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For the fourth time since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, a nuclear power plant on the southwestern coast of the country has been struck, according to Iranian media.
NPR's Deep Harvaz reports the plant remains functioning and a possible radiation leak would not be limited to Iran.
Staffing at airports across the country are beginning to improve, but NPR's Windsor Johnson reports wait times remain uncertain.
The unemployment rate is down a tenth of a percent in March, and the Labor Department says about 178,000 jobs were added.
However, revisions from February show a loss of more than 100,000 jobs.
Heather Long is author of the Everyday Economics newsletter and chief economist with the Navy Federal Credit Union.
US museum attendance in 2025 was impeded by natural disasters and political instability.
NPR's Chloe Veltman reports the art newspaper's annual survey also reveals signs of modest growth.
A niece and grandniece with ties to Iran or its Islamic Revolutionary Guard are now in federal custody.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said they, along with two other Iranian nationals, are no longer eligible for re-entry into the U.S.
or lawful permanent resident status.
In a statement, the State Department said Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are in the custody of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The two, along with Soleimani's husband, are related to a former Iranian military chief, Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S.