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The Labor Department's monthly jobs report wasn't as bad as expected. Employers cut a net 36,000 jobs from payrolls. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 9.7 percent. Long-term unemployment is still a problem, and many who lose their jobs don't even qualify for any unemployment benefits.

Even though South Korean scientists apparently failed to make human embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryos, several teams around the world are still planning to achieve that goal. To do that, they will need a source of human eggs. But those eggs may be hard to come by.

New York Times congressional correspondent Annie Karni says if Republicans choose to retaliate, and not pass spending bills, it could cause a government shutdown this fall.

The calendar has turned to December, and jingle bells have arrived at the top of the charts, led, as usual, by Mariah, Wham and Brenda Lee.

Environmental advocates celebrated the creation of a chief resilience officer. Now they have doubts.

A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.

The annual back-to-school sales tax holiday starts Monday and lasts two weeks. National chains like Kohl’s and Target have already announced sales.

NPR's Joe Palca will be at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to monitor the Mars mission landing Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. PDT. Palca talks with guest host Linda Wertheimer about the Mars landing and purpose of the mission.

Sixteen states and American Samoa hold primary elections. Supreme Court restores Donald Trump to Colorado's primary ballot. U.N. report finds grounds to believe Hamas attacks in Israel included rapes.

The Kremlin will be able to talk to major players like India and China about expanding trade and bypassing Western sanctions.

Protesters have gathered at the Supreme Court to oppose and cheer the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned after a draft opinion that would do so was leaked Monday night.

One year to the day after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country is transformed. What's ahead as the war enters its second year and how are Ukrainians thinking about the future?

Police officers discovered seven people shot during a 21st birthday party in Florence, Ky., shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday. The suspected shooter later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Some Californians are choosing plans that don't comply with the Affordable Care Act to save money. They have only a few weeks left to pick coverage that will last a year. It will eventually be replaced by health insurance that includes a full range of essential benefits, but at a higher cost.

Feeling unworthy? Channel a powerful TV character to gain your confidence. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jazmine Hughes, of the New York Times Magazine about dressing as Cookie from TV's Empire.

Swatting involves a false 911 call that leads to an armed police response.

We kind of owe recycling to the Mafia and a 1987 garbage barge that couldn't dock anywhere. That's when cities started sending trucks to everyone's homes to pick up glass bottles and cardboard boxes.

A new season Ari Shapiro's musical chain of gratitude, Play It Forward, begins with Indigo Girls' Amy Ray and Emily Saliers talking about their lifelong bond and the poetic flair of Kae Tempest.

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

Growing up in Baltimore, the writer faced threats from both the streets and the police. His book, Between the World and Me, is an open letter to his teenage son.

Fossils are a humble, hidden constant in the city's bustling ecosystem. And in my overstimulated life, seeking out a few constants in the world sounded pretty good.

Cash's latest album, She Remembers Everything, cuts a path through gun violence, sexism and the relentless march of time. "There's no point in hedging my bets about what I write about anymore."

The recent Spring Commencement Ceremonies at the University of South Florida were certainly big on numbers, according to this week's University Beat....

The recent Spring Commencement Ceremonies at the University of South Florida were certainly big on numbers, according to this week's University Beat.Over…

For the first time since the shooting, the wife of James T. Hodgkinson spoke to reporters on Thursday. Hodgkinson opened fire on members of Congress at baseball practice in suburban Washington, D.C.