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Recruiters looking to fill positions at O'Hare International Airport meet with candidates during a job fair at the Chicago airport on May 19. Hiring was expected to have picked up last month, providing a shot of relief to an economy in need of workers as businesses start to reopen again.

Hiring Picked Up Last Month, But The Economy Still Needs More Workers

U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs last month, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1% in April. Employers say they could use even more workers as demand surges and pandemic fears recede.

"How lucky am I to have found a kind of ground on which I felt so exposed and yet so comfortable?" Maria Sharapova wrote in an essay, published Wednesday, for <em>Vanity Fair</em> and <em>Vogue</em>.

Maria Sharapova Retires At 32: 'Tennis —I'm Saying Goodbye'

In an essay, Sharapova says she is stepping away from the sport she's been playing for 28 years. She's a five-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, who also served a 15-month ban for doping.

A man walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in front of a store in early December in Arlington, Va. U.S. employers added 379,000 jobs in February, as hiring picked up sharply from the previous month.

A Sign Of Hope After 'Winter Hibernation': Employers Add 379,000 Jobs

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.2% last month as the winter wave of coronavirus infections eased.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended TK approval of a gene therapy for muscular dystrophy developed by Sarepta Therapeutics.

FDA advisers narrowly back first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

A panel of experts voted 8-6 in favor of Food and Drug Administration approval of the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal genetic disease.

In the year since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, a crackdown by big tech platforms has sent the attack's organizers and far-right groups scrambling for new homes on the internet.

Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

Labor Department Reports U.S. Job Market Improvements In March

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.

How much do voters care about Donald Trump's legal troubles?

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with GOP strategist Rina Shah about whether a conviction would hurt former President Donald Trump's chances of being reelected?

Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Bernie Moreno wins Ohio's GOP Primary

The former car dealership owner beat out other primary challengers in a three-way race that tested former President Donald Trump's influence over Ohio GOP voters.

Omar Alshogre, a Syrian refugee who was tortured as a political prisoner in Syria, now lives in Sweden. He has framed photos of men who he says tortured him that he keeps upside down.

Mounting Syrian War Crime Cases Raise Hopes For Justice Against A Brutal Regime

An unprecedented legal battle against the regime is playing out in European courts, where large refugee communities and prosecutors can bring cases even for suspected crimes committed abroad.

A man walks near a damaged building after an earthquake struck near the Greek island of Kos early Friday.

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Greece And Turkey

The powerful quake left at least two people dead on the Greek resort island of Kos during peak tourist season.

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