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Clockwise from top: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Adult Jazz, Lana Del Rey

New Mix: Tom Petty, Lana Del Rey, Adult Jazz, More

On this week's All Songs Considered: Classic rock from a classic band, a dramatic and cinematic turn for singer Lana Del Rey, the strange, off-kilter sounds of Adult Jazz and more.

Chevy trucks line the lot of a dealer in Murrysville, Pa. Sales were up by double-digits at Chrysler, General Motors and Ford in April.

Housing Recovery Lifts Other Sectors, Too

The government's employment report for April comes out Friday. It's an important measure of the economy's health and the advance signals have been mixed. One report this week showed layoffs falling to a five-year low, but another suggests disappointing jobs creation.

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT: Season 13

"Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" airs Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Greg Austin as Gordon Selfridge and Jeremy Piven as Harry Selfridge.

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: Mr. Selfridge, Season 3

Airs Sunday, March 27, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

People look out at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City in 2005, where construction had started on Freedom Tower.

How New York City Rebuilt Anew After Its Darkest Day

When disaster struck in 2001, New York City hadn't had a comprehensive city planning vision in decades. An exceptional flurry of urban strategizing — beyond ground zero — ensued.

The sun illuminates a row of homes at Park Plaza Cooperative in Fridley, Minn. Five years ago, the residents formed a nonprofit co-op and bought their entire neighborhood from the company that owned it.

When Residents Take Ownership, A Mobile Home Community Thrives

A neighborhood in Minnesota is proving that there's a potential solution to run-down mobile home parks: The residents banded together democratically and purchased their community.

Candice Nelson fits her daughter Arya Kubesh with a Halloween hat at a store at Galleria Mall in Edina, Minn. Retailers are hoping Halloween will give them a good bounce into the peak spending time of the year.

Halloween-Thanksgiving-Hanukkah-Christmas-New-Year Buying Begins

Most retailers are feeling optimistic as analysts forecast rising sales over this long shopping season. They are hoping Halloween will give them a good bounce into the peak spending time of the year.

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: Mr. Selfridge

Airs Sundays, March 31 - May 19, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Sotomayor's Memoir Already A Bestseller

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's memoir is riding high, topping the New York Times best seller list in its first week of sales.

The Connecticut Huskies and Kentucky Wildcats will face off on the AT&T Stadium court in Arlington, Texas, Monday night to decide the men's national champion in the NCAA tournament. The game begins at 9:10 p.m. ET.

Men's NCAA Basketball Final Pits UConn Against Kentucky

Monday night's NCAA basketball national championship matches two teams with a knack for dramatic finishes. Neither team was in last year's tournament.

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