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The US job market is strong but many Americans are still frustrated by prospects and rising prices 06/05/2026 03:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The American job market continues to show surprising strength ��� good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May ��� roughly double what New Zealand 36-3 chasing 254 after England removes Williamson late on day two 06/05/2026 03:23pm • LONDON (AP) ��� New Zealand was 36-3 in pursuit of an increasingly distant 254 runs to beat England after day two on a minefield of a Lord's test pitch on Friday. England bagged the big wicket of Kane Williamson just 10 minutes before stumps. In likely his last innings at Lord's, Williamson missed a Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Famer, 2-time Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 93 06/05/2026 03:19pm • NEWTON, N.C. (AP) ��� Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, died Thursday of natural causes in his home, his family announced. He was 93. Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit, including champi National Park Service ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska's Mount McKinley 06/05/2026 03:19pm • DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) ��� A ranger in Alaska died after falling into a crevasse on North America's tallest mountain, the National Park Service said. Robin Pendery of Enumclaw, Washington was a seasonal mountaineering ranger assigned to Denali National Park and Preserve. She Putin rejects Zelenskyy's offer to meet, saying he sees 'no point' in it 06/05/2026 03:15pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) ��� Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting on the 4-year-old conflict, saying he sees ���no point��� in it. Thursday's letter, the first public message Zelenskyy has written dire Sri Lanka nursing home worker says a ���chained��� patient was among 13 fire victims 06/05/2026 03:13pm • GALPATHA, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� One of the residents killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained, while another was untied and saved, a staff member said Friday. Nursing home worker Danuja Chathuranga's comments came as public outrage grew over the treatment a Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo faces a pace challenge in the Belmont Stakes 06/05/2026 03:13pm • The front-running horses in the Kentucky Derby last month completed the first quarter-mile in under 23 seconds and a half-mile in under 47 seconds. That blistering pace paved the way for Golden Tempo's last-to-first charge from the back of the pack to win by a neck. Five weeks later, the Cherie D DC Getaway: Discover Boston���s culture from the Pennyweight Hotel 06/05/2026 03:12pm • In the ���D.C. Getaway,��� WTOP contributor Briana Thomas shares tips for trips a hop and a skip away from D.C. The story below is based on a press trip sponsored by Pennyweight Hotel Boston and Meet Boston, and reflects Briana���s independent editorial research. The sponsor has no editorial involve Lebanese leaders lash out at Iran and say their country should not be used as a 'bargaining chip' 06/05/2026 02:53pm • DIBBINE, Lebanon (AP) ��� Lebanon���s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a ���bargaining chip��� in its talks with Washington. The comments came Judge orders pretrial detention for ex-CIA official accused of stashing $40M in gold bars at home 06/05/2026 02:49pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ��� A former senior CIA official accused of stashing over $40 million worth of gold bars from the federal government at his Virginia home was ordered to remain jailed until his trial after a hearing Friday where a defense attorney accused prosecutors of smearing the official wit A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries 06/05/2026 02:44pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chi Sick and sleepless Arnaldi pulls out of French Open semifinal after night of vomiting 06/05/2026 02:39pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Having spent a large part of the night vomiting and deprived of sleep, Matteo Arnaldi was in no shape to fight for a spot in the French Open final. The 104th-ranked Arnaldi withdrew before the first all-Italian men's Grand Slam semifinal against Flavio Cobolli on Friday at Roland Garr Photos show Lebanese and UN troops take positions in a village vacated by Israeli soldiers 06/05/2026 02:31pm • photos-show-lebanese-and-un-troops-take-positions-in-a-village-vacated-by-israeli-soldiers WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Many Colors Rice Lager 06/05/2026 02:26pm • Grab a glass and wave the flag! WTOP���s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket Many Colors Rice Lager for the latest edition of WTOP���s Beer of the Week. Brewery:��Bluejacket Brewery, Wa Zverev beats Mensik in French Open semifinals and will face Cobolli for elusive Grand Slam title 06/05/2026 02:26pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury. The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam title and now the second-seeded German is only one victory away from raising the French Open trophy. Zverev reached the fourth major final of