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Also: Thousands march in Afghanistan for victims beheaded by militants; blizzard conditions are forecast in parts of the Rockies and Plains; and 106 indictments stem from a biker brawl in Texas.

Also: An Iraqi suicide attack kills at least 30 worshipers; a super typhoon hits Taiwan; and the Mega Millions lotto is tonight - the jackpot is $540 million.

Also: The 2016 National Book Award finalists are announced; Hanoi Hanna, who broadcast to American GIs in Vietnam has died; and the Paris climate accord is set to take effect next month.

Also: Immigration bill to be unveiled soon; Dish bids $25.5 billion for Sprint; a nice guy finishes first at the Masters; and it's tax day.

Also: Cold weather sweeps the Midwest; Arizona lawmakers consider new bill letting judges refuse to perform same-sex marriages; and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race opens this weekend.

Also: Proposed defense department budget cuts draw criticism; a new Ugandan law criminalizes homosexuality; a Missouri spelling bee runs out of words; And Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins the Daytona 500.

Also: Israel and Syria exchange fire over border; new Congolese fighting threatens a tenuous ceasefire; Los Angeles votes for a new mayor today; and Russia charges that voting for the Eurovision song contest was rigged.

Also: Eric Garcetti wins the Los Angeles mayoral race; suburbs in Stockholm experience a third night of rioting; Iran won't let one of its modern founders run for president; and you're probably mispronouncing "GIF".

Also: A new blast rocks a Chinese city a day after several bombs go off; GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump vows to send back all Syrian refugees; and there's a single winning Powerball ticket.

Also: Ukrainian rebels force out relief organizations from Luhansk; a tornado causes damage in South Carolina but no injuries; and a giant, loose tarantula grounds a plane in Baltimore (no snakes).

Photographer Ani Shastry won with his captivating image of deep space called "Flying Bat and The Giant Squid Nebula."

Five wildly different acts debut in the top 10 of the Billboard albums chart this week, including Mariah Carey, Olivia Dean, Doja Cat and more.

Louis DeJoy, a successful North Carolina businessman, has donated millions to Republican candidates, including the Trump campaign.

Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix briefs European leaders on the latest findings in Iraq. Blix refuses to term yesterday's discovery in Iraq of nearly a dozen empty warheads a "smoking gun" that would show Iraq to be in noncompliance with U.N. resolutions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

A new poll shows Ebola is the one of the top health concerns of Americans, below access to health care and affordable health care. Robert Siegel talks to Frank Newport, editor in chief at Gallup.

If you want to make a difference, this is the talk for you. Join us for a special evening with Kelly Corrigan! You'll experience:

- a pre-event catered reception,
- Kelly's inspiring presentation,
- Q&A, connection & conversation,
- book signing and post-event mixing & mingling.

Reception: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Program: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Throughout her career as a journalist and interviewer extraordinaire, Kelly Corrigan has spent hundreds of hours talking with some of the most successful people in the world. The reason people succeed, she says, is because of the culture they’re in, whether at work, school or at home. If it’s one that’s empowering, anyone can be motivated to do their best. Kelly will share stories from some of the top changemakers she’s had conversations with, from Philanthropist Melinda Gates to Dr. Atul Gawande to civil rights icon Delores Huerta. She also includes the five simple rules that can be used to create change.

About Kelly Corrigan:
Kelly Corrigan has written four New York Times bestselling memoirs in the last decade, earning her the title of “The Poet Laureate of the ordinary” from the Huffington Post and the “voice of a generation” from O Magazine. She is curious and funny and eager to go well past the superficial in every conversation.

About the Charlotte Ideas Festival:
The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi-day exploration of today’s pressing ideas and issues through the lens of the humanities. This year’s conversation-packed events feature a range of thinkers, innovators and community members engaged in connection and conversation. A program of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center), the Charlotte Ideas Festival is part of the three-week Charlotte SHOUT! festival celebrating Food, Art, Music, and Ideas.

Mark Everson, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, discusses the popularity of electronic filing. He also provides tips on who among us is most likely to be audited and offers options for people who still haven't filed.

The non-profit College Board reports that the average annual cost of a four-year private college is now above $30,000. Sending a student off to a year at a public school now costs, on average, nearly $12,800.

Two years ago David Lewis bragged about his own partisan efforts to elect fellow Republicans. Now the state representative from Harnett County is angry…

William Bolcom's Songs of Innocence and of Experience won the Grammys for best classical album, choral performance, and classical contemporary composition at Wednesday's awards ceremony. Other awards went to the London Symphony and singer Thomas Quasthoff.