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At a news conference Saturday afternoon, Connecticut's Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver II released a list of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

Republican Joe Lhota wants to be the next mayor of New York. He faces long odds — Democrats outnumber Republicans 6-to-1 in the city. But New Yorkers haven't elected a Democrat mayor in more than two decades. And with the general election just seven weeks away, Democrats facing a potential runoff don't yet have a nominee.

Just 88,000 jobs were added to private and public payrolls in March. The jobless rate still edged down to 7.6 percent — but only because nearly half a million fewer people were in the labor force.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jeh Jeh Pruitt of local TV station WBRC Fox 6 about the NBA finals, and what Alabama and Auburn fans are talking about in the off-season.

Race and admissions have been in headlines a lot lately, from the federal level on down. Here's a rundown of what is known and what is happening.

India has made new rules regulating the weight of school bags. Are principals — and parents — paying attention? One mother in Mumbai is conducting spot checks to find out.

A primer on some of President Biden's big economic initiatives.

Struggling to keep up with a COVID-19 surge in Michigan, overwhelmed local health departments turned to schools, and recruited principals and teachers as supplemental contact tracers.

Domestic air travel demand this spring is back to pre-pandemic levels. But airlines see headwinds as the war in Ukraine drives up jet fuel prices and air fares and has international travel lagging

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina about the debt ceiling. The U.S. government could default on its debt in a matter of weeks if the debt ceiling isn't raised.