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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.
Russian missile attack strikes cities across Ukraine
Russia fired more than 100 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, hitting cities including Lviv and Odesa and killing at least 16 people.
It appeared the Detroit Pistons were going to snap their record losing streak
Going into Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics, the Pistons had lost 27 in a row. After the first half Detroit was up 19 points, but the Celtics rallied to win by six in overtime.
Witnesses thought they saw flames coming from the historic Blackpool Tower
The tower, completed in 1894, in the seaside resort town in northwest England, was at the time the tallest manmade structure in the British Empire. The flames turn out to be bright orange netting.
North Korea says it is preparing for war with the U.S.
NPR's Michel Martin asks Jenny Town of the Stimson Center, a nonprofit foreign affairs think tank, about how to interpret Kim Jong Un's rhetoric.
Why Polish truck drivers are blocking traffic at the Poland-Ukraine border
Polish truckers and transport business owners blocked traffic at the Ukraine-Poland border — over the removal of limits on how many Ukrainian drivers and businesses can come to Poland and the EU.
Pan African village for returning diaspora in Ghana becomes a source of bitterness
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
The dream of the Pan African Village, a rural settlement for returning diaspora in Ghana's Cape Coast, has become a source of bitterness.
Not everyone who wants to see the Bolshoi's 'Nutcracker' will get a ticket
by Charles Maynes
In Russia, ballet fans brave sub-zero temperatures for a chance to see The Nutcracker at Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theatre.
Soaring utility bills push some low-income Californians to the financial brink
by Vanessa Rancaño
Californians face another electricity rate hike, in part to pay for PG&E to bury power lines to prevent wildfires. As climate change raises energy costs, low-income residents struggle to pay bills.
How the U.S. economy fared this year — and what could lie ahead
NPR's Michel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about how the U.S. economy performed this year — and what could be expected for 2024.
Problems are expected after an asthma inhaler is replaced with generic version
A popular asthma inhaler is being discontinued. Although there is a generic version, the switch could lead to disruptions in care because not all insurance companies are covering it.
A federal judge has approved Georgia's newly revised political maps
A federal judge in Georgia upheld a revised congressional map that creates a new Black district, and protects the state's Republican seats in Congress.