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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.
Supporters Urge Obama To Take Executive Action To Close Guantanamo
by David Welna
President Obama is expected to send Congress a plan soon for how to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While Congress is expected to oppose him, advocates say that might not matter.
GOP Spin Room Finds Less To Criticize In Latest Presidential Debate
by Don Gonyea
Republicans have been deliberating the format and tone of the presidential debates as much as the issues. After Tuesday's showdown in Wisconsin, campaigns offered reactions to how the debate went.
White House To Appeal Immigration Ruling To Supreme Court
by Richard Gonzales
The GOP-controlled Congress says it will not take up immigration overhaul until after next year's election. What's next for the nearly 4 million immigrants who would be covered by the Obama actions?
Picture Book Sheds Light On India's Diwali Holiday
Wednesday is Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. It marks the beginning of a new year. We hear from the authors behind The Diwali Gift, a picture book that celebrates the holiday.
Intelligence Community Rethinks Strategy After Russian Military Moves
by Jackie Northam
NATO's supreme commander says the quality of western intelligence about Russia has declined since the Cold War's end, and that the West was caught off guard by Russia's actions in Ukraine and Syria.
Adviser Armstrong Williams Sheds Light On Carson's Campaign
Ahead of Tuesday's GOP presidential debate, Renee Montagne talks to Armstrong Williams, an adviser to Ben Carson. With Carson's rapid rise in the polls, his back story has come under intense scrutiny.
Missouri Football Team's Threat Leads 2 School Officials To Resign
Linda Wertheimer talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about how the University of Missouri's football team helped to get the school's chancellor and the president of the university system to step down.
Normally Peaceful Jordan Shaken After Police Officer Kills 5 People
by Alice Fordham
At least five people, including two Americans, were killed when a Jordanian police officer opened fire at a training center near the capital city of Amman. Jordan is an ally in the fight against ISIS.
World Anti-Doping Agency Wants Russia Suspended From Athletics Competitions
by Corey Flintoff
Russia responded angrily to the report which said there is alleged widespread drug use by the country's track and field athletes, and corruption in Russia's main sample testing laboratory.