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Hiring accelerated in the U.S. in March, adding 303,000 jobs, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%, staying under 4% for more than two full years. People walk past a Home Depot in San Rafael, Calif.

Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.

Christmas week's shows at SWFL theaters include options for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Two theaters have shows on Christmas Eve and two others welcome audiences on Christmas Day among the 11 shows onstage at SWFL theaters Christmas week.

The former revolutionary stronghold of China's Mao Zedong has become a tourist spot exalting the communist cause. This "Red Army" is actually a team of top Chinese salespeople from Amway, the U.S.-based direct sales company. They have earned a three-day trip to Yan'an, the "Revolutionary Holy Land," as a reward for hitting sales targets.

China's New Leaders Inherit Country At A Crossroads

As China approaches a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, fissures in the country's political system are deepening. A scandal involving a top official has left the party reeling, and calls for reforms are mounting steadily. Critics say the communists of today have become what they once opposed.

Chef Massimo Bottura creates a meal from Thanksgiving leftovers in NPR's kitchen. "The leftover is a big problem if you don't have a vision, if you don't have the knowledge of what you can do," he says. Above, he checks the breadcrumbs to make sure they're dry and fine enough to turn into a pasta called passatelli.

Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers

Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.

Kai Humphrey, 9, has spent the past year learning remotely. His mom, Rashida Humphrey-Wall, says it's been hard on him. "Stuff just keeps getting taken, and he just didn't understand like, 'When am I gonna see my friends again?' "

How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

Hoods to Woods co-founder Brian Paupaw spends his weekends shuttling kids from Brooklyn, N.Y., to upstate New York and northwest New Jersey for a day in the mountains.

Snowboarding was his passion. Making the sport more inclusive became his mission

For nearly all its history, snowboarding has been a sport that is disproportionately white. Through his Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Paupaw is trying to change that.

PHOTOS: Inside A North Korea That Is Changing — But At Its Own Pace

On a recent visit, NPR journalists witnessed a country in transformation that was at turns impressive, surreal, beautiful, melancholy and human. Still, its leaders retain tight control over society.

News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, Opioid Crisis, Amazon Workers

More transcripts are released in the House impeachment inquiry. Federal prosecutors begin a probe of some pharmaceutical companies. A report finds high injury rates among Amazon warehouse employees.

A fireball and smoke erupt from a building following an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on May 28, 2026.

Israel, Lebanon officials to meet. And, judge won't block Trump's mail-in voting order

Israel and Lebanon officials are set to meet today as U.S.-Iran peace talks continue. And, a federal judge declined to block Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting.

An image from Harrison Design, the studio involved in the 250-foot-tall arch project, shows what the arch could look like at night, framing Robert E. Lee's house behind it.

A few people have played a big role in 'jamming through' Trump's arch, critics say

The design process for new memorials shouldn't be fast-tracked or dictated by a select few, experts say. But a small group of people close to President Trump played an outsized role in the arch's quick approvals.

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