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Hiring slowed in April. The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs
April's job growth was down from the previous month, according to a new Labor Department report. The unemployment rate rose slightly, from 3.8% to 3.9%, but remains low by historical standards.
A fire inside a detention center kills dozens of Central and South American migrants
NPR'S A Martinez talks with Rafael Velásquez of the International Rescue Committee about a fire that killed 38 people at a Mexican migrant detention center near the Texas border.
Senate panel to ask Starbucks' Howard Schultz how he handled moves to unionize
Billionaire Howard Schultz, who just stepped down as Starbucks CEO, faces questions on Capitol Hill today from Sen. Bernie Sanders and others about his response to the wave of unionizing at Starbucks.
During Ramadan, Muslims opt for pre-dawn comfort food
For some observing Ramadan, 24-hour diners make a good option for a pre-dawn meal.
Remembering Katherine Koonce, a victim of the mass shooting in Nashville
Anna Caudill shares her memories of Katherine Koonce, 60, the headmaster at The Covenant School, who was among six people killed at the school in Nashville on Monday in a mass shooting.
Disney plans to cut 3% of its total global workforce in a cost-saving move
Disney has begun the first of three rounds of layoffs, which CEO Bob Iger said in a memo will eventually total 7,000 jobs. The cuts are part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs.
Morning news brief
Nashville holds a vigil for the school shooting victims, ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify before a Senate panel over unionization and Disney will layoff 7,000 people in a cost-saving deal.
Nashville holds a vigil for the victims of this week's school shooting
NPR's A Martinez talks to Rachel Wegner of the Tennessean about Gov. Bill Lee urging Tennesseans to pray for the three children and three adults killed in a school shooting — and for their community.
Judge is expected to rule Vice President Pence must testify in Jan. 6 attack probe
NPR's Michel Martin talks to former federal prosecutor Elie Honig about reports that former VP Mike Pence must testify before a grand jury about his conversations with Donald Trump ahead of Jan. 6.
Online suitors are sending dating requests to the wrong Angel Reese
LSU women's basketball star Angel Reese has the same name as her mom. Mom tweeted: "I'm getting crazy dating requests." Young men have been sliding into mom's DMs thinking it's her daughter.
Australian company makes a meatball from a mammoth, but it's not for eating
Vow, which made the meatball from the genetic code of the extinct mammoth, wants to transition people away from meat-eating. It used faux meat to symbolize how climate change affects biodiversity.
The music industry watches as the U.S. government considers banning TikTok
Some new artists owe their success to TikTok. What happens to the music if the U.S. government follows through on a threat to ban the app over national security concerns?