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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.
Omicron surge in southern states adds to tensions with staff issues
by Shalina Chatlani
As COVID hospitalizations surge, hospitals in southern states can no longer avoid paying competitive wages for traveling nurses, and that creates tension with local nurses who are usually paid less.
Backlog of 2020 returns interferes with this year's tax filing season
NPR's A Martinez speaks to National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins about the issues facing the Internal Revenue Service — including a potential crisis this year.
How did Britain's Boris Johnson fall so far so fast?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a historical landslide election two years ago. But now he's fighting for his political life.
The Supreme Court delivered 2 decisions on vaccine rules for U.S. workers
One decision by the high court upholds a mandate for 10 million health care employees. The other decision blocks the rule meant for 84 million workers at companies.
Will a landmark case involving torture in Syria lead to future prosecutions?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Witte of the Open Justice Society about the conviction in a German court of a Syrian colonel on crimes against humanity stemming from the Syrian civil war.
How a WWII veteran's act of voting inspired a teenage Martin Luther King Jr.
by Jarrod Sport
In 1945, U.S. Army veteran Maceo Snipes returned home to Taylor County, Ga., where he became the first African American to cast a vote in his county's primary. A day after he voted, he was murdered.
Surgeon General Murthy details the administration's next move against COVID
NPR's Rachel Martinez speaks to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the White House's new testing and masking efforts that are aimed at stopping the omicron surge.
With Russian troops at Ukraine's border, talks to avert a conflict end deadlocked
The U.S., Russia and European powers have tussled over the post-Cold War era in a series of talks that ended with no resolution to the standoff over Ukraine — which Russia is threatening to invade.
Britain's Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal patronages and military titles
Prince Andrew has given up his military's titles and royal sponsorships, and will defend himself as a private citizen in a civil suit in New York accusing him of sex abuse.
A face mask may make you more attractive, researchers say
Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales asked a group of women to rate the looks of people both masked and mask-less. It wasn't close, the masked people prevailed.
The surge of omicron cases in the U.S. may have started to peak
Researchers say signs are emerging that the omicron surge may have begun to peak in some parts of the country, and could peak nationally quickly. Others are more cautious.