family

New Zealand politician gives birth after riding her bike to the hospital

6:47am November 29, 2021

Julie Anne Genter was already in labor when she started out from home at 2 a.m. Sunday. In addition to a healthy baby, she has an illustrative story for one of her policy focus areas: transportation.

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Arts

A lesbian couple reminiscences on a pivotal Thanksgiving, 38 years ago

5:01am November 26, 2021

Mary Ostendorf and her spouse, Leslye Huff, remember coming out to their family on Thanksgiving Day, 1983.

National

A new website promises better Thanksgiving dinner conversations

4:44pm November 25, 2021

A new website is designed to alleviate the "Thanxiety" surrounding fraught arguments at the Thanksgiving day table by trying to start better conversations.

This boy is celebrating his first Thanksgiving against all odds

7:44am November 25, 2021

The boy who made history as the world's most premature baby to survive is celebrating his first Thanksgiving at home.

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Thanksgiving is a day at the beach — quite literally — for young Liberians. Above, the beach in West Point is a sandy playing field for soccer lovers.

Health & Safety

Former slaves brought Thanksgiving to Liberia — and rebooted it

2:42pm November 24, 2021

by Vicky Hallett

It's definitely not a turkey day. Jollof rice is more like it. It's questioned as a holiday because of its American origins. And the way Liberians do celebrate holds lessons for the U.S.

A teacher leaves an empty school building.

Education

Parents are scrambling after schools suddenly cancel class over staffing and burnout

10:59am November 23, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

School districts around the country have been announcing extra days off this fall to address staff shortages and mental health. For some families, the unpredictable schedule feels like a betrayal.

Health & Safety

This Thanksgiving, let science help you roast a tastier turkey

11:43am November 21, 2021

by Maria Godoy

Cooking your bird to a safe 165 F often just results in a dry boring plate of meat. Luckily food scientists have studied this problem. Learn their techniques to roast your tastiest bird yet.

Health & Safety

How to navigate Thanksgiving with the unvaxxed and unmasked

8:02am November 21, 2021

Leila Fadel talks to Elaine Swann, of the Swann School of Protocol, about Thanksgiving etiquette during this phase of the pandemic.

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The holidays are upon us. Here's your toolkit for how to keep COVID out of your festivities and keep your most vulnerable family members safe this year.

Health & Safety

Welcoming family into your home for Thanksgiving? Here's how to keep COVID out

12:09pm November 20, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

Intergenerational indoor gatherings, a.k.a, Thanksgiving dinner, still pose a COVID risk to older adults and the immunocompromised. Here's how to keep everyone safe.

Lauren Barber stands in her home in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 16. Barber has been inundated with offers from investors and companies that want to buy her house. She sometimes gets called or texted more than five times a day with offers.

Hey, I want to buy your house: Homeowners besieged by unsolicited offers

9:07am November 20, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Lots of speculators are jockeying to get in on the hot market. Sometime they call homeowners multiple times a day. It can be an invasive nuisance, or worse.

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