Thursday's top stories
Updated May 12, 2022 - Economy & Business
Black economists make up only 1.5% of Fed staff
- Alayna Treene, author of Axios Sneak Peek
May 12, 2022 - Politics & Policy
House Republican wants visa applicants to declare communist ties

May 12, 2022 - Politics & Policy
What to know about controversial GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Kathy Barnette

- Brady Dale, author of Axios Crypto
May 12, 2022 - Economy & Business
Terra briefly halts blockchain amid stablecoin uproar

- Sara Fischer, author of Axios Media Trends
May 12, 2022 - Economy & Business
Twitter freezes hiring, rescinds some offers as top execs depart

- Alison Snyder, author of Axios Science
May 12, 2022 - Science
Astronomers capture first image of black hole at center of Milky Way

- Andrew Freedman, author of Axios Generate
May 12, 2022 - Energy & Environment
Southwest "megadrought" leads to wildfires and new homicide evidence
- Emily Peck, author of Axios Markets
May 12, 2022 - Economy & Business
Overturning Roe could reverse economic gains

Updated May 12, 2022 - World
North Korea enters "severe emergency" lockdown after confirming COVID case
