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It all started with mummies and a basketball tournament, depending on whom you ask.

Inocente has every reason to be dark and grim. The 15-year-old from San Diego has been homeless most of her life. However, the aspiring artist chooses to live a life in full, vibrant color. Audie Cornish speaks with filmmaker Sean Fine about Inocente, the Oscar-nominated short documentary he co-directed with his wife, Andrea Nix Fine.

The announcement of a troop pullout in Syria stunned allies and left them unprepared. David Greene talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford about America's credibility on the world stage.

In the finale of the first season of Play It Forward, Ari Shapiro speaks to dubstep pioneer Mala about minimalism, freedom and an artist he was inspired by, the late Augustus Pablo.

Every Sunday, Mo Rocca's grandmother made homemade ravioli for the family dinner. He says he deeply regrets not learning her recipes before she passed away. In My Grandmother's Ravioli, Rocca asks other people's grandparents to teach him how to cook.

Was the change in Egypt's government a coup or not? For members of Congress, the difference is more than a question of semantics. U.S. law requires that aid be cut off to a country that undergoes a military coup — which, if it were to happen in the case of Egypt, would bring on dramatic consequences.

Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries.

Concern is growing at the nation's colleges and universities about a burgeoning online market, where students can buy ghost-written essays. Schools are trying new tools to catch it.

James Comey, the president's choice for FBI director, had a relatively easy time fielding questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers wanted to know about surveillance, waterboarding and other controversial issues, but they posed their questions gently.