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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the police superintendent, and he is ordering a top-to-bottom review of the department's system of oversight, accountability, training and transparency.

The administration is under pressure from Mexico and top Republicans to back off of a threat to impose tariffs on that country if it does not make an effort to curb illegal immigration.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about rising income inequality amid the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history.

Recent surveys show that a large percentage of graduates from the nation's top schools are taking jobs in consulting or finance. But students at some top schools have begun protesting recruitment drives by financial firms in an effort to steer students away from the financial sector.

A plate of nachos is not just a plate of nachos. It raises questions of politics and fairness and betrayal. Eating expert Dan Pashman guides NPR's Rachel Martin through the possible pitfalls.

Stephanie Izard is the chef behind Chicago's award-winning Girl and the Goat restaurant — and the first woman to win on Bravo's Top Chef. But her food career began in the land of unlimited salad.

Jackie Wilson was a singer's singer — admired by everyone from Elvis Presley to Van Morrison to Michael Jackson. His awe-inspiring falsetto powered 15 Top 10 R&B hits. But his stage show could make your jaw drop.

U.S. officials have announced that a drone strike over the weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, a top Al Qaeda leader and key plotter for the 9/11 attacks.

Bill Gates surprised even his closest advisers when he said his dream is to eliminate the world's top 20 diseases in his lifetime. Gates-watchers say it's not naïve over-reaching. The Gateses have an optimistic belief in technology and management that, combined with their resources, could make a difference.

In the advertising world of Madison Avenue, three-martini lunches and chain smoking in the office are long gone. But women and minorities are still struggling to make inroads at the top agencies.