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U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Stiff competition for workers is pushing up wages, which has inflation watchdogs concerned.

The sports world was busy this weekend with an NBA playoff game, the French Open and international soccer matches. NPR's Tom Goldman recaps the biggest moments.

U.S. employers added 916,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate dropped to 6%. President Biden welcomed the Labor Department's strong report, but cautioned the pandemic recession is not over yet.

U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May as the labor market stays hot. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.

Hurricane Ian is forecast to make landfall along the southwest Florida Coast on Wednesday as a major hurricane and then track toward Northeast Florida.

Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand protection before an expected winter wave.

"The flooding has been catastrophic," the police department on Pawleys Island, S.C., said around midday. As the storm arrived, the state was under 85 weather alerts.

In the Michigan GOP primary for governor, five candidates were disqualified for allegedly collecting fraudulent signatures. Another was arrested on Jan 6. charges. Now, the race is all about abortion.

In a city known for its pistachio baklava, a pastry heavyweight turned his family's restaurant into a charity kitchen and shelter after the catastrophic Feb. 6 earthquake.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, says it will restore former President Donald Trump's accounts following a two-year suspension imposed after the Jan. 6 insurrection.