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The nation's unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in March, the lowest level since 2000, and employers added 211,000 jobs to their payrolls. Economists say growth in service and construction may explain why the unemployment rate for immigrants is lower than that of native-born Americans.

Ants that limbo... lazy, sex-hungry mole rats.... and a parasitic worm that slithers out nostrils. All attracted the attention of serious scientists this week. The latest from the annals of strange-but-true animal research.

Hugh Thompson Jr., a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot honored for rescuing Vietnamese civilians from his fellow GIs during the My Lai massacre, has died at age 62.

Singer and songwriter Dion says that his latest project was inspired by a visit to Fresh Air. The acoustic CD, Bronx in Blue, has Dion exploring the blues music he heard during his youth.

Master painter Paul Cezanne grew up in Aix-en-Provence in South France. He died 100 years ago, and Susan Stamberg went to his hometown to learn about the mercurial artist's local life and inspirations.

One hundred years ago, a 7.8-magnitude quake and rapidly spreading fires dealt San Francisco a stunning blow. Those events are remembered through grainy photos, local legends and survivors' letters.

The singer Lou Rawls has died of cancer at age 72. The deep-voiced Rawls was best known for his hit "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine."

President Bush is in Cancun wrapping up a summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. Immigration with Mexico and trade with Canada were the two issues that took up most of the president's time. Steve Inskeep talks with David Greene.

The jury in the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial goes into its second day of deliberations. Jurors are trying to decide whether Moussaoui is legally eligible to receive the death penalty. If the jury finds he is eligible, there will be a second phase and more testimony.

livestock in Colombia are raised on vast, open ranges. Overseeing the herds requires the special skills of Colombian cowboys who are known as llaneros — Spanish for "plainsmen."