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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.
The House of Representatives has gone 2 weeks without a speaker
Members of the House are set to vote again Wednesday morning on the nomination of Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to be the next speaker.
Las Vegas leads New York in the WNBA playoffs as the teams prepare for Game 4
NPR's Michel Martin talks with 12-year-old sports journalist Pepper Persley about Wednesday night's Game 4 of the WNBA finals. Las Vegas leads the best-of-five series 2-1.
UAW membership is down and half of the members aren't in the auto business
by Andrea Hsu
The United Auto Workers union once had 1.5 million members. Today, the UAW is down to 380,000 members, and they are in a wide range of industries. More than a quarter work in higher education.
Members of the House will try again to elect a new speaker
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan to be speaker. Jordan is popular with the Republican base, and has Donald Trump's endorsement for the job.
Survivors of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be'eri describe the apocalyptic scene
by Leila Fadel
People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.
President Biden plans to visit Israel to show support for an ally against Hamas
The White House says he wants to show solidarity with Israel and emphasize the need to get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Israel cut off food, water and power to more than 2 million people.
In Joshua Tree, Calif., a house for sale looks like it belongs in 'The Flintstones'
For $1.8 million a modern Stone Age family can buy the compound that looks just like the town of Bedrock. It's made up of domes that have a clay-like appearance on the outside.
There's a new hottest pepper in the world and it's called Pepper X
It was grown by the maker of the former hottest pepper in the world. The Scoville Scale, which measures heat, indicates a regular jalapeno is usually up to 8,000. Pepper X is rated nearly 2.7 million.
India's supreme court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage.
India's top court declines to grant recognition to same-sex marriages. It's a blow to hopes of India's LGBTQ+ community.
Putin arrives in Beijing to celebrate 10th anniversary of infrastructure initiative
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. But there's a lot more going on behind the visit than just that.
'Roman Stories' is Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's latest collection
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to author Jhumpa Lahiri, who turns Rome into a central character in her new story collection.