WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.

NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the Northeast. The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, N.J., or about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia. The Fire Department of New York said there were no initial reports of damage.

(AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both sides said Thursday, less than six weeks after two co-defendants were convicted.

NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, will not spend any time in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, a federal judge said Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on Thursday, urging the country to: 'Get it over with.' In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said that Israel is 'absolutely losing the PR war' and called for a swift resolution to the bloodshed.

Discovering prehistoric page-turners

Delia Gonzales, left and Alexis Goodson peruse the dinosaur and rock book selection at the Scholastic Book Fair held at Southwest Elementary earlier this week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he'd like to see the U.S. government 'go back to its original design' — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to prevent any branch, especially the presidency, from becoming too powerful.

According to the Custer County Election Board, there will be no contested races for the Custer County positions up for election.

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