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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.
Hilary Swank rescues a woman's lost dog
Chelsea Blackwell found her lost dog — AND she got a selfie with Oscar winner Hilary Swank.
White House prepares to provide COVID-19 vaccines to children under 5
by Pien Huang
The White House is announcing its plan to roll out COVID vaccines for children under 5. If the FDA and CDC give the go ahead next week, the administration says it has 10 million doses ready to go.
Kindergartners in New Jersey raise orphaned turtles
Students along the Jersey shore participated in a program that has rescued and returned thousands of turtles to the New Jersey wetlands.
The complicated state of abortion access in Italy
by Adam Raney
Abortion has been legal in Italy for more than 40 years. But most doctors refuse to perform them, making it difficult to find a provider. As in America, women in Italy fear this right will go away.
Researchers are developing prosthetics that have a sense of touch
by Jon Hamilton
A team at the University of Pittsburgh is working to connect prosthetic arms and legs with the nervous system to give patients a sense of touch.
A Mississippi court case is integral to the future of Roe v. Wade
by Leila Fadel
NPR speaks with WWNO reporter Rosemary Westwood, whose new podcast explores how a legal case in Mississippi could lead to the end of Roe v. Wade.
Maine volunteers welcome Ukrainian refugees
by Ari Snider
Across the U.S., volunteers are stepping up to resettle Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion. In Maine, one Ukrainian man has taken in 11 people and plans to welcome more.
The House passed new gun measures after heart wrenching testimony from survivors
Steve Inskeep asks Greg Jackson Jr. of the Community Justice Action Fund about a House vote on gun reforms and the calls from gun violence survivors to pass new legislation.
Morning news brief
The panel investigating the January 6 attack shares findings in a televised primetime hearing. US seeks private funds for immigration issues. And a fraught Supreme Court readies high-profile rulings.
What outcomes can we expect from the Summit of Americas?
by Carrie Kahn
Leaders of nations in the Western Hemisphere get down to business at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. How likely is it that they'll achieve any of their goals?
'Throughline': The Rise Of The Modern White Power Movement
by Rund Abdelfatah
NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the evolution of the modern white power movement, starting at the end of the Vietnam War.