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An inspector general said the the investigation of officials at U.S. Agency for Global Media conducted by a private law firm for former CEO Michael Pack was a "waste or gross waste" of taxpayer money. The law firm charged the agency more than $1.6 million. The officials under review by Pack, shown above at a party earlier this year with Steve Forbes, were later exonerated. Patrick McMullan/PMC via Getty Images hide caption
People welcoming China's ship Yuan Wang 5 wave Chinese and Sri Lankan flags at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port in Sri Lanka, Aug. 16. Ajith Perera/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Why a Chinese ship's arrival in Sri Lanka has caused alarm in India and the West
The beloved animated series Summer Camp Island is among the list of 36 titles HBO Max says it will no longer host on its streaming service. Cartoon Network Studios, Inc. hide caption
Jill Mallen gets her groceries at a food pantry because of soaring inflation. She says she's a "confused" voter — a registered Democrat who feels Republicans did a better job of managing the economy. Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption
A customer makes a purchase at a Starbucks coffee shop. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Cars drive on flooded streets as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Hoboken New Jersey on August 22, 2021. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
CNN host Brian Stelter, shown in this photograph from 2018, tells NPR he is departing the network after it canceled his media analysis show "Reliable Sources." He had hosted the show for nine years. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg arrives for a hearing on his criminal case at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 12 in New York City. The Manhattan District Attorney's office is charging Weisselberg and the Trump Organization with tax fraud after being accused of paying employees "off the books" in order to pay less taxes. Weisselberg has pleaded not guilty. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Allen Weisselberg, a Trump Org employee for decades, pleads guilty to felony charges
Workers at Google's parent company Alphabet want to better protect people's abortion-related location data and search history. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
The McKinney Fire killed four people and destroyed homes, including this mobile home park in rural Northern California earlier this month. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Nitin Budhiraja discovered during the pandemic that he loved working from home. He now works fully remotely. Nitin Budhiraja hide caption
Serena Williams, professional tennis player and businesswoman, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center in April in Florida. Marco Bello/Getty Images hide caption
Planet Money Summer School NPR hide caption
In this photo illustration, Janine Ramirez, a hearing aid specialist with Hear Again America, places a hearing aid on an ear Oct. 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A boat is pictured on the shallow Rhine river near Oestrich Winkel, western Germany, on Aug. 12, as the water level passed below 40 centimeters, making ship transport increasingly difficult. Yann Schreiber/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Germany's Rhine is at one of its lowest levels. That's trouble for the top EU economy
An ITT Technical Institute campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif., is seen on Sept. 6, 2016. Students who used federal loans to attend ITT Tech as far back as 2005 will automatically get that debt canceled. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption