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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.
Rural states likely to benefit the most from funds to improve broadband access
by Aaron Bolton
The White House this week unveiled $42 billion in broadband internet funding from the infrastructure act. It's a rare example of mostly conservative rural leaders embracing big government spending.
Watchdog: Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent
by Martin Kaste
At least $200 billion in aid for small businesses may have gone to frauders, according to a new inspector general report. The Small Business Administration questions those numbers.
Anxiety grows across South Korea, as Japan prepares to release Fukushima wastewater
by Anthony Kuhn
Japan's expected release of radioactive water from a damaged nuclear plant has alarmed South Korea, possibly jeopardizing a fragile rapprochement between the two neighbors and U.S. allies.
Extreme heat continues to grip much of the Southern U.S.
by Mose Buchele
Millions of people are under heat advisories. Texas is experiencing some of the worst heat where high temperature records continue to be broken.
Biden makes a case for his economic leadership: low unemployment, growing economy
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Jared Bernstein, recently confirmed chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about President Biden's "Bidenomics" pitch for the economy.
Phil Stringer's travel disaster turned into something special
After a delay of almost 18 hours, he was the only passenger on his American Airlines flight from Oklahoma to North Carolina. Everybody else had given up. He says he bonded with the crew.
Discovered wall painting in the ruins of Pompeii appears to depict pizza
It looked like the 2,000-year-old fresco had a pie painted in the middle of the plate. Archeologists, however, say it probably wasn't pizza, considering tomatoes and mozzarella weren't available yet.
Morning news brief
Record-breaking heat hits Texas. Five non-travel related cases of malaria have been reported in Texas and Florida. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, watchdog says.
5 non-travel related cases of malaria have been reported in the U.S.
by Pien Huang
Several people in the U.S. have come down with malaria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was the first time in 20 years that malaria has been locally transmitted in the U.S.
Protests against LGBTQ inclusivity in schools have turned violent in LA County
by Sergio Olmos
In Los Angeles County, three protests against LGBTQ inclusivity devolved into physical fights. The violence has parents and extremism experts concerned. (Story aired on ATC on June 27, 2023.)
Honduras cracks down on gangs after the country was engulfed in violence
The government of Honduras has vowed to crush gang and prison violence — borrowing a page out of neighboring El Salvador's anti-gang crackdown playbook.