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Many of his fans saw Dyer's own life story — he grew up an orphan in Detroit — as proof of the power of his ideas.

The neurologist, who died Sunday, saw "infinitely moving, dramatic, romantic situations" during his decades studying the human brain. Fresh Air remembers Sacks with two interviews from 1985 and 2012.

The ride-hailing service has served more than 1 million customers in Philadelphia, despite operating under disputed terms for nearly a year.

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson says Miles ran up behind Sheriff Deputy Darren Goforth and shot him 15 times.

Officials said there were "credible reports" that one team intentionally lost a game to prevent another team from advancing. To settle the matter, those teams faced each other in a playoff.

Cost increases for both old and new diabetes drugs are forcing many patients to scramble to pay for them.

A report by the nonprofit Police Foundation examining the incident in Stockton, Calif., says the number of shots fired was "unnecessary." It also found that some officers "inexplicably opened fire."

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., faces charges including theft of charitable funding and bribery. A federal indictment links the alleged actions to his failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia.

The pangolin, a shy, scaly animal resembling an anteater, is being hunted into extinction, conservationists say. New efforts are underway to protect this exotic creature.

Years after the subprime mortgage crisis, New Jersey has the nation's highest rate of zombie homes — abandoned by their former owners but not yet through foreclosure. Some sit vacant for years.