Stop before you shop! You can give meaningful holiday gifts without buying new Shopping secondhand can ease the environmental burden of holiday consumption — and save you money, too. Here are three tips to help you start cutting down this season. Mary Louise Kelly
McDonald's fired CEO returns $105 million after misconduct Steve Easterbrook has paid back equity awards and cash to the burger giant after it learned that he had lied about the extent of his misconduct while he was its top executive. The Associated Press
Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season Kraft Heinz will reimburse up to 18,000 customers $20 each to buy or bake desserts without cream cheese, which is harder to come by this holiday season. Here's how the (cheesy) promotion works. Rachel Treisman
The texts Fox hosts sent during the Jan. 6 riot don't match how Fox covered it on air Fox hosts sent desperate messages during the Capitol riot, urging Trump to act. The messages are a stark contrast to the way Fox has covered the insurrection on air. David Folkenflik
San Francisco moves to require paid sick leave for nannies and gardeners The measure would affect 10,000 people in the city who work in private homes cleaning, cooking and tending children, among other duties. The proposed law would be the first of its kind in the U.S. The Associated Press
Santa Claus is coming to town and he's busier than ever Santa Claus performers are working from dawn to late in the evening as they try to meet the pent-up demand for appearances, while dealing with retirements and deaths among their ranks. Jeff Dean
Giant cargo ship returns to the Suez Canal. This time without incident The last time the giant container ship Ever Given started through the canal, it got stuck. It took six days to dislodge it. The disruption delayed billions of dollars in trade.
Inflation may force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates Consumer prices are rising at a pace not seen in nearly four decades. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
A profile of Wall Street's top cop: SEC Chairman Gary Gensler The top U.S. securities regulator has a full plate. SEC chairman Gary Gensler wants to protect novice investors who are trading stocks and crypto currencies. David Gura
Two investigative journalists were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize Maria Ressa of the Philippines is one of two journalists to have received the Nobel Peace Prize this week, highlighting a message about the need for press freedom. Frank Langfitt
