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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of the U.S. census.

Economists had expected between 170,000 and 176,000 new jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose slightly, to 5 percent from 4.9 percent.

The pair of ships, the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy, will help local medical workers grapple with an influx of patients. But it remains unclear precisely when they will be ready to go.

From Elon Musk to a United Arab Emirates sheik, some of the world's richest men are using their vast fortunes to mold the world's technical landscape.

"Baby Bonds" are back in the news. Two professors presented their idea to do something about widening inequality to an economics conference. They suggest creating an education trust fund for each newborn. The grants — ranging from $500 to $50,000 — would be on a sliding scale tied to household income.

Trade disputes have cost American pork producers about $2.5 billion over the last year, according to the National Pork Producers Council. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with pig farmer Randy Spronk.

Two highly-anticipated albums dropped this week: Solange's When I Get Home and 2 Chainz's Rap Or Go to the League.

Angela Merkel won her fourth term as chancellor of Germany Sunday, but a far-right party also gained unprecedented representation.

In remarks to the legislature, the prime minister said the possibility that the U.S. would raise the duty on auto imports from his country as high as 25 percent is "hard for Japan to understand."

Stocks rallied after the U.S. and China said they would slash tariffs on each other's imports for 90 days.