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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.
Is Trump's Message To Suburban Female Voters Working?
by Danielle Kurtzleben
President Trump is trying to win over suburban women — or, as he likes to put it, "suburban housewives." Is his message shoring up their support? What women are saying in the suburbs of Milwaukee.
Illinois Teenager Arrested After Fatal Shooting Of 2 Protesters In Kenosha, Wis.
The arrest of the 17-year-old comes as new details become available in the probe of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. There are multiple investigations into the wounding of the Black man.
GOP Rising Star Kristi Noem Addresses Republican Convention
Night three of the Republican National Convention again focused on law and order. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who was one of the speakers.
Massachusetts Couple Pick A Remarkable Year To Get Married
They had to delay their wedding multiple times because of the pandemic. When they finally got to say their vows during an outdoor wedding, this happened: a thunderbolt and a clap of lightening.
GOP Strategists Stewart, Jennings Weigh In On Republican Convention
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP strategists Alice Stewart and Scott Jennings about their takeaways from this year's Republican National Convention.
Voters Monitoring The GOP Convention React To The 3rd Night's Action
Speeches at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night included the keynote address from Vice President Pence. What issues are driving voters to the polls, and is the convention swaying them?
'Planet Money': What Will It Take To Speed Up The Vaccine Process?
It seems everyone wants to develop a coronavirus vaccine. But vaccine development usually takes years. The White House is betting money can speed things up.
Family Members Reflect On Father-And-Son Doctors Who Died Of COVID-19
A father and son, both doctors were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms and died within weeks of one another. The family's third generation, two young men in medical school, talked to Morning Edition.
Sports World Takes A Stand Against Wisconsin Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's The Undefeated about NBA players refusing to play in playoff games as a protest to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha.
11-Year-Old Girl Breaks Rubik's Cube Guinness World Record
Sankavi Rathan of Canada solved 30 Rubik's cubes — one handed while also hula hooping. The previous record was 25 cubes. She finished all 30 in about an hour.
News Brief: Laura Roars Ashore, Kenosha Protests, Republican Convention
Hurricane Laura has made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake continued for a 4th night in Wisconsin. And, highlights of the third night of the GOP convention.
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns After Just Months On The Job
by Bobby Allyn
Kevin Mayor, new CEO of the Chinese app TikTok, is leaving saying the "political environment has sharply changed." TikTok is under pressure from the Trump administration over its ties to China.