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Show highlights today on KRPS include The World at 3 p.m. We’ll travel to Thailand where a glut of US-made maraijuana is causing problems for both the government and drug lords.And…Join us for Fresh Air this evening at 7. Host Tonya Mosley speaks with superstar music producer Mark Ronson.

Show highlights today on KRPS include Symphonycast this afternoon at 1. GRAMMY®-nominated and internationally renowned pianist Joyce Yang joins the Nashville Symphony for Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.And…Today, Explained at 3:30 will explore whether we’re experiencing extreme weather so far this summer. Smoke from wildfires in Canada has large parts of the U.S. under air quality warnings. Meanwhile, in Texas, there’s record-breaking heat. The new normal? Or just another week on earth.

The Labor Department says the U.S. economy lost more than a half-million jobs in November. It was the steepest drop in nearly a quarter-century. Figures show that 533,000 jobs were lost last month, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent. That's a 15-year high. It's proof that the recession, already a year old, is getting deeper.

The 71-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of the 6-year-old boy in Illinois, which also seriously wounded his mother, was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, officials say.

The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a record $6.23 in March. It was the first month-to-month drop in egg prices since October 2024.

U.S. employers added 128,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. The drop in job creation reflects a slowing economy, but a strike at General Motors was also a factor.

Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a fire in January that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.

Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.

The former president has ramped up the statements he's putting on his website. And what's the focus of many of the posts? Relitigating his election loss.

Frederick Forsyth, former MI6 agent and bestselling author of "The Day of the Jackal," has died at age 86. His thrillers, rooted in real-world reporting and espionage, reshaped the genre.