#NPRreads: Warren Buffet's Grandson And A New Mosque In Rural Wyoming
Also this week: the virtual reality stories of three displaced children.
National
Debris From U.S. Rocket Found Off English Coast
The piece of rocket, most likely from the unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 that blew up after takeoff in June, was covered in barnacles and originally mistaken for a dead whale.
After The Cranberries And Pie, Take Time To Talk About Death
Advance directives don't guarantee that a person's wishes for end-of-life care will always be honored. Some states let people use physician orders that override legal requirements to perform CPR.
Sweet Name Of Kids' Clinic Gives Some People Heartburn
The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.
Hotline Wing: Answering The Call Of Distressed Thanksgivers Everywhere
Marge Klindera and Carol Miller have worked at a Thanksgiving call center for decades. That means answering thousands of panicked questions from questionable cooks — and people just seeking kindness.
Your Adult Siblings May Hold The Secret To A Long, Happy Life
Our siblings are with us for longer than anyone else through our lives. Strong sibling relationships can cushion the blows of aging, while conflict cuts to the bone.
Amid Application Season, Seniors Consider A New Criterion: Race Relations
The surge of students protesting how colleges handle racial issues is making some incoming freshmen think more about race and safety on campus when choosing the university they want to attend.
In Bid To Welcome Refugees, Campaign Hopes To Make 'Every Campus A Refuge'
Diya Abdo, a professor at Guilford College, has launched Every Campus a Refuge, a project that aims to get every college and university campus to host one Syrian refugee family.
Words To The Wise: The Family Phrases That Stay With Us
We ask a number of people for Thanksgiving about the words of wisdom that have been passed down by their parents or other members of their family.
The Evolution Of The Presidential Thanksgiving (Feat. Cooked Possum)
Adrienne LaFrance, a staff writer at The Atlantic, examined decades of Thanksgiving meals at the White House, which reveal some surprising details about the evolution of the holiday spread. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to LaFrance about the menus for presidents like Theodore Roosevelt, who dined on turtle, and William Howard Taft, who preferred possum.