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What Do April's Job Numbers Mean?

Host Michel Martin discusses April's jobs report with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., head of the Congressional Black Caucus, and NPR's Business Editor Marilyn Geewax. Just 115,000 jobs were created, fewer than most economists expected, but the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent.

Chinese-Americans React To Dissident Dispute

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is in a Beijing hospital, hoping to eventually come to the U.S. to study. But what do Chinese-Americans think of him, and the diplomatic tension he sparked between the U.S. and China? Host Michel Martin discusses reactions with Sherry Zhang, host of a Mandarin-language call-in show in California.

Marvel's <em>The Avengers</em> total worldwide haul is estimated to be $641.8 million in barely a week. The U.S. opening has set a new record at $200.3 million.

Making $200 Million, 'The Avengers' Breaks Weekend Box Office Record

The super hero movie had a bigger opening weekend than the final Harry Potter film, which grossed $169.2 million.

Both Democrats come off unsuccessful gov. campaigns; Barrett lost to Walker in 2010, and Falk lost the primary in 2006.

Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar May Not Survive Tuesday's GOP Primary

In 1974, Richard Lugar was known as "Richard Nixon's favorite mayor," which didn't help his bid for the Senate. Now, with the Tea Party calling him "Barack Obama's favorite senator," he is in real danger of losing the GOP primary on Tuesday.

VIDEO: In Copenhagen, A Very Classy Flash Mob On The Metro

In an audacious move, the Copenhagen Philharmonic performs Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt on a moving, crowded metro train.

Getting kids to eat right is an age-old challenge

What HBO And iCarly Can Do To Get Kids Psyched About Veggies

As part of efforts to spotlight obesity, health officials are betting that HBO and Nickelodeon entertainment companies can teach kids it's cool to form healthy eating habits that last a lifetime.

An artist's impression of a group of <em>Yutyrannus</em>. The 30-foot-long dinosaurs were covered with downy feathers — likely to keep the animals warm.

Scientists Estimate Dinosaurs Passed Enough Gas To Warm Up The Planet

Their flatulence and burps were more than four times that of modern-day cows, scientists estimate.

A displaced woman and her child from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan wait outside the Yida refugee camp registration center in Yida, South Sudan April 26. Thousands of people from the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan have fled to Yida to escape recent fighting and airstrikes by Sudan's Armed Forces.

Desperate Sudanese Flee Bombing In Nuba Mountains

A conflict in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan has forced thousands to flee bombardment and hunger for newly independent neighbor South Sudan. The refugees from Sudan's last oil-producing state at Yida camp say they are being punished for fighting alongside the South in Sudan's bitter civil war.

Hands on a Hardbody adapts a 1997 documentary about a competition at a Texas car dealership: The last person standing with a hand on the fully loaded truck wins. Keala Settle, Hunter Foster and Keith Carradine each play a character with something to prove.

A Test Of Hearts, Minds And 'Hands On A Hardbody'

The 1997 documentary Hands on a Hard Body followed the contestants in a Texas car dealership competition: Hopefuls had to keep one hand on a brand-new fully loaded truck, and the last person standing kept it. As Neda Ulaby reports, that surprisingly dramatic story is now being made into a musical.

CEO Of British Insurer Aviva Resigns

The resignation came after shareholder's rejected an $8 million pay package for Andrew Moss. Aviva is the fourth major British company in recent weeks to have executive pay rejected by shareholders.

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