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U.S. unexpectedly adds 130,000 jobs in January after a weak 2025 - 2026-02-11T08:57:32-05:00
U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% from 4.4% in December. Annual revisions show that job growth last year was far weaker than initially reported.

Greetings from Mexico City's iconic boulevard, where a dog on a bike steals the show - 2026-02-11T08:39:58-05:00
Every week, more than 100,000 people ride bikes, skates and rollerblades past some of the best-known parts of Mexico's capital. And sometimes their dogs join them too.

Person detained in Nancy Guthrie case is released. And, Bondi testifies before House - 2026-02-11T06:38:15-05:00
Police have released a person taken in for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. And, AG Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

Shootings at school and home in British Columbia, Canada, leave 10 dead - 2026-02-11T05:45:20-05:00
A shooting at a school in British Columbia left seven people dead, while two more were found dead at a nearby home, authorities said. A woman who police believe to be the shooter also was killed.

Trump's EPA plans to end a key climate pollution regulation - 2026-02-11T05:31:00-05:00
The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports - 2026-02-11T05:00:00-05:00
Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.

Pam Bondi to face questions from House lawmakers about her DOJ leadership - 2026-02-11T05:00:00-05:00
The attorney general's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee comes one year into her tenure, a period marked by a striking departure from traditions and norms at the Justice Department.

The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here's what that means - 2026-02-11T05:00:00-05:00
The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.

Ukrainian sled racer says he will wear helmet honoring slain soldiers despite Olympic ban - 2026-02-11T04:47:27-05:00
Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton sled racer, says he will wear a helmet showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed defending his country against Russia's full-scale invasion. International Olympic Committee officials say the move would violate rules designed to keep politics out of the Olympics.

Father of US-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law - 2026-02-11T04:23:55-05:00
The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder's financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security law.