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The preliminary report the plane crash in Ethiopia has been released. Peter Goelz, former head of the National Transportation Safety Board, shares his thoughts on the report with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Employers added 211,000 jobs to payrolls last month, setting the stage for a Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this month.

Nir Rosen is a journalist and blogger who has spent much of the past three years in Iraq, including trips to areas many of his media colleagues could not reach. A book emerged: In the Belly of the Green Bird. He discusses recent events in Iraq with Debbie Elliott.

Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his demand that the Mueller report be made public.

The much-awaited interim report card on progress in Iraq is a mixed bag. The Bush administration says Iraq made progress in some areas, but the political situation is still far from stable.

between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Clinton. Arafat is trying to rally support against the Israeli government decision to build thousands of Jewish homes in East Jerusalem, a mostly Arab section of the city. The Israelis say they have every right to build the new homes, despite Palestinian claims that the construction violates the latest peace agreement.

are protesting alleged harassment by Chicago police during last year's Democratic National Convention. They filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming the city's police violated a 15-year-old court order limiting surveillance and prohibiting potentially abusive tactics. Just last month, the city asked that the court order be relaxed, saying it has hampered police investigations of gangs and drug traffickers.

is playing in this presidential election year. Many presidential candidates, including Lamar Alexander and Bob Dole, now have "home pages" on the World Wide Web. Alexander even announced his candidacy via the Internet. But while the candidates are doing their best to sell their message by way of cyberspace, some say they're merely preaching to the converted.

Vicky Que visits a New Mexico courtroom, where a real judge presides, as teenagers charged with alcohol-related traffic offenses are tried by their peers. After Judge Tommy Jewel hears the case at the Albuquerque Juvenile Justice Center, the program coordinator, another adult, helps the teenage jury discuss the testimony and decide the punishment.

Employers continued to shed workers in April — 20,000 of them. But that's not as many as forecasters were predicting. Manufacturing and construction are still in bad shape, but other sectors are faring better. Leading economists conclude that if the U.S. is in a recession it won't be a bad one.