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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.

Commentator Bill Langworthy helps to get his nephew, Thomas, into a highly competitive Manhattan pre-school.

NPR Music's pop critic, Ann Powers, says each of her favorite albums of 2014 gave her new tools to cope with and learn from the world around her, even as that world crashed in from outside.

NPR's A Martinez talks to chef Kristen Kish about her journey from competing to hosting the long running competition. The new season begins Wednesday on Bravo.

On Friday night, the 11-seed Wolfpack took down the No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles — marking the first time that N.C. State has advanced to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight since 1986.

For the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, top military leaders will publicly testify in front of lawmakers.

Michael Moore's documentary about President Bush's war on terror -- Fahrenheit 9/11 -- has won the Palme d'Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The politically charged film explores the links between the Bush family and Saudi Arabia. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan.

Wongel Estifanos was visiting Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during Labor Day weekend while vacationing with her family, officials say.

Also: Another Colorado deputy is killed on duty; President Trump will create a national vetting center to screen visitors to the U.S.; and hundreds of vehicle crashes in the Midwest leave 11 dead.

Also: A swift, deadly California wildfire gobbles up thousands of acres; Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) speaks today as a new accusation surfaces; and former presidential candidate John Anderson dies.