Matt Ochoa is the owner of Jefferson Packing House, a cannabis business in Oregon. Amanda Aronczyk/NPR hide caption
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People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers
A work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, which critics blame for the oil spills, use shovels and rakes to remove congealed petroleum from a Lake Maracaibo beach. John Otis for NPR hide caption
In Venezuela, harmful oil spills are mounting as the country ramps up production
When the Life at Sea cruise line failed to purchase the German cruise ship AIDAaura, seen here in 2020, its plans for a worldwide cruise embarking in November began to unravel. Marit Hommedal/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrest a man accused of stealing a pair of white Nike shoes. The cops were on a stakeout outside the local mall, texting back and forth with store security to identify and apprehend suspected thieves. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption
It's peak shopping — and shoplifting — season. Cops are stepping up antitheft tactics
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban applauds as Mavericks are introduced for an NBA against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Denver. Cuban is reportedly in talks to sell his stake in the team to the Miriam Adelson, widow of Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Charlie Munger, the longtime vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, was a fixture at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Investor Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, has died
Sean "Diddy" Combs has stepped down as chairman of Revolt, following multiple allegations against him of sexual assault. Here, Combs accepts the global icon award during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during the Family Leader's Thanksgiving Family Forum, Nov. 17 in Des Moines. On Tuesday, conservative mega-donors, the Koch network, signaled its endorsement of Haley as the super PAC they fund, Americans for Prosperity, backed the former S.C. governor. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
A woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people in Somalia, where climate change is fueling severe drought. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption
Guadalupe Zarate harvests trees for Kitchen's Orchard in Hedgesville, West Virginia. He can pick a bushel, more than forty apples, per minute. Alan Jinich hide caption
Millions of U.S. apples were almost left to rot. Now, they'll go to hungry families
Honda recalled a few hundred thousand 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles that may be missing a piece in the front seat belt pretensioners, which could increase injury risks. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
A British Airways Concorde takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in 2001. David Parker/BWP Media/Getty Images hide caption
20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time
Many Americans look forward to Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
If it's a Rolex you're after, you're in luck. There are almost always a few available at Unclaimed Baggage. In fact, the most expensive item ever sold here was a platinum Rolex that was appraised for $64,000 and sold for $32,000 in 2014. Melanie Peeples hide caption
U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?
Why are sales so hard to resist? Let's unravel this Black Friday mystery
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrive to the White House for a meeting in May. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
The Palm Beach County Court lawsuit was filed by Kim Banner, wife of Jeremy Banner, who died in the fatal car crash after engaging the Autopilot function on a Tesla Model 3. National Transportation Safety Board hide caption
Planet Money hosts a Thanksgiving feast - of food and economics. Sam Yellowhorse Kesler/NPR hide caption
