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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.
President Nayib Bukele Promises To Transform El Salvador
by Maria Martin
El Salvador's new president ran his campaign largely on social media and his first actions as president have been made through tweets. His supporters love it. His detractors describe it as autocratic.
Trump Chooses To Hit Iran Economically Rather Than Militarily
NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Adam Smith, a former senior advisor to the director of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, about U.S. actions against Iran.
After Outcry, Migrant Children Moved From Squalid Texas Border Facility
by John Burnett
Hundreds of children — detained in a remote Border Patrol station in southwest Texas without adequate food, water and sanitation — have been moved after news of the conditions became public.
Mississippi Officials Commemorate 'Pascagoula Abduction'
Calvin Parker and Charles Hickson were fishing in 1973 when, they said, a UFO picked them up, examined them and let them go. There were skeptics. But now they're being honored with a plaque.
Trump Directs Alex Azar To Help Make Health Care Costs More Transparent
NPR's Noel King talks to Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar about President Trump's executive order issued Monday on health care pricing and transparency.
First Living Veteran Of Iraq War To Receive Medal Of Honor
by David Welna
Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia will be award the Medal of Honor Tuesday at the White House. He turned 29 years old the day his heroic act initially earned him a Silver Star in 2004
2 Dive-Bombing Seagulls Terrorize British Couple
Roy and Brenda Pickard were holed up inside their home after two seagulls built a nest on their roof. Officials warn others to bird proof their homes.
Chronicling The LGBT Rights Movement Since The Stonewall Riots
Fifty years ago, a police raid on a New York City gay bar spiraled into two nights of violence. It's considered a galvanizing moment for the American LGBT rights movement.
Joe Biden Enters Democratic Debates With Decades Of Experience
by Scott Detrow
Joe Biden is the only Democratic presidential candidate with a record of national debate experience — stretching more than 30 years — back to 1987, when he first ran for president.
World Cup: U.S. Beats Spain 2-1 To Face France In Quarterfinals
by Eleanor Beardsley
The U.S. women's soccer team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup after a thrilling game against Spain. The U.S. on Friday will play France, which is hosting the tournament.
William McRaven's Memior: 'Sea Stories: My Life In Special Operations'
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to retired Admiral William McRaven, who may be best known as the Navy SEAL commander who oversaw the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, about his new memoir.
Oklahoma Judge OKs $85 Million Settlement With Teva Pharmaceuticals
by Brian Mann
Feuding state parties have reached a compromise over how to spend the $85 million the state won in a settlement with a pharmaceutical company which was being sued over its role in the opioid crisis.