Hiring jumps in May but so does unemployment
U.S. employers added 272,000 jobs in May -- more than forecasters had expected. The unemployment rate inched up to 4% from 3.9% in April.
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A training program promised jobs working on EV chargers. The market hasn’t lived up
A training program out of Georgia was meant to move people from low-wage positions to green jobs of the future. It focused on Electric Vehicle charging and was met with enthusiasm.
Nevada could decide the presidential election. Trump hopes to woo its divided voters
Voters in Nevada are deeply divided and unhappy with their choices in the upcoming presidential election.
How Modi will lead with a coalition government, and what voters want
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Pratap Bhanu Mehta, a political analyst in Kolkata, about what India's latest election means for Prime Minister Modi and the country's democracy.
Gaza baker flees Rafah with nearly 1 million other Palestinians
A professional baker in Gaza has been making cakes to celebrate life amid war. He fled an Israeli offensive in Rafah, along with nearly 1 million other Palestinians, and set up a makeshift bakery near a displaced persons camp.
How AI tools are being used in classrooms
When Chat GPT came out a year and a half ago, school districts rushed to block the tool amid fears students would use it to cheat. Now, many districts are embracing AI more broadly.
Several major elections in the Americas could impact the flow of migrants to the U.S.
From Mexico to Panama and El Salvador, several recent elections in Latin America could mean a shift in migration policy and collaboration with the United States.
The stakes for the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals
The NBA Finals are underway between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. For long-suffering Boston fans, it's not been since 2008 that they last won a title. They feel like now is their time.
NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who took famous photo of Earth during Apollo, dies at 90
Awestruck, Anders snapped the timeless shot of the glorious blue and white planet rising over the horizon of the gray and lifeless moon, and "how tiny and fragile and precious and finite it is."
Commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes borrow an idea to help revive their industry
Commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes hope to follow an example set in Iceland, by using nearly 100 percent of a fish in order to increase the value of each one landed while also decreasing waste.