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The fifth and final season of the acclaimed HBO drama The Wire has its season premiere Jan. 6. Fresh Air's TV critic has a preview.

The U.S. unemployment rate rises to 6 percent in November, startling many economists. Some analysts say the development is evidence the economy has slowed since the summer. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

A powerful storm dumps snow, sleet and freezing rain on the Middle Atlantic states and the Northeast. An estimated 1.6 million people are left without power. North Carolina is especially hard-hit. Scott Jagow of member station WFAE reports.

Friday's Labor Department report on unemployment says more than 100,000 jobs were cut in December, an unexpectedly high number. But the overall unemployment rate holds at 6 percent. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

They are the creators of the original TV reality show An American Family. The 1973 PBS series followed the Loud Family. The new film Lance Loud! A Death In An American Family premieres on PBS January 6, 2003 at 9 p.m.

The Labor Department reported grim economic news on Friday. Employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January — the most since 1974. Cost-cutting employers are in no mood to hire. The unemployment rates stands at 7.6 percent.

On this day of "zero tolerance" for FGM, how is the world doing in its campaign to halt the practice?

The first monthly enhanced child tax credit payment has landed, but some families are now opting out. Here's how to decide whether it makes sense for you.

Many things Trump did seemed like a death knell — mocking a disabled reporter, disparaging a Gold Star family, bragging about his manhood and groping women, on tape. None of it mattered.

(These are unofficial results from the Secretary of State offices in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon)FEDERAL POSITIONS OF NOTE (as of 11/6/14…