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A "now hiring" sign is seen at the Toys R Us booth during the JobNewsUSA job fair at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Nov. 15.

Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.6 Percent, Lowest Level Since 2007

The U.S. added 178,000 new jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was about what was expected. However, wages dropped slightly, after an 11-cent gain in October.

Secret Service knew there was a threat at the Capitol long before Jan. 6 insurrection

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig about the Secret Service knowing about the Capitol threat more than a week before the insurrection.

There are conflicting theories as to what led an Education Department official to quit — and where it leaves those depending on or paying off student aid.

Why Did The Top Student Aid Official Under Betsy DeVos Resign?

Conscience or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.

A Minnesota judge has ruled that probable cause exists to support the charge of second-degree manslaughter against former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, pictured above, in the killing of Daunte Wright.

Judge Eyes Dec. 6 Trial Date For Ex-Cop Charged In Daunte Wright Killing

A Minnesota judge says there is enough probable cause for a trial to proceed against Kim Potter, who faces second-degree manslaughter for shooting Wright during a traffic stop in April.

Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 3. Comey was fired May 9 after more than a year of controversy surrounding the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

The James Comey Saga, In Timeline Form

The fired FBI director's story has everything: suggestions of taped conversations, a tarmac meeting and tweets — lots of tweets.

Researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard asked people to simply sit still and think. For many, the experience was less pleasant than it sounded.

Surrounded By Digital Distractions, We Can't Even Stop To Think

A study on the wandering mind had a simple request: Just think. But many participants couldn't sit still for very long, and they even were willing to shock themselves to avoid doing nothing.

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