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Federal workers who keep tabs on unemployment, inflation,

And spending will soon return to measuring the health of the economy.

But NPR's Scott Horsley reports that it won't be easy compiling recent data.

The Justice Department is joining a lawsuit that seeks to overturn California's new congressional maps favoring Democrats.

From Member Station KQED, Guy Marzarotti reports that the lawsuit came...

after Californians voted to draw new lines to offset a maneuver by Texas.

The United Nations is reporting rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli settlers torched a mosque in a Palestinian village in the territory late Wednesday, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.

Residents in the Ukrainian capital were urged to stay indoors early Friday amid a series of Russian attacks that left at least 11 people injured.

Critical infrastructure, multiple apartment buildings, and private homes in Kiev were damaged in the attack.

This is NPR.

Attorneys for New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal court to dismiss the government's cases against them.

They argue that the charges were brought by an interim federal prosecutor whose temporary appointment had expired.

James is fighting charges of mortgage fraud, while Comey is charged with making a false statement and obstructing Congress.

Both are perceived enemies of President Trump.

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike at 65 locations in over 40 cities in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

The strike began on the company's Red Cup Day, a holiday-themed annual promotion.

Major League Soccer has announced it is switching to a summer-to-spring schedule, aligning its league calendar with the rest of the world's top international soccer leagues.

The new schedule goes into effect in 2027.

NPR's Becky Sullivan has details.