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Also: Kenya's Supreme Court overturns the country's presidential election; thousands of Muslims are trying to flee Myanmar; and a North Carolina group is planning a "Bigfoot" festival.

Photographer Ani Shastry won with his captivating image of deep space called "Flying Bat and The Giant Squid Nebula."

Just five years ago, there were only about 2,000 U.S. craft brewers. More than 800 opened for business in 2016 — and they're finding a changing market.

Thien Ho, district attorney of Sacramento, California, says a spike in homelessness has led to a public safety crisis.

Louis DeJoy, a successful North Carolina businessman, has donated millions to Republican candidates, including the Trump campaign.

Retailers set sales records as the holiday shopping season gets underway. Discounter Wal-Mart had its biggest one-day sales ever, hawking $1.43 billion of merchandise. Trend analyst Shoppertrak says U.S. retailers report a 12 percent sales increase over last year. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Kroger says the merger with Albertsons is needed to stay competitive with Walmart and Amazon, whose dominance in the grocery market has grown in recent years.

Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix briefs European leaders on the latest findings in Iraq. Blix refuses to term yesterday's discovery in Iraq of nearly a dozen empty warheads a "smoking gun" that would show Iraq to be in noncompliance with U.N. resolutions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the U.N. nuclear agency, and chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix arrive in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials. They are expected to warn Iraq that it must cooperate more intensely with arms inspectors. Hear NPR's Kate Seelye and Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Embattled Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott remains defiant about hanging on to his post after a GOP colleague declares he is willing to challenge Lott for the leadership job. Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) has the public support of several GOP senators. Hear NPR's David Welna.