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After months of deliberation, a reluctant president is expected to increase the American military presence by about 4,000 troops after 16 years of war with no end in sight.

The U.N. refugee agency has received less than half the $4.5 billion needed to help Syrians who have fled to neighboring countries. As conditions worsen, many are opting to risk the journey to Europe.

The Justice Department suit against North Carolina over its discrimination law comes with a threat: the loss of more than $4.5 billion in federal funding for education. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Matt Ellinwood, director of the education and law project at the North Carolina Justice Center, about what would happen if that money went away.

The last time the U.S. ranked No. 1 in a key economic index was 2008. Key issues cited in the 2016 report: America's problems with its infrastructure, health and primary education systems.

The U.S. Capitol Police says it is aware of and preparing for a threat by an identified militia group to breach the Capitol complex on Thursday.

The March4Justice demonstrations in Australia on Monday were organized after a series of sexual assault allegations involving government officials.

The Franklin County Commissioners created the RISE Together Innovation Institute in 2020. The county has given the nonprofit about $4.9 million over the years.

The "best rapper alive" dropped the presumptive first single from his forthcoming album on Thursday night.

Also: A Trump Administration travel ban gets a hearing in an appellate court today; a wildfire spreads in southeast Georgia; and the New York Yankees need 18 innings to defeat the Chicago Cubs, 5-4.

On Wednesday, much of the Northeast was enjoying 60 degree temperatures, but a fast-moving storm in the region is a reminder that winter has a ways to go yet.