NPR listeners share the dishes that are always on their tables during the holidays
We asked NPR listeners which holiday dishes they look forward to each year and how the pandemic has changed both the food and its significance.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal explores the honesty of being a mother in her directorial debut
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal about her directorial debut The Lost Daughter, which takes a unique look at motherhood. Now in theaters, the film will be on Netflix on Dec. 31.
Child hunger is expected to worsen
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with pediatrician Dr. Megan Sandel about how the pandemic has exasperated child hunger in the country and could worsen as pandemic-relief programs run out.
Encore: Encouraging collaboration early on can lead to more helpful children
In many cultures around the world, parents don't need chore charts or allowances for kids to pitch in around the house. A new study shows how parents in these cultures teach children to be helpful.
A coconut seller and a day laborer reflect on life in astoundingly unequal India
It's one of the world's most unequal countries, says a new report. And the gap between rich and poor is getting worse. Two workers who each make less than $5 a day describe what their lives are like.
After court-approved adoption, Georgia family is going to have an epic Christmas
Angela and Elliott Turbeville have been fostering six children — all biological siblings — for the past two years. They reunited the kids after they had been split up in different foster homes.
College kids contemplate the risk of seeing family and possibly infecting them
With plans of heading home, some students have now tested positive for COVID or been around others who did. Worried families must decide whether to see their loved ones or risk possibly getting sick.
Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions
After school "learning hubs" are helping some high school students in North Carolina catch up on academic time lost due to COVID — and stay on track for graduation.
The Child Tax Credit is set to expire if congressional action isn't taken
Parents in Philadelphia, Pa., say they will miss the Child Tax Credit if it goes away — which it's set to do without congressional action. The program has helped ease the city's high poverty rates.
Black Santas are helping to change holiday icons and add more representation
African American communities say they appreciate a growing trend of Black Santa Claus representations at Christmas