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A women holds a sign saying "We Need Our Jobs" during a protest by workers in the cruise ship industry in Miami on Oct. 21, 2020. Employers added fewer jobs as pandemic cases start to surge again across the country.

Unemployment Drops To 6.9%, But Pandemic Surge Clouds Recovery

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9%. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.

A voter wears an "I Voted" badge after placing a ballot in a drop box in Los Angeles last week. Officials say members of the Republican Party have illegally placed unauthorized drop boxes in some locations.

California Officials Tell State GOP To Stop Distributing Ballot Drop Boxes

Unauthorized boxes — many marked "official" — have been discovered across California, including at state Republican party offices and churches.

Britney Spears at the Billboard Music Awards in 2016 in Las Vegas.

Britney Spears' conservatorship has finally ended

After 13 years living under a legal arrangement that controlled both her personal life and finances, the pop star was released from her conservatorship Friday.

Ernie, a Muppet from the popular children's series <em>Sesame Street</em>, appears with new character Ji-Young, the first Asian American Muppet, on the set of the long-running children's program in New York on Nov. 1.

This 'Sesame Street' kid is now the Muppeteer for its first Asian American character

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kathleen Kim, the puppeteer behind Ji-Young, the show's newest Muppet. Kim, born to Korean immigrants, says she grew up watching the show herself.

Voters fill in their ballots at a polling place in New York City on Tuesday.

New Yorkers vote against a potential expansion of ballot access for the state

New York voters soundly rejected constitutional amendments that would have allowed for same-day voter registration and universal absentee voting in future elections.

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Jan. 11.

North Korea is testing hypersonic weapons. Should the West be worried?

The tests of the fast and maneuverable class of weapons that purport to be able to evade missile defense systems, has garnered the attention of the White House, which responded with new sanctions.

Walmart has finally launched its answer to Amazon Prime with an annual membership service.

Walmart Takes On Amazon Prime: Membership Program Will Deliver From Stores

Walmart+ will cost $98 a year, offering free delivery of groceries and items from nearby stores, a discount on gasoline and mobile checkout.

A gray wolf in Oregon's northern Wallowa County in February 2017. Officials in Oregon are asking for help locating the person or persons responsible for poisoning an entire wolf pack in the eastern part of the state earlier this year.

8 wolves were poisoned in Oregon. Police are asking for help finding who killed them

The animals, including an entire wolf pack, were found poisoned earlier this year. "All investigative leads have been exhausted," says Oregon State Police Capt. Stephanie Bigman.

Desmond Tutu, an icon who helped end apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90

The Nobel Peace laureate and archbishop emeritus campaigned against a system he called evil and, after apartheid, helped the nation heal as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Mourners remember 'pastor's pastor' and WWII veteran Matthew Southall Brown Sr.

The decorated war veteran and retired pastor was among the first African Americans to desegregate the military and fight during World War II.

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