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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.
Morning news brief
Despite indictment, ex-President Trump spent the weekend campaigning. Ukraine's counteroffensive has begun. Scotland's ex-first minister is arrested in a probe of Scottish National Party's finances.
Ukraine's long-awaited military offensive against Russia has begun
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has finally broken the silence and announced a long-awaited military offensive against Russia is underway.
Japan announces plan to address a national crisis: its low birthrate
by Anthony Kuhn
Japan's government has a new plan to halt the country's plunging birthrate. But many Japanese are skeptical, as the government has tried and failed to fix the problem for some three decades.
For the first time, 2 non-binary actors were nominated for Tonys. They both won
The Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night. The ceremony almost didn't take place because of the Hollywood writers' strike, but the WGA allowed the awards to go on, televised and unscripted.
A review of Amaarae's second album: 'Fountain Baby'
by Tarisai Ngangura
American-Ghanian singer Amaarae just released a new album called Fountain Baby. The album sound is influenced by multiple genres.
Bedbugs are found in hotels but the vast majority of them are in apartments
Some travelers take precautions to avoid bed bugs, but hotel-goers aren't the most at risk.
How do voters feel about the 37 federal charges filed against Donald Trump?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how Trump voters view the former president's legal defense. He was indicted last week in the classified documents case.
How cities around the world deal with toxic air quality
The air quality is plummeting in many parts of North America as the Canadian wildfires continue to burn. We find out how other cities around the world deal with the challenge of living with toxic air.
A woman remembers visiting her grandmother, a member of the Shoshone Nation in Utah
by Jo Corona
Growing up in the 1950s, Gwen Timbimboo Davis, a Native American, spent most summers visiting the reservation where her grandmother lived. She talks to her daughter about her memories.