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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.
The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation
The House Jan. 6 panel will take up criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump. The referrals will be voted on Monday in what's likely to be the group's last public meeting.
Singing with James Brown was a great opportunity but the traveling takes a toll
by Eleanor Vassili
In this week's StoryCorps, two women — Sandra Bears and Martha Harvin — talk about their careers in music — which included singing with James Brown.
China navigates a COVID surge after shifting away from draconian restrictions
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Bill Bishop, author of the Sinocism newsletter, which analyzes current affairs in China, about what's at stake as COVID cases ramp up ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Iran doubles down on a tactic to crush unrest: death sentences and executions
Concern about Iran's crackdown on antigovernment protesters increases with reports of more people being sentenced to death and some executions taking place.
If you speed, you may get a ticket. How about a warning and an onion instead?
Col. Lou Caputo of Florida's Monroe County Sheriff's office has been handing them out for 20 years. Dressed as the Grinch, he reminds drivers that school zones still apply during the holidays.
In Japan, longtime restrictions are lifted to allow a major defense buildup
The policy change is widely seen as a major step toward rearming Japan more than seven decades after its demilitarization after World War II.
When Frontier Airlines canceled a flight, 13 strangers took to the road
When the flight from Orlando, Fla., to Knoxville, Tenn., was canceled, a group of passengers chipped in $60 each to rent a van and drove all night to Knoxville. A Tik Tok video went viral.
Twitter owner Elon Musk suspends the accounts of several high-profile journalists
Press freedom advocates are criticizing Elon Musk after he suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists who cover him, and his chaotic leadership of the social media site.
Has AI reached the point where a software program can do better work than you?
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Ethan Mollick of the University of Pennsylvania about an artificial intelligence program that uses AI to compose college essays, news stories, poems and even sitcoms.
Morning news brief
Twitter suspends journalists who shared information about Elon Musk's jet. Tunisians go to the polls Saturday for parliamentary elections. To try to stop protests, Iran sentences more people to death.