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The U.S. Labor Department says the nation's unemployment rate in December rose to a 16-year high of 7.2 percent. Employers cut 524,000 jobs during the month. The report also showed that 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008, the most since 1945.

The conditions closed rail links, schools and roads in some areas. Amtrak said no passenger trains will run between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, until Thursday because of a landslide.

Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been charged with felony child neglect more than a year after a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to class and shot a teacher.

Josh Stepakoff survived a shooting at a Jewish day camp when he was 6 years old. But, as he tells his father, it took years before he began to consider why he was targeted.

A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian highlights the engineering prowess of the Inca, whose great road once spanned mountains, deserts and forests in 6 South American countries.

We update our running list of the year's best songs with more calming sounds from Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, the electronic artist Jon Hopkins, Muno singer Katie Gavin's new solo album and more. Featured artists and songs: 1. Jónsi: "Flicker," from First Light 2. Katie Gavin: "Aftertaste," from What A Relief 3. Jon Hopkins: "part viii - nothing is lost," from RITUAL 4. Katie Malco: "Fatal Attraction (feat. Laura Stevenson)" (Single) 5. Clairo: "Add Up My Love," from Charm6. Max Richter: "Movement, Before All Flowers," from In A Landscape Enjoy the show? Tell a friend and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcats. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org

Parts of Antarctica were more than 70 degrees warmer than average, and areas of the Arctic saw temperatures that were more than 50 degrees warmer than average.

A new year means a new running list of our favorite songs, from the transfixing voice of Anna B Savage and FKA Twigs' moody club beats to the '80s-influenced rock and pop of Sharon Van Etten and more. Featured artists and songs: 1. Ela Minus: "Broken," from DIA2. Anna B Savage: "Lighthouse," from You & i are Earth3. Horsegirl: "2468," from Phonetics On and On4. Miya Folick: "This Time Around," from Erotica Veronica5. FKA Twigs: "Perfect Stranger," from EUSEXUA6. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory: "Afterlife," from S/TEnjoy the show? Tell a friend and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org

Tennis star Novak Djokovic was booed by some sections of the crowd after retiring injured from his Australian Open semifinal against German Alexander Zverev.