Family

La familia Rodriguez Tellez posa para una foto, juntos por primera vez en 25 años.

Organización ayuda a familias mexicanas reunirse después de décadas separadas

2:49pm December 23, 2022

by Mary Scott Hodgin

Algunos inmigrantes mexicanos que viven en los Estados Unidos no han visto a sus padres por décadas. Una ONG en Alabama trabaja con las autoridades mexicanas para reunir a decenas de estas familias.

The Rodriguez Tellez family poses for a picture, together for the first time in 25 years. The sign says, "25 years waiting for a hug. We love you."

Advocacy group helps Mexican families in Alabama reunite after decades apart

12:48pm December 23, 2022

by Mary Scott Hodgin

Some Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. hadn't seen their parents for decades. An advocacy group in Alabama is working with Mexican officials to reunite dozens of families in time for the holidays.

An asylum-seeking migrant from Nicaragua bundles up at the border as she waits to be processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 22, 2022.

El Paso tries to house many migrants in freezing weather – but some don't qualify

11:12am December 23, 2022

El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities.

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National

Couple who helped decorate the White House for Christmas share their love story

8:35am December 23, 2022

Marite Sanchez was one of the few people picked out of thousands to help decorate the White House. She knew right away who she'd bring with her: Hugo, her husband. They tell the story of how they met.

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The children's Pillowfort weighted blanket is shown in unicorn pink. The item and its variations is being recalled at Target stores after two girls died from asphyxiation after becoming trapped under one.

Health & Safety

Target recalls weighted blankets after reports of 2 girls suffocating under one

5:17am December 23, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 204,000 of the children's weighted blankets, which were being exclusively sold at Target.

Twenty years ago, Kate Baker's then-2-year-old, Neil, had a seizure while on an airplane. A group of Muslim women surrounded her and comforted her, an experience she never forgot.

National

An unexpected source of solace during an in-flight emergency

7:05am December 22, 2022

When Kate Baker's toddler experienced a seizure during a transatlantic flight, she nearly shut down. But she received comfort from an unexpected group of passengers.

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Dr. Esgar Guarín with his mobile vasectomy clinic parked at a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Mo.

Fewer abortions, more vasectomies: Why the procedure may be getting more popular

5:00am December 20, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In response to growing abortion restrictions, many health care providers report a rising number of patients seeking vasectomy care.

Three TikTok phenomena of 2022: the pop star Bad Bunny; an Inuit mother and daughter who teach how to say yes with your eyebrows; and one of the Iranians who cut their hair in solidarity with 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab inappropriately.

Health & Safety

Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!

4:32pm December 19, 2022

TikTok is more than just goofy dances and challenges. Here are some of the most widely viewed — and engaging — global TikToks of the year.

Left: Marissa Dates (clockwise from upper left), her mother, Ellen, her brother Nathan, her grandparents Bud and Diane. Right: Marissa's brisket.

Arts

The one where friends offended seven Jewish grandmothers with their brisket

11:03pm December 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Instead of picking one brisket recipe for a Rosh Hashanah meal, these college roommates combined their grandmothers' recipes into one. It did not go exactly as planned.

Why Meghan and Harry's marriage story is resonating with people

5:06pm December 18, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin talks with psychologist Sarah Gaither about the outside pressures of being in an interracial marriage and why people are relating to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's story.