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The painting is expected to sell for thousands of dollars. The unnamed seller, who found the painting at a donation center in Canada, paid $4.09.

A shoe is just a shoe, unless it's a Jimmy Choo -- or a Manolo Blahnik or an Edmundo Castillo. For the right price, the wearer is promised to feel sexy and get noticed. In the conclusion of a Morning Edition Fashion Week series, Karen Michel focuses on high-end footwear and the lengths some people will go to make it fit.

Organizers say more than 250,000 visitors are expected during the 10-day run of Wurstfest, which opens at 4 p.m. Friday at Landa Park in New Braunfels.

In Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal, author Tristram Stuart chronicles how vast quantities of food are blithely tossed out daily in much of the developed world. He notes that South Korea recycles 97 percent of its food waste; the U.S., just 3 percent.

Sen. Barack Obama delivered what his campaign called a "major address on race, politics and unifying our country" in Philadelphia on Tuesday. NPR's Mara Liasson tells Renee Montagne that the speech is very powerful, very complex and "will likely be remembered as one of the most important speeches on race that a politician has ever given."

Some legislators say oil speculation is driving up energy prices. But a report released Tuesday concludes that the spike in oil prices may have more to do with supply and demand.

Three former employees of Karma Automotives who created DeLorean Motors Reimagined were accused of stealing trade secrets from their former employer.

This week, we're in Connecticut with James Patterson, the best-selling author of all time! His books are staples of airports, but what does he know about OTHER things you can buy at airports?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Leslea Smith, of Hillsboro, Oregon, along with Weekend Edition puzzle master, Will Shortz.

Economists have found U.S. consumers tend to overbuy in a panicked frenzy before storms like Fern, racing to hoard milk, bread, and canned essential goods, clearing shelves of grocery stores in a storm’s projected path.