While job growth has slowed, the labor market remains an economic bright spot Transcript A Labor Department report is expected to show U.S. employers added more than 200,000 jobs in June a modest slowdown from May. The job market has proven resilient...
Behind the scenes: How the monthly jobs report is put together Transcript The Labor Department releases the monthly jobs on Friday. To help put this critical economic indicator together, hundreds of people work the phones for the Bureau of Labor Stat...
'Yackety Sax' becomes the soundtrack to Boris Johnson's resignation Transcript The song is best known as the theme for The Benny Hill Show. After a tweet from actor Hugh Grant, a protester played Yakety Sax on a portable speaker while members of Parl...
He hesitated at first, but 'Black Bird' is Dennis Lehane's latest TV series Transcript Longtime crime writer Dennis Lehane's gradual transition to TV producing has culminated in Black Bird, which starts Friday on Apple TV+. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Writer...
Safia Elhillo takes a leap in new poems, writes about shame and the body Transcript Poet Safia Elhillo never used to write about her body. She felt safer writing poems that pointed the reader's gaze away from herself. Up until this point, I only knew...
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed Transcript Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, which is one of the world's safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control la...
Illinois' gun laws failed to stop the Highland Park shooter from getting weapons Transcript The 21-year-old charged with killing seven people at a July 4th parade outside Chicago was able to buy guns even though he had been flagged by police, raising...
Critical Trump-era figure to appear before the House Jan. 6 panel Transcript Behind closed doors, former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is expected to talk to the House Jan. 6 panel on Friday. He's considered a key witness to attempts to overturn...
Examining the legal strategy of WNBA star Brittney Griner who's on trial in Russia Transcript Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty in the Russian court where she's on trial for drug possession. NPR's A Martinez talks with veteran defense lawyer Theodor...
A doctor's condolence letter was much more than a piece of paper Transcript Robert Carolla was 11 years old when his younger brother died of leukemia in 1953. Carolla, who later became a physician, remembers the letter a doctor wrote to his family wh...
Encore: Scientists look to people with Down syndrome to test Alzheimer's drugs Transcript People with Down syndrome are sought after for Alzheimer's research studies because many develop it in their 40s and 50s. Most will get it if they live long eno...
Officials scramble to hire for the 988 mental health crisis hotline Transcript Preparations to roll out the 988 mental health crisis hotline are in full swing but call centers are scrambling to hire enough people and some states may not be able to ha...
A California woman finds an Olympic gold medal inside a fast-food bag Transcript Maria Carillo told The Washington Post that inside the bag was a gold medal from the Tokyo Games which had been stolen from the starting setter of the U.S. women's volle...
After many years, New England cod seems to be rebounding from overfishing Transcript Atlantic cod, a fish that was foundational to New England's economy, is being caught at historically low levels. But a research scientist says cod is in the early st...
Shinzo Abe, an ex-Japanese Prime Minister, is fatally shot while making a speech Transcript Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a campaign appearance on behalf of his former party. A suspected gunman is in custody. LEILA...
