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Tennessee's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least four decades — just 3.6 percent — and other measures of the state's jobs market...

Munich kicked off this year's Oktoberfest Saturday, beginning festivities in which the city expects to host 6 million visitors. For the first time, beer prices are above 10 euros per liter.

The current ridership for public transportation in Memphis is about six million per year, says Memphis Area Transit Authority’s CEO Gary Rosenfeld. About…

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March, schools across the nation shuttered to protect the health and well-being of students and teachers. Now,…

While the COVID-19 vaccine is now available to individuals 16 and older in Shelby County, accessibility remains difficult for some people. President and…

Officials say Maj. Christopher Warnagiris is believed to be the first active-duty military service member to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A strong earthquake shook Sumatra island, killing eight people, injuring 86 and leaving thousands displaced.

Lila joins the force several months after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol that left many officers injured and suffering from emotional distress.

The House of Representatives approves a bill to cut student loan interest rates in half over the next 5 years. The measure passed with bipartisan support. The Democrats' bill would reduce interest rates on college loans for low- and middle-income students, by stepping them down slowly, from the current 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent in five years.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with KUOW listener Jacob Jaffe of Seattle.