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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.
Oregon boy uncovers something prehistoric while exploring his grandma's backyard
Nine-year-old Jeremiah Longbrake was playing near a stream when he picked up what he thought was a dirty plastic container. It turns out it was mammoth's tooth.
Texas mall shooting revives talk of what attracts a person of color to extremism
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Daniel Martinez HoSang, a professor at Yale University, about what attracts people of color to far-right violent movements rife with bigotry.
Morning news brief
The pandemic border policy known as Title 42 has ended. Turkey's president faces stiff opposition heading into Sunday's election. Just how much learning did students miss during the pandemic?
Title 42 ended. How is the Department of Homeland Security handling the situation?
NPR's A Martinez talks about the end of Title 42 with Blas Nuñez-Neto, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security.
Voters in Thailand, led by young people, are expected to demand change
by Michael Sullivan
A progressive political party popular with young people is challenging the status quo in Thailand, where voters will go to the polls on Sunday after nine years of military-backed rule.
Ukraine's long-awaited spring counteroffensive against Russia is on hold
Ukrainian's president says more weapons are needed before a spring counteroffensive begins. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired U.S Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges about if a delay hurts Ukraine's effort.
Who owns a piece of land is not a simple answer when it comes to adverse possession
by Keith Romer
A neighborly squabble over a goat pen illustrates how the legal doctrine of adverse possession operates in the United States.
How much learning did students miss during the pandemic? Researchers have an answer
New research paints the clearest picture yet of just how much learning students missed during the pandemic, and what it may take to help children in the hardest hit districts to make up ground.
Medicaid's pandemic-related protections are ending and that's creating problems
by Farah Yousry
Pandemic-related protections are ending for people on Medicaid, and they'll need to do a lot more paperwork to stay covered. Black churches in Indianapolis are trying to protect the most vulnerable.