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The U.S. Labor Department said Friday that employers added 162,000 positions last month, but the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent for a third straight month. The numbers show the fastest rate of growth in three years.

The people in charge of the Oscars have announced reforms to increase diversity in their organization and in the awards. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Neda Ulaby.

The telescope will measure the speed and makeup of what lies between galaxies, information to help study how celestial objects were formed.

Hurricane Hilary will make landfall in Baja California this weekend before weakening to a tropical storm. But torrential rain could cause dangerous flooding in Southern California and inland.

Interns in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office doggedly tracked down all 100 senators, and took a selfie with them. Here's how they described some of those encounters.

Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed and some overturned, near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah, trapping many passengers, said a senior railway official.

Roxane Gay on the delicious pile of glitter that is 2013's Crazy Rich Asians.

The Colorado Republican said she was guilty of laughing and singing too loud. A report from the theater, citing four complaints from the audience, said she was also vaping and recording video.

The White House releases a new national security strategy document. It affirms President Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive war. And it singles out Iran as the country that poses the greatest challenge to the United States.

President-elect Obama got down to business in Chicago this week. He chose Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff, got his first classified intelligence briefings and faced reporters for the first time since the election.

More bad news for the economy this week: A new report showed more than a half-million American jobs lost in November alone — the most since 1974. Meanwhile, a report says 1 in 10 homeowners with mortages are a month behind in payments or already in foreclosure. And automakers are begging for financial help.

The former president foreshadowed some of the legal challenges he will mount against the unprecedented federal criminal case against him.

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

Surprise charges for things like paying rent online or removing trash can add up and make an apartment less affordable. Advocates warn they can also put renters at risk for debt or even eviction.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is getting criticism for holding up military appointments over the issue of abortion. Many constituents still support him. (First aired on ATC on July 18, 2023.)

Bronze plans provide the least generous coverage of the four tiers on insurance marketplaces, paying 60 percent of benefits, on average, compared with 70 percent for the more popular silver plans.

To avoid penalties, people who didn't have health insurance in 2016 or who got federal assistance to pay the premiums need to take a little extra care when completing their tax forms this year.

Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Gaza Tuesday — targeting the Islamic Jihad. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dov Lieber of The Wall Street Journal.

Mark Kurlansky's The Food of a Younger Land presents a marvelous history of America's gastronomical oddities and antiques; a remembrance of tastes and customs past. Maureen Corrigan has a review.

The Big Three automakers have presented their plans to Congress for how they will restructure themselves to make them worthy of a congressional bailout. Ford says it wants a $9 billion standby line of credit; GM has sought $12 billion. Chrysler is expected to ask for $7 billion.