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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 3, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria affiliate of a nationwide mentoring organization is seeking more volunteers to address a backlog. You'll also hear how the latest buzz in the fight against climate change is the idea of paying farmers to sequester carbon in their soil through a carbon marketplace.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov huddled on the sidelines of Arctic Council meetings in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The convention kicks off Monday. Will it be as exciting as Donald Trump has promised or will it be ... traditional?

When Erica Werner sings to her singing parrot, the term "songbirds" takes on a whole new meaning.

In an upsurge of Mideast violence, Israeli soldiers kill at least six armed Palestinians in raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first Israeli incursion deep inside the Gaza Strip since it withdrew settlers and troops from there last year.

Hamas called Haniyeh's death "a dangerous event" that would have repercussions across the region. Israeli officials said they had no comment.

The full weight of the recession has come bearing down on the labor market. Employers shed more than half a million jobs in November. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent and economists expect it to go significantly higher. Layoffs are accelerating in just about every industry.

Senators release new details of the U.S. Capitol attack. The FBI recovers millions in ransom paid to end a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline. The FDA approves a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the ramifications of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Even with Donald Trump's scandals and a growing lead by Hillary Clinton nationwide, Democrats aren't yet seeing the wave they need to win back control of the House of Representatives.