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- Lydia DePillis
U.S. Employers Added 175,000 Jobs in April

A less torrid expansion in the job market isn’t necessarily bad news, given that layoffs have remained low and most sectors appear stable. [...]

- Jeanna Smialek

Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, evidence of the job market slowdown that Federal Reserve officials have been waiting on. [...]

- Jeff Sommer
The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings

The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says. [...]

- Maggie Haberman and Matthew Haag
Who is Hope Hicks, Once One of Trump’s Most Trusted Advisers?

Ms. Hicks, testifying in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, is expected to be asked about the hush money payment at the center of the case against him. [...]

- Lisa Lerer
Campus Protests Over Gaza Open a New Line of Attack for GOP in 2024 Election

With tensions escalating and Republicans pouncing, President Biden finally weighed in and sought to increase the distance between himself and some of the more radical activism on colleges. [...]

Labour hails big wins in England as Sunak holds on to Tees Valley victory

Victory in Tees Valley marked a bright spot in a grim night for the Tories, with Labour picking up councils and mayors. [...]

Local election results in maps and charts

Analysis of the first wave of results in the local elections 2024. [...]

Sunak says results 'disappointing' but voters will 'stick with us' at general election

Labour wins by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty. [...]

When is the next general election?

The next UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier. [...]

Curtice: Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble

Labour would have won 34% and Tories 25% if local results were replicated across the country, says Sir John. [...]

The US and EU responded to recent Iranian drone attacks on Israel by increasing sanctions. US President Joe Biden has been accused of laxity in their application. Is there any [...]

With dwindling interest among young people and a growing movement for animal rights, bullfighting, once thought of as an enduring part of Spanish culture, has become a hot-button topic in [...]

The UN has said the destruction of housing in Gaza has not been seen on this scale since World War II. Meanwhile, Israel has confirmed the death of a man [...]

Berlin has summoned a top Russian envoy after accusing Russian hackers of targeting the governing coalition's SPD as well as some companies. The Czech Republic also said its institutions were [...]

More than 200 people have died in Kenya and thousands have been displaced due to heavy rains since March. With powerful Cyclone Hidaya expected to make landfall this weekend, more [...]

- Juana Summers
Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get [...]

- Willem Marx
Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement. [...]

- Rachel Treisman
Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia

Wally has many fans in Pennsylvania and across social media. His owner is enlisting their help, saying Wally was kidnapped, located by a trapper and released into a swamp while [...]

- Ari Daniel
Siblings can share the darndest quirks — like picking up coins & keys with their toes

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know [...]

- Leslie Walker
How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the [...]

- Juan A. Lozano and Lekan Oyekanmi | AP

Torrential rain is inundating southeastern Texas, forcing schools to cancel classes and closing numerous highways around Houston [...]

- Tara Copp | AP

An experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by artificial intelligence and not a human pilot [...]

- Michael O'Sullivan

‘The Old Oak,’ said to be the 87-year-old social realist’s final film, is a fittingly plainspoken yet poignant last act. [...]

- Frances Vinall, Victoria Bisset, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

New York police began clearing encampments at New York University and the New School on Friday morning and took more than 50 demonstrators into custody. [...]

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