red hot jobs report. the u.s. economy adding more than a quarter million jobs as the jobless rate ticked down. the fed s inflation fight just got more complicated. a dire threat to moscow s war machine. the head of wagner, the mercenary group deployed in the war against ukraine by the tens of thousands, says he could pull out his forces. this is only the latest potential challenge for the kremlin as russia braces for an upcoming counteroffensive by ukraine it is hoped will end the war once and for all. a ceremony fit for a king. the uk preparing for the royal coronation of king charles iii. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. recession fears did not stop the u.s. job market from booming in april. analysts were expecting 180,000 new jobs. employers came in much hotter, creating 253,000, and the dao is loving it but these robust numbers could complicate the fed s efforts to rein in inflati
hip, hip hooray! hip, hip hooray! some had camped out for days to see king charles and queen camilla and select members of the royal family stepping onto the balcony of buckingham palace. there were many other memorable moments. cnn s max foster has this report from london. god save the king reporter: a day of destiny, the patient prince, crowned at last. charles iii, king of the united kingdom and commonwealth realms. london stood still as well wishers lined the streets, huddled in the rain to join the celebration of the british monarchy. leaders, dignitaries, family members and celebrities, more than 2,000, gathered in westminster abbey for this once in a generation event. prince harry alongside other royals, including prince andrew, prince edward, princess beatrice. the prince and princess of wales arrived behind in what appeared to be a break from the schedule. king and queen, married in 2005, arrived in splendor. the couple wore their respective rob
everyone, have a good weekend. cnn news central starts right now. an insider at mar-a-lago, a major new development as the new york times reports on a potentially crucial cooperator in the classified documents probe. what this could mean for the special counsel s investigation. just in this morning, a surprising april jobs report, the labor market is heating back up. what does this mean now for the economy? we will break it down. plus, the countdown to the coronation is on. we re live at buckingham palace as the official crowning of king charles iii happens tomorrow. those major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. all right. we have to start with those april jobs numbers showing surprising growth in the labor growth in the labor market when other indicators have very clearly recently been pointing to possibly a cooling off. the new data was just released in the last 30 minutes and it shows employers added 253,000 jobs last month, t
as to where those two cars were, and ricky stenhouse has one neck daytona 500 steve: we start with a fox news alert. it s 3:00 in the afternoon in ukraine, where president biden has just left kyiv after making a surprise visit to ukraine s capital city earlier today, affirming the united states is still going to help mr. zelenskyy is much as we can. this comes days before the one-year anniversary of the russian invasion. peter doocy joins us for more saw. part of the reason this was so hairy, unlike past presidential visits to war zones, in ukraine, the u.s. does not have a military presence. so it had to be a big secret, and we saw as air raid sirens were blaring while president biden and president zelenskyy were walking the streets of kyiv. the secret trip included a lonmo ukraine, according to the new york times, and the president brought with him a big check, half a billion dollars worth of taxpayer-funded gear. that announcement includes artillery ammu
from charlotte, north carolina. the faa is investigating both incidents. that s it for us. the news continues, want to hand it over to cnn prime time with michael smerconish. anderson, thank you. tuckered out, i m michael smerconish from new york city tonight. it s been a chaotic day for the media. sources say former nbc universal chief jeff shell accused of sexual harassment by a cnbc anchor, don lemon and cnn parting ways, disney laying off more workers, but the most stunning headline today, tucker carlson is out at fox news. these stories, these networks are all very different situations, but in terms of fox, reports show the ouster could be for a variety of reasons. carlson disparaged network leadership in text messages. he s accused of a hostile and sexist work environment. he continued to down play january 6th and play up conspiracy theories about the attack, but while the network s official statement today explained very little, it s unlikely coincidental that the