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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.
2023 was a big year for video games. Will 2024 come anywhere close?
Morning Edition previews some of this year's most anticipated video game releases.
Ukraine's stalled counteroffensive and U.S. failure to pass more aid, concern Europe
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dan Baer, director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about European security threats as the war in Ukraine drags on.
New mafia book stands out because of the background of its author, an ex-mobster
NPR's A Martinez talks to Louis Ferrante about the first volume of his Borgata trilogy on the history of the American Mafia. Ferrante is a former high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family.
Tampa's new water filtration system is expected to help remove forever chemicals
by Jessica Meszaros
Tampa could become the first U.S. city to get a water treatment system with technology that can help filter out forever chemicals known as PFAS.
State legislatures plan to tackle issues federal lawmakers have been slow to get to
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Reid Wilson, editor-in-chief of Pluribus News, about the big issues state legislatures are expected to take up in 2024.
This year is set to be a consequential one in U.S. politics
The presidential election will have different views on how to handle everything from the economy to immigration and abortion rights. Criminal trials are looming for one of the potential candidates.
Are U.S. interests served by the country supporting Israel's war on Hamas?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with analysts Yousef Munayyer and Jonathan Schanzer about American interests in continuing to support Israel in its war against Hamas.
The U.S. population in 2024 is expected to grow by 1 person about every 24 seconds
The world population has topped 8 billion — but the growth rate is slowing. What does this mean for the decades to come?
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will step down after 50 years on the throne
The queen announced in a live New Year's television address that she's stepping down on Jan. 14. The queen's 52-year reign is the longest by a monarch in Danish history.
The Detroit Pistons' long nightmare is finally over
The Detroit Pistons set the NBA record for the most consecutive losses in a single season: 28. The string ended over the weekend when the Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors.
Inspired by 'blue zones': 7 daily habits to live a longer, healthier life
by Allison Aubrey
People typically take stock and resolve to make healthy changes around the new year. Blue zones, the longest-lived communities on earth, offer lessons on habits that promote health and longevity.
What changed after a California school district banned teaching critical race theory?
by Sandhya Dirks
More than a year after a Southern California school district banned the teaching of critical race theory, some Temecula Valley Unified students say it's resulted in more racism.