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Top stories include a look at the U.S. job creation numbers for May, which were modest; and the UN's top commissioner for human rights warns Syria is on the precipice of civil war.

Top stories include: President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will meet for their first debate tonight; the U.S. Border Patrol releases the name of the agent slain yesterday at the U.S. Mexican border.

The recall involves some of the Japanese automaker's top-selling vehicles, including some model years for the RAV4 SUV, Corolla, Yaris and Matrix.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts wins the Democratic caucuses in Washington state, and holds a commanding lead as votes are counted in Michigan. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, NPR's Wendy Kaufman and NPR's David Schaper.

At least 135 people have been killed in Yemen during the last 10 days, as fighting between tribal factions and President Ali Abdullah Saleh's forces escalates. A U.S. envoy is in the region trying to pressure Saleh into putting an end to his 32-year rule.

President-elect Barack Obama is appointing his transition team and beginning to form his cabinet. We look at who Obama is meeting with and where he's traveling to over the next several days.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Also: Two French troops are killed in Central African Republic; the European Union's foreign policy chief heads to Ukraine as protests continue; the stranded pilot whales died in Florida from malnutrition; and a 152-year-old wooden shipwreck is found on the bottom of Lake Huron.

Iraqi's interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari is at the center of a growing struggle to lead the country's new government. While Jaafari is the chosen leader of the Shiite that won the most votes in Iraqi elections, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is vying to keep his post.