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U.S. employers added fewer jobs in the 12 months ending in March than had been reported, according to a preliminary count by the Labor Department. The revised figures suggest employers added 2.1 million jobs during the year, not 2.9 million in the original count.

U.S. added fewer jobs in the past year than initially reported

A preliminary report from the Labor Department shows U.S. employers added 818,000 fewer jobs in the year ending in March than initially reported. The news comes during an election season in which the economy is a key issue.

The Valley of the Gods, a part of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

Biden's National Monument expansion applauded by allies, but big obstacles loom

President Biden dramatically expanded two national monuments in California. But there are growing concerns that federal land managers are struggling to manage existing monuments designated since 2016.

The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S.

Federal spending is turbocharging a scramble to build more EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. and make them more efficient and eco-friendly too.

AirPods are displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters on Sept. 9 in Cupertino, Calif.

FDA approves some Apple AirPods to be used as hearing aids

An upcoming Apple software update will allow some AirPods to double as over-the-counter hearing aids. Only 1 in 6 American adults with hearing loss wears hearing aids.

Extreme rain is becoming an increasing danger as the climate gets hotter, even from storms that aren't hurricanes.

Hurricanes are dangerous far from the coast. Communities are struggling to prepare

Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening hundreds of miles away.

Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department for weeks about the case.

Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department about the case, which accuses Donald Trump of leading a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

A graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Debby as it crosses Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Debby is upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it nears the Florida coast

Florida could see six to 12 inches of rain, with isolated amounts as high as 18 inches, and coastal areas in Georgia and South Carolina could be hit even harder.

The U.S. government's "Solar for All" program is giving $7 billion dollars for solar programs for low-income homes.

Why the U.S. government is spending $7 billion on solar for low-income homes

Solar energy can reduce climate pollution and electric bills. The U.S. government will soon start giving out $7 billion in grants for solar programs for low-income homes.

Co-founders and CEOs of The Fearless Fund, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons, speak to journalists outside federal court in Miami in January. A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended the venture capital firm's grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is the discriminatory.

Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules

The ruling against the Fearless Fund is another victory for conservative groups waging legal battles against corporate diversity programs,

'I Don’t Want to Die.' He needed mental health care. He found a ghost network

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would give him access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.

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