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Former City Manager John Shaw stepped down in March after a federal investigation found the Ferguson Police Department's practices "are shaped by the City's focus on revenue."

Malaysia's leader is at the center of a swirling scandal involving millions — if not billions — in missing money. It's complicating a crucial U.S. relationship in Southeast Asia.

The state's "fetal assault" law punishes women whose babies are born with drug withdrawal symptoms. Proponents say the law spurs women to seek treatment, while opponents say it deters them.

"With the arrival of the Charles de Gaulle warship to the Syrian shore we will organize joint military operations," a senior Russian officer says.

A new report backed by the State Department found a 10 percent jump in students coming to the U.S. for higher education.

Utility companies say high winds knocked out power for more than 350,000 people. A number of school districts closed. Swollen rivers blocked roads.

NBC's Chicago franchise grew this week with the premiere of Chicago Med. NPR explores whether it can be the next ER and whether executive producer Dick Wolf, who built the Law & Order empire, can do it again with the Chicago shows.

Homelessness in Los Angeles has spread far beyond the area known as Skid Row. The number of people living on the streets has risen 12 percent in the past two years. And now some parts of the city are struggling to manage big homeless populations they've never seen before.

Annual rankings by the World Economic Forum suggest that women still lag men in many measures of economic participation and political power. The U.S. has fallen in the rankings since last year.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says bipartisan efforts to "reform" the corporate tax code amount to "a giant wet kiss" for the biggest companies. She wants large corporations to pay more in taxes.