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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.
Israel, even with superior intelligence abilities, fails to anticipate Hamas attack
Michel Martin talks to Daniel Levy, head of the U.S. Middle East Project and onetime adviser in the government of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, about the fighting between Hamas and Israel.
Israel's military is trying to push back militants who attacked multiple towns
The Israeli military said Monday it was still battling Hamas militants in several locations inside Israel's borders — on the third day after the attack from Gaza by hundreds of Hamas fighters.
Israel responds to Hamas' weekend assault with airstrikes in Gaza
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israel's Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about Israel's response to the surprise incursion of Hamas over the weekend.
Nobel Prize in economics goes to Harvard economist Claudia Goldin
Harvard University's Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.
How were Hamas militants able to carry out an unprecedented attack against Israel?
Israeli intelligence has been tracking Hamas closely for years. Why was the group able to plan and carry out such widespread and deadly attacks?
A West African gray parrot is back with its owner after being stolen 3 years ago
In France, someone in Marseilles tried to sell the parrot, but the species is protected and the sale was blocked. The bird wouldn't stop squawking its name Jako, which helped police find the owner.
Crocs is selling cowboy boots for a limited time staring later this month
The footwear company, whose foam clogs became wildly popular again during the pandemic, is trying something new. It's releasing a Crocs-style cowboy boot --spurs and all!
Rescue workers hurry to reach hundreds of Afghans buried under quake debris
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 2,000 people in western Afghanistan.
Palestinians ask nations to press Israel to end reprisal attacks on civilians
NPR's Michel Martin talks with former Palestinian peace talks adviser Diana Buttu about the attacks on Israel by Hamas militants.
Guatemalans protest attempts to overturn the results of presidential election
by Eyder Peralta
For over a week now, thousands of people in Guatemala have been blockading roads and taking to the streets in protest at attempts to undermine the president-elect's transition to power.
There is mixed reaction in the region to the fighting in Israel and the Gaza Strip
Hamas leaders have called for nearby countries to join them in a war against Israel. The response has been mixed.
HBCUs have been underfunded by $12 billion, federal officials reveal
by Alexis Marshall
Federal officials have told 16 states that they've been underfunding their Historically Black Colleges and Universities by some $12 billion. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 16, 2023.)