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U.S. employers added far more jobs than expected — 288,000 — in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. In a separate survey, the unemployment rate dipped by 0.4 percentage points.

The increase pushed sales of previously owned homes to their highest level since November 2009. The data from the National Association of Realtors are another sign that the housing sector has bounced back.

By 2017, the two American companies are expected to take over a job that NASA has relied upon Russia to perform: shuttling astronauts to the International Space Station.

Mexican authorities say an organized crime group targeted police with at least seven improvised explosive devices. The governor called it an act of terror, and the military is now investigating.

Four of the people injured were teenagers. "It's just another case of wanton and senseless violence that we can't get our brains around," the city's police commissioner said.

The United States is still losing jobs at an alarming pace two months after the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Another 2.4 million people filed claims for jobless benefits last week.

Game 6 of the World Series is tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Houston Astros. It's been a thrilling series so far with both teams having offensive explosions and defensive stops.

Home foreclosure filings in the U.S. have fallen to their lowest levels in more than six years. They're down more than 20 percent from last year, according to the company RealtyTrac. Inexpensive mortgages and a rising demand for homes seem to be at play here.

The House panel hearing on Thursday focused on the role of conservative lawyer John Eastman, who pushed a theory that former Vice President Mike Pence could overturn the election results unilaterally.

Apex the Stegosaurus was sold for $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, breaking the record for most expensive dinosaur fossil.