Welcome to the news hour. There are signs tonight that high interest rates could

finally be slowing US job growth. The Labor Department reports that employers

added a net of 175,000 jobs in April.

That was well below expectations.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate

inched up one-tenth to 3.9%.

The Federal Reserve says it needs to see a cooling of growth and inflation before it can cut interest rates.

A sitting member of Congress, Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar and his wife were arrested today on federal charges of bribery and conspiracy.

They're accused of taking nearly $600,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank and an oil company controlled by Azerbaijan.

In return, Kuiar allegedly pushed legislation favorable to Azerbaijan.

The couple denies the charges.

In Canada, police have arrested three people in the murder of a six separatist leader in British

Colombia last June.

The three are Indian nationals.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had suggested that the Indian government was involved in the killing.

Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they're looking at that possibility.

This investigation does not end here. said they're looking at that possibility.

This investigation does not end here.

We are aware that others may have played a role in this homicide

and we remain dedicated to finding and arresting each one of these individuals.

The Indian government has denied any involvement in the murder.

College campuses across the country were somewhat quieter today after days of protests against the war in

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