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Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently fired the city's police superintendent. Now, residents will get to have a say about who should lead the country's second-largest police department.

The benefits of online reviews are obvious for retailers, but what's in it for the most prolific reviewers? For Amazon's top reviewers, like Michael Erb, the benefits are tangible.

Nothing says "Happy Holidays" better than 3-D goggles. Or perhaps an inflatable wetsuit for big-wave surfing. Those are two of the top gadgets of the year, according to Popular Science magazine's "100 Best Innovations" issue. To tell us a little more about some of those innovations, Editor-In-Chief Mark Jannot joins host Scott Simon.

By Penny RaeLas Cruces, NM – Penny Rae has the top local, regional and state stories of the week.

The Nats were initially handcuffed by Houston starter Zack Greinke, who gave up only two hits in six innings. Washington scored all six runs in the last three innings.

The automaker announced Thursday that it earned its largest profit ever in 2011 — $7.6 billion — citing strong sales in the U.S. and China. The company nearly collapsed two years ago and needed a bailout by the U.S. government, which still owns about 26 percent of the company.

The Constitutional Court cited vote-counting irregularities in overturning the result, which is unprecedented in Austria's post-war history.

While politicians in Washington debate immigration reform and the need for enhanced border security, many who live and work along the border are concerned with something else: inefficient and costly wait times at ports of entry.

When film companies report their opening weekend box office figures, they often include what are called "previews." 'T'wasn't always thus.

Fresh Air's arbiter of things filmic offers his annual year-end movies wrap-up. This time, his Top 10 list has 11 entries, as the number-nine slot features a tie. At the top: Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.