Morning Edition

U.S. employers added 263,000 new jobs in April. That's more than analysts were expecting, and it's another sign the economy keeps chugging along after almost a decade of growth.

On the next Morning Edition, a bishop calls for unity after United Methodists vote to maintain a ban on gay marriage and clergy.

With the controversy in Olympic ice skating, commentator Frank Deford says the business of sports judging needs an overhaul.

Narcan is an overdose reversal drug that saves thousands of lives in Philadelphia each year.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin with apologies in advance for putting this image in your head. A rare two-headed snake was discovered in Woodbridge, Va.

In Venezuela, social media can be a life line to the outside world.