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Robert talks with Tania Branigan -- a reporter for the British daily newspaper The Guardian -- about the case of the naked defendant Vincent Bethell. Bethell had been held in jail for more than five months on charges of creating a public nuisance. Mr. Bethell refused to wear clothing to court. Remarkably, the judge allowed the trial to proceed.

Many of Enron's remaining assets are for sale at an auction under way in Houston, one year after the company filed for bankruptcy. Proceeds will raise money to pay a fraction of the company's debt. NPR's John Ydstie speaks with John Olson of the securities firm Sanders, Morris, and Harris.

A team from the Environmental Protection Agency undertakes the difficult task of cleaning up spilled mercury at Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C. No one in the school was contaminated, but the building has been closed on and off for more than a week while the cleanup proceeds.

Shawn Fain has been UAW president for less than six months, elected in the first direct ballot where members picked their leadership. Now he's in the spotlight as the union starts to strike.

But results were boosted by several one-time-only factors, including cost-cutting efforts and asset sales.

The year's box office numbers were down, due to the residual effects of actors' and writers' strikes, but quality wasn't dimmed. Bob Mondello's list of the 10 best movies of the year overflows.

A protective order would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence that prosecutors share with the defense team.

Guo Wengui, long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon, was arrested on charges that he oversaw a fraud conspiracy.

The Senate has voted 94-2 to confirm Hillary Clinton as secretary of State. Clinton was expected to be confirmed Tuesday, but Texas Sen. John Cornyn raised objections, citing foreign contributions to Bill Clinton's foundation.

After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.