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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about California's angry reaction to a federal agency's demand that the state pay refunds to former energy trader Enron -- despite allegations Enron reaped huge profits by manipulating California energy markets during the state's 2000-2001 power crisis.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells the story of Clemson’s International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR).

A new study says sixth-graders do better when they attend K-8 schools, so they're not the youngest.

The Education Department has long collected civil rights data about things like bullying, harassment and disability services in schools, but it hasn't made the latest information public.

The NBC television network plans to post clips from some of its fall shows on the video-sharing Web site YouTube.com -- a big step for YouTube.com and NBC, which previously attempted to block the site from posting clips of NBC shows. Madeleine Brand talks with Janet Babin of Marketplace about the win-win move for NBC and YouTube.com's "guerilla cred."

Rising gas prices appear to be hurting the profits of the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart. Same-store sales rose just 2.3 percent in May, which was the low end of profit estimates. Alex Chadwick talks to Janet Babin of Marketplace about the slump.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about a decision by Microsoft to require customers to verify they have a valid copy of an operating system before allowing them to download updates from its Web site. Officials for the software giant say the move will boost Internet security -- and it may prompt those using illegal copies of its popular Windows software to buy legitimate copies.

Buying a house can be scary but not as scary as the recent purchase by Danielle Witt and Ben Rockey-Harris, new homeowners of the home that inspired "The Exorcist."

A newly-approved drug, Wegovy, has shown to have significant weight loss benefits. But it's unclear if insurers will cover the cost of the medication for the millions of Americans who might need it.

Lynn Neary speaks with Stefan Fatsis, Wall Street Journal sportswriter, about black billionaire Robert Johson's purchase of a future National Basketball Association franchise in Charlotte, NC. He's the first black person to be a primary owner of a major sports franchise.