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The city is hiring nearly 1,000 thousand police officers over the next two years. Mayor Rahm Emanuel will outline a broader effort to try to reduce gun violence in a speech Thursday night.

North Carolina's governor declared a state of emergency after more unrest. Steve Inskeep talks to Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who says more resources that come with the declaration will be a big help.

After a fatal police shooting on Tuesday, the city has seen two days of peaceful demonstrations and violent protests. One man was shot at a protest Wednesday night and died Thursday.

"What happens if you get pregnant? Are we going to be stuck with Tim Kaine for nine months?" host Zach Galifianakis asks.

Two dozen luminaries — from Terry Gross to Mel Brooks, Morgan Freeman to Louise Glück — got laurels Thursday, as President Obama awarded the National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals.

More than one million customers were still without power, so classes were canceled and traffic was chaotic. The power company said half of those customers should have power by the end of the day.

The company says its investigation suggests the stolen data doesn't include payment and bank account information.

The case is one of three lawsuits the state's Democratic attorney general has filed against Republican Gov. Matt Bevin since Bevin was sworn in last December.

A local government tried to repair a section of the Great Wall by apparently paving it over. Now, a stretch of the wall looks more like a skateboarding ramp than a global treasure.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Assad blamed the U.S. for the collapse of a fragile truce earlier this week and denied carrying out well-documented human rights abuses.