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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.
California baker loses her taste and smell after getting COVID
Hannalee Pervan is a baker and owner of the One House Bakery in Benicia. She lost her sense of taste and smell after contracting COVID-19, and is working without two essential tools of her trade.
An effort in Texas helps members of the military with food insecurity issues
by Paul Flahive
Even without a pandemic, food insecurity is a real issue. In a recent survey, 20% of active-duty respondents said they've experience food insecurity and 10% experienced hunger.
A new album out this month from Silvana Estrada is one to watch for 2022
by Felix Contreras
NPR's Alt Latino predicts that Marchita, the new album by singer/songwriter Silvana Estrada, will end up on a top album list when the year's new music is considered at the end of 2022.
Philadelphia fire department probes deadly fire that tore through a duplex home
by Aaron Moselle
At least 12 people were killed, including eight children, in a fire at a Philadelphia row house. Investigators are looking for a cause.
Russian troops are sent to Kazakhstan to help quell deadly violence
NPR's A Martinez talks to Peter Leonard, Central Asia editor for Eurasia-net, about the dozens of people who died. It's the worst violence there since Kazakhstan gained independence three decades ago.
Schmidt Baking truck is a godsend for stranded motorists in Virginia
Casey Holihan and John Noe were on their 16th hour in a snowstorm when they saw a bread truck. They called the Schmidt Baking Company and got permission to distribute the contents of the truck.
Why fringe movements now include middle-class Americans with jobs and families
In the 12 months since a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, polarization has only grown deeper. Many who monitor extremist activity worry that the country is in a much more dangerous place now.
First responders across the country are hit hard by the omicron variant
by Haya Panjwani
In Dallas, large numbers of police officers and firefighters have called in sick this week because of COVID-19. The shortfall in personnel has led to staffing challenges.