2016, Violence Pervaded Policing On Both Ends Of The Gun

Officers were targeted and killed by gunmen, while police shootings spurred protests nationwide and prompted law enforcement agencies to take a hard look at use-of-force policies.

Major Snowstorm Moves East After Hitting The Great Plains

Blowing and drifting snow continues to be a problem for travelers in the northern Great Plains. Forecasters say the harsh weather is moving east into the Great Lakes and New England.

Case 0408: The remains are presumed to be male, aged 35 to 56, and were found on Nov. 3, 2009, on the Coldwell Ranch in Brooks County, Texas. They were exhumed from the Sacred Heart Cemetery on May 26, 2013.

In Texas, A Database Of Exhumed Objects Aims To ID Migrants Who Perished

About 100 migrants die every year trying to sneak around Border Patrol checkpoints in South Texas. Now, a searchable database lets relatives find photos of their missing loved ones' personal items.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announces in 2015 that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the state's waiver request to expand Medicaid coverage.

The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay

Seema Verma, the architect of Indiana's Medicaid overhaul, is slated to run the federal agency overseeing the health care program for the poor. She instated mandatory payments from recipients.

President-elect Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 21, 2016.

For Trump Presidency, Old Ethics Laws Meet New Money-Making Methods

Federal ethics laws were written to cover 20th century wealth, such as stocks and bonds. But President-elect Donald Trump derives much of his fortune from his name. What now?

Fantastic Negrito, Angel Olsen and Iggy Pop made some of Bob Boilen's favorite songs of the year.

Bob Boilen's Top 40 Songs Of 2016

The All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk host shares the songs that set you up for a brilliant climax and an unforgettable chorus.

The Supreme Court, pictured on election night. Republican President-elect Donald Trump now stands to reshape the court in his image, potentially for a generation.

From Delay To Action: The Supreme Court To Take A Conservative Turn In 2017

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell took a big gamble in not advancing the nomination of a centrist judge for the Supreme Court, appointed by President Obama. It's about to pay off — big league.

A man looks out at the Black Sea from the coastal city of Sochi, on Monday, a day after a military plane crashed out at sea. The Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on Sunday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 on board.

Search Teams Find Data Recorder From Russian Military Crash, Officials Say

A Russian military jet crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday morning with 92 people on board. Officials say they do not consider terrorism a likely cause of the crash.

From top left, clockwise: D∆WN, Sarah Louise, Pure Disgust, Oathbreaker.

Viking's Choice: The Year In The Loud And The Weird

Our resident Viking recalls 2016 in feral metal, dystopian and ocean-mimicking synths and Afro-futurist pop cubism.

Photographers take photos of Carrie Fisher's dog, Gary Fisher, before the screening of the film <em>Agassi (The Handmaiden — Mademoiselle)</em> at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes in May.

LISTEN: Carrie Fisher, Terry Gross — And Gary The Dog

In an interview with Fisher last month, the Fresh Air host couldn't believe the turn it took when she asked about Fisher's beloved French bulldog. Turns out Gary was right there in the studio.

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