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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.
Final votes are being counted in Turkey's closely watched presidential election
It looks like Turkey's presidential election is heading for a runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Norfolk Southern continues to clean up from its February derailment in Ohio
by Reid Frazier
Norfolk Southern Railway has removed a small mountain of soil laced with toxins since the February train derailment in East Palestine. What happens to the waste that hazmat teams collect?
Morning news brief
Votes are being counted in Turkey's presidential election. U.N. marks 75th anniversary of Palestinian displacement. North Carolina governor vetoes a 12-week abortion ban, setting up an override fight.
Liam and Olivia were the most popular baby names in 2022
In second place on the Social Security Administration's list: Noah and Emma. Oliver and Charlotte take third place.
Beefy snapping turtle affectionately named Chonkosaurus becomes a celebrity
Video captured the turtle relaxing in the Chicago River, and it was suggested she might want to lose some weight. A wildlife biologist says the turtle looks big because it's probably loaded with eggs.
Voters in Thailand have spoken — they want change
by Michael Sullivan
Voters in Thailand overwhelmingly backed opposition parties promising to bring change — delivering a stunning rebuke to the military-backed government that has led them for nearly a decade.
'New York Times' publisher: journalism should be free of writers' personal beliefs
A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, has a new essay in The Columbia Journalism Review arguing that a journalist's views should not become part of the story. Others disagree.
Tight race in Turkey, where the man who's ruled for 2 decades wants to say in power
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Gönül Tol, founding director of the Middle East Institute's Turkey program, about the results of Sunday's presidential election in Turkey.
Thousands of unregistered weapons are being turned in during Serbia's gun amnesty
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Igor Božic, news director for TV N-1 in Belgrade, about Serbia's amnesty program to turn in unregistered guns following back-to-back mass shootings.
'New China Playbook' has a different view than many Western policymakers do on China
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Keyu Jin about her book: The New China Playbook. She teaches now at the London School of Economics.
NPR's new series is called Living Better: How Americans can take back their health
by Allison Aubrey
Americans rank poorly on many health outcomes compared to other countries. The new series Living Better explore ways to change that.