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President Joe Biden speaks about jobs Tuesday during a visit to semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed Inc., in Durham, North Carolina. Biden keeps seeing good economic news and bad public approval ratings. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March. More than 236,000 jobs were added. But there has been no political payoff for the president.

Unemployment fell to 3.5% under Biden. For how much longer?

President Joe Biden keeps seeing good economic news and bad public approval ratings. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March. More than 236,000 jobs were added. But there has been no political payoff for the president.
This photo released by the U.S. Navy show a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles. The Navy said nuclear-powered submarine, based out of Kings Bay, Georgia, passed through the Suez Canal on Friday, April 7, 2023. (U.S. Navy via AP)

U.S. deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran

The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman said Saturday, in what appeared to be a show of force toward Iran following recent tensions.
In this image taken from video footage run Saturday by China’s CCTV, a Chinese fighter jet performs an midair refueling maneuver at an unspecified location. The Chinese military announced exercises around Taiwan on Saturday in a new act of retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory.

China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader's U.S. trip

China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said, in retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory.
Shen Hongbing, the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks Saturday at a news conference on the origins of COVID-19 at the State Council Information Office in Beijing.

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend COVID-19 virus search

Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic information earlier.
Associated Press/March 16, 2022 Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Federal judges issue conflicting rulings on abortion pill
Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.
Police: 6 people wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach
Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a "senior skip day" event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people, police in South Carolina said.
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports.
Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
Former Rep. Justin Pearson, a Memphis Democrat, waves to his supporters in the gallery as he delivers his final remarks on the floor of the House chamber as he is expelled from the legislature Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee Republicans ousted two of three House Democrats for using a bullhorn to shout support for pro-gun control protesters in the House chamber.
What's next for Tennessee's expelled lawmakers?
Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. Here's a look at what could happen next.
A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant Tuesday in Prospect Heights.
U.S. adds 236,000 jobs despite Federal Reserve's rate hikes
America's employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, reflecting a resilient labor market and suggesting that the Federal Reserve may see the need to keep raising interest rates in the coming months.
People hug during a “Value Them Both” watch party after a question involving a constitutional amendment removing abortion protections from the Kansas constitution failed. Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges if they’re accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures. The Kansas House voted 86-36 on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, to approve a “born-alive infants protection” measure similar to a proposed law rejected by Montana voters in November.
Abortion pill plan clears Kansas Legislature; veto expected
Abortion opponents pushed a bill through the Kansas Legislature early Friday to require providers to tell patients that a medication abortion can be "reversed" once it's started -- a measure that could face a state court challenge if its supporters can overcome the governor's expected veto.
Yale’s Iszac Henig, a trans man and competitive swimmer, looks up the scoreboard after swimming in a qualifying heat of the 100-yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Feb. 19, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass.
Biden sports plan angers both transgender advocates and opponents
A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage from conservative leaders while also angering trans rights activists who note schools could still prevent some athletes from participating on teams that align with their gender identity.
Fire and smoke rise Friday following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has struck targets in the Gaza Strip, pushing the region toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country’s northern and southern borders. The fighting follows two days of unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. As Israeli aircraft began striking Gaza, Palestinian militants quickly fired off a new barrage of rockets, setting off air raid sirens across southern Israel.
Israeli authorities say attack kills 1, wounds 6 in Tel Aviv
Israeli authorities said late Friday that at least one person was killed and six were wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial hub.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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