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The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a record $6.23 in March. It was the first month-to-month drop in egg prices since October 2024.

The new network of pipes has already intercepted 6.8 million tons of sewage and runoff that might otherwise have spilled into the Thames River.

U.S. employers added 128,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. The drop in job creation reflects a slowing economy, but a strike at General Motors was also a factor.

Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a fire in January that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore is suing the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council and Mayor-President Sid Edwards in hopes of getting the $22.6 million he asked for in his 2026 budget proposal.

Frederick Forsyth, former MI6 agent and bestselling author of "The Day of the Jackal," has died at age 86. His thrillers, rooted in real-world reporting and espionage, reshaped the genre.

James Comey's actions, the report said, were "extraordinary and insubordinate," and none of his explanations amounted to a "persuasive basis for deviating from well-established department policies."

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced $6.7 million in grants to provide more legal defense services for the indigent. But will the money really help with what some critics call overworked, underpaid, and poorly trained public defenders? Host Michel Martin asks law professor Eve Primus and Jonathan Rapping of Gideon's Promise.

Defying congressional Republicans, President Obama will defer the deportation of the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and will also prioritize the deportation of criminals.

Former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud sparked a movement to restrict voting access. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about the new laws.