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The Labor Department on Friday reported a jobless rate of 7.6 percent as employers added 175,000 jobs and more people began to look for work last month. That's up from April's rate of 7.5 percent.

On Friday, new unemployment numbers will be released for December. In last month's report, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent, a four-year low. For a preview of the labor market prospects for the new year, Steve Inskeep talks to Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, an international consulting firm.

So far during the 2013 wildfire season, more than 800 homes and businesses have burned to the ground, nearly 1.6 million acres were scorched and over 23,000 blazes have required suppression. And two dozen firefighters have died. But as dramatic as it's been, the season has yet to kick into high gear.

Streaming service Quibi, featuring original shows with episodes of 10 minutes or less, will shut down 6 months after it launched. NPR discusses why it's the first big casualty of the streaming wars.

Pfizer's CEO sold $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday. The company says the stock sale was made as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.

Albert Bourla, head of the pharmaceutical giant, discusses plans for distributing its vaccine, which it says is 95% effective, and explains the timing of his $5.6 mllion sale of Pfizer stock.

One program in the South Bronx sees children as young as 6 months old to look for issues. Some experts think it's important to catch problems as early as possible.

The House impeachment managers are expected to deliver an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday. The impeachment trial is set to begin in two weeks.

The Senate impeachment trial starts Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump's lawyers argue it is "political theater," while the impeachment managers work to prove he incited an insurrection.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Marcia Fudge, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, about the new $21.6 billion in emergency rental assistance the Biden administration announced on Friday.