Amna Nawaz:
NASA has hired a director for research in the field, but it’s not publicly naming the official to prevent harassment and threats from critics who say the government is hiding evidence of UFOs.
New census data shows more Americans are back in the office and back on the roads. In 2022, only 15 percent of workers did their jobs entirely from home. That’s down from nearly 18 percent a year earlier. The rate of those working from home was only 5.7 percent before the pandemic. The census survey also found that, with more people going into the office again, car commutes rose, and so did the average commute time.
And on Wall Street, stocks advanced on strong economic data. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 331 points, or 1 percent, to close at 34907. The Nasdaq rose 112 points, and the S&P 500 added 37.
Still to come on the “NewsHour”: political researchers make the case for how minority rule is threatening American democracy; Elon Musk’s biographer on what motivates the controversial tech CEO; theaters across the country fight to save their historic art form; plus much more.
