Your 2025 holiday movie guide: Time travel, pickleball and fa-la-la-la franchises
We're taking stock of this year's notable holiday movies, with titles including such gems as Oy to the World!, Christmas at the Catnip Cafe, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, and A Pickleball Christmas.
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'Long history of blaming mothers': Trump's Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions
Medical scholars say that efforts to find a singular cause for autism have historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism -
Trump's TikTok deal payment criticized as 'shakedown scheme' by experts
The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion." -
What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities. -
Cellist Joshua Roman's journey from long COVID back to the stage
Since childhood, Joshua Roman's life revolved around the cello. But when long COVID forced him to set his cello aside, he had to rethink his approach to life, faith and music. -
Cheers to 'House of Guinness,' which feels like an 1860s, Irish 'Succession'
A new Netflix show by the creator of Peaky Blinders fictionalizes the battle for control of the venerable Irish brewing company. Family drama comes to a foamy head in this eight-part series. -
NPR's middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese American incarceration
For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II. -
Fatalities reported during shooting at ICE detention facility in Dallas
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday at a federal immigration detention facility in Dallas. One detainee was killed in what the FBI says was an act "of targeted violence." -
'We have to speak out,' Jimmy Kimmel says in his late-night return
The comedian was suspended for nearly a week by ABC's parent company, Disney, before returning to airwaves on Tuesday night.
