An Afghan money changer holds a stack of Iranian currency at Khorasan market in Herat, Afghanistan, The value of Afghanistan's currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis. Mstyslav Chernov/AP hide caption
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Chris Noth attends a screening of "Three Christs", hosted by IFC Films and The Cinema Society in New York in January 2020. Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
A federal judge on Thursday, rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from lawsuits. Douglas Healey/AP hide caption
After an unprecedented year in natural disasters, cities like Hoboken and New York City, pictured here after Hurricane Ida, say better weather forecast can save lives. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption
After a year of deadly weather, cities look to private forecasters to save lives
Steve Easterbrook, McDonald's former president and CEO, Easterbrook must return more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the company giant as part of a settlement. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
Meta banned seven surveillance firms from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Thursday, accusing the firms of using the platforms to spy on about 50,000 unsuspecting people. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook bans 7 'surveillance-for-hire' companies that spied on 50,000 users
Earlier this month, customers were able to get cream cheese from a Manhattan grocery store. But Kraft, which owns Philadelphia Cream Cheese, hopes you lay off the popular baking ingredient. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
In this aerial image taken with a drone, workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach in October after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
Trucks haul shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Nov. 24, just ahead of the semiofficial start of the holiday season. For much of the country, trucking is the only freight option. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Nick Fountain hawks a Frasier Fir in Brooklyn. Robert Smith/NPR hide caption
Mirna Arana mops the floor after playing with her son in her home in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021. Arana works as a housecleaner in San Francisco and is hopeful about a proposed law that would give domestic workers paid sick leave. Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP hide caption
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 30 in Washington, D. C. The Fed unveiled a new game plan on Wednesday as it looks to tackle red-hot inflation. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Inflation is still red hot, and it's forcing the Federal Reserve into a new game plan
Santa entertainer Randyl Wagner examines a Santa suit at his home. Jeff Dean/NPR hide caption
A researcher recently found a vulnerability in a piece of software called Log4j, which is used in the programming language Java and essentially creates a log of activity that can enable a hacker to take over a device. Christopher Schirner/Flickr hide caption
Companies scramble to defend against newly discovered 'Log4j' digital flaw
Charleston, S.C., has one of the highest material standards of living in the U.S. for college graduates. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
Saule Omarova testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 18 during her nomination hearing to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Days after withdrawing her nomination, Omarova blamed banks for leading the opposition against her in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator
Star Wars toy accessories are seen at a Target store on October 25, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption