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Listener Arthur Anderson plays with puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Sales of new homes fall to the lowest level in more than a dozen years, a grim sign of consumers' reluctance to buy and stricter lending despite lower interest rates. The government reports a 9 percent drop in new-home sales in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000.

His address inspired many. It was a rare moment when the Apple co-founder spoke about himself. "You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever," he said.

Rudy Giuliani, described at Monday's hearing as "intoxicated" on election night, urged the former president to say he had won, said senior adviser Jason Miller. His campaign manager pushed back.

Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz tries to stump NPR's Melissa Block and WNPR listener Mark Nolan of Bloomfield, Conn.

A new survey of the best cities for business finds that affordability is more important than being fashionable. As a result, Inc. magazine put Riverside and San Bernardino, Calif., and the New Jersey cities of Camden and Newark high on its list. See the magazine's lists of the best and worst places for companies to thrive.

The Braves needed six games to put away the Astros, and are now celebrating their first championship since 1995. Atlanta's Jorge Soler was named the series Most Valuable Player.

Eric Houston plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Francois Bayrou, the third-place candidate in last weekend's presidential election in France, had nothing good to say about his competitors in a speech Wednesday. His refusal to endorse either Nicolas Sarkozy or Segolene Royal leaves both candidates to fight it out for the remaining votes in the May 6 runoff.

Over two decades ago, the fossilized remains of a giant bird were found. Now, a new study suggests that this 6 million-year- old bird from Argentina — the Argentavis magnificens — could actually fly at speeds of up to 150 mph.