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U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn't we be excited?

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin about the violent tornado that struck Missouri's capital late Wednesday night.

The Arkansas River is rising well above its previous record, and it's forecast to stay that way for days. That's putting pressure on old levees and making it hard for some residents to evacuate.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Abe Denmark, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, about the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets Tuesday in the "final phase" of the uprising. Venezuelan officials said they had quelled what they called a coup attempt.

The former prime minister of New Zealand and gender equality champion is at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver, where attendees treat her like a rock star.

Polls taken 18 months before an election are not predictive, but they have sent signals that proved helpful when heeded by presidents in the past.

The former Trump aide's appearance before the Judiciary Committee is the first time an official from the White House agreed to show up. But Democrats said she declined to answer many questions.

Google advertised its new job search tool for veterans during the Super Bowl. The goal is to help vets get hired. But how many veterans work at Google?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Newsy reporter Mark Greenblatt about a joint investigation on how police departments clear rape cases without making an arrest using an "exceptionally cleared" classification.