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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.
Acclaimed rock and roll guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78
Jeff Beck, know as a "guitarist's guitarist," had contracted bacterial meningitis. Beck first came to prominence playing in The Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton.
Flights were grounded across the U.S. as the FAA scrambled to fix a system outage
President Biden ordered an investigation into what happened. NPR's Dwane Brown talks to Leslie Josephs, an airline reporter with CNBC, about theissue with a pre-flight safety notification system.
Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022
by Nathan Rott
The U.S. suffered 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing cost of climate change. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 10, 2023.)
Planes are back in the sky but what is going on with U.S. aviation?
What does the FAA's system outage say about the resiliency of America's aviation system? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker.
A Massachusetts woman got a Hollywood surprise during her morning coffee run
Lisa Mackay pulled into a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru outside Boston to find movie star Ben Affleck behind the window. Dressed in the company's uniform, he handed Lisa her order.
Thousands of nurses end strikes at 2 New York City hospitals
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Fran Cartwright, chief nursing officer at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, one of two hospitals where nurses walked off the job on Monday.
The Army Corps of Engineers has a new way to sell calendars: cats
The corps' 2023 calendar features giant cats superimposed onto some of their most impressive civil works programs The felines are pictured using cranes and turning famous landmarks into chew toys.
In California's Monterey County, evacuation orders are in place for some communities
NPR's A Martinez talks to Nick Pasculli, communications director in Monterey County, about the situation on the ground after heavy rainfall led to flooding and power outages in the county.
Parts of California, such as Santa Cruz, get a break from relentless storms
by Jerimiah Oetting
With a brief break in the storms hitting the state, businesses in the Santa Cruz area are trying to clean up. Officials say true recovery can't begin until the last expected storm hits next week.
Morning news brief
New York Republicans call for Rep. George Santos to resign. The U.S. aviation sector recovers after another challenging travel day. And, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs announces layoffs.
Empty Soyuz capsule will be sent to the space station to replace a damaged one
by Brendan Byrne
NASA and Russia's space agency said Wednesday that they're planning to send up an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to replace the one that sprung a leak in December.