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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.
Biden is pressured to end mask mandates on public transportation
by David Schaper
Airline CEOs say it's time to end the requirement that everyone wear masks in airports and on planes. The Biden administration has extended the mask mandate until mid-April.
Senators agree on another round of emergency pandemic funding
Senators have reached a deal on $10 billion for additional COVID aid. It's far less than what the Biden administration wanted, but it's what lawmakers could agree to.
Many New York renters are choosing to leave without reporting illegal evictions
by Jillian Forstadt
Anyone in New York with a pending application for federal aid is protected from court-ordered eviction. But some landlords are trying to force tenants out illegally.
How will new partisan redistricting maps affect this year's midterm elections?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the current redistricting cycle, which he calls "one of the most aggressive in the country's history."
Russian speakers in the U.S. monitor the war in Ukraine closely
by Zach Hirsch
Russian-born rabbi in New York City sees hope in taking action.
Russia has drawn international condemnation for alleged war crimes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks talks to Pierre-Richard Prosper, a war crimes prosecutor and a former U.S. ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about whether Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammy Awards
by Mandalit del Barco
Jon Batiste won five awards including album of the year for: We Are. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's Best New Artist and she picked up the Best Pop Vocal Album award.
South Carolina is the women's NCAA basketball champions
The University of South Carolina beat the University of Connecticut 64-49 to become the women's NCAA basketball champions. The men's winner will be decided Monday when North Carolina faces Kansas.
News brief: Russia accused of war crimes, Parkland shooter, Pakistan political crisis
The latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. The sentencing phase of the Parkland, Fla., school shooter begins Monday. Pakistan's prime minister dissolved parliament and called for a new election.
The White House has hired its first full-time ASL interpreters
As a result, any time an administration new conference is held, TV viewers can see someone on the right-hand side interpreting in American Sign Language for the deaf community.