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Weekend Edition Saturday guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with New York Times columnist Joe Nocera about the business news stories of a very busy 2012, which turned out to be a good year for some, not so much for others.

Six of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Some will face easier paths than others.

President-elect Donald Trump is making a lot of promises about the economy — and many of those involve tariffs. But those tariff promises may be hard – or even impossible – to keep.

Rising from the sand on Miami Beach are what appear to be the sails of a buried Spanish galleon. It's a piece created by Tlingit/Unangax artist Nicholas Galanin.

Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump unveiled more picks to serve in his Cabinet. A Republican-controlled Senate will consider these nominees early next year.

President-elect Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. He's been on of Trump's biggest cheerleaders in the financial world.

Hundreds of sea turtles are stranding on Cape Cod this week. We visit the facility that is nursing them back to health.

They include upgrading several water pump stations throughout the city, and putting generators at all the stations while switching to generator power for all the stations right before storms hit.

The newly inaugurated president held forth on multiple foreign policy issues on Saturday, from Greenland to Canada to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Developer Gareth Damian Martin tackles gig work, trauma and communities in crisis in the follow up to the acclaimed game Citizen Sleeper.

Kerik, an Army veteran, was hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack and eventually nominated to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, before a dramatic fall from grace that ended with him behind bars.

K-pop group NewJeans, also known as NJZ, announced in Hong Kong on Sunday that they would be taking an indefinite break. The decision comes amid an ongoing legal battle with the group's record label.

A big focus of the Trump administration is to shore up U.S. dominance in cutting edge technology like semiconductor chips and AI. But it's slashing employees at the agency that works on these issues.

Multiple crises could be difficult for diplomats to make priorities with so many key issues at stake: the Ebola crisis, terrorism in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine — just to name a few.

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan to be speaker. Jordan is popular with the Republican base, and has Donald Trump's endorsement for the job.

Here's what President Trump did on the first full day of his trip to the Middle East.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Politico reporter Declan Harty about President Trump's memecoin, the dinner he is hosting for its holders and the ethical questions surrounding his crypto dealings.

The law seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social media accounts on certain platforms — though it would allow parents to give consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to have accounts. Children under 14 could not open accounts.

The director of the leading hospital in Wuhan, China, has died of Coronavirus. This high-profile death comes as Apple, one of largest tech companies, warns that Coronavirus will hurt its revenue.

Kate Messner's new middle grade novel The Trouble With Heroes Is about a boy who gets into trouble with the law. Instead of juvie, he's tasked with hiking all 46 Adirondack peaks.

The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts.

Sean Combs' federal trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy will begin in New York next week. What is he accused of, and what will the trial mean for the mogul and for hip-hop?

Europeans throw away about 90 million tons of food each year. A new German website aims to ratchet that number down a bit by connecting people with leftovers to spare with people who could use them.

The Supreme Court eased restrictions on protesters at clinics that perform abortions. The court invalidated a Massachusetts law that created a 35 foot buffer outside abortion clinics in the state.

A new poll from the American Psychological Association shows 7 out of 10 adults say the future of the Nation is a significant source of stress in their lives. And the results cross party lines.