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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.

Queue Listen Now

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.

Life Kit: How to navigate holidays with the in-laws

5:06pm December 18, 2022

For a lot of people, dealing with in-laws is the most stressful part of the holidays. Life Kit's Andee Tagle has tips for working through some common in-law conundrums this season.

Left: A photo of Grandmother Petra. Right: A dish of capirotada sits on a colorful tablecloth.

Arts

Grandmother Petra's love is baked into this Mexican bread pudding recipe

8:01am December 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Sweet and savory capirotada was an expression of Grandmother Petra's love for her family, especially at Christmastime. She never wrote it down, so her grandchild had to re-create it from memory.

Left: Mona Grandbois and her sister Doris Adeline Grandbois Ray. Right: Tourtière, a French Canadian pork pie.

Arts

A bit of mystery surrounds a family's tourtière recipe, but it's a holiday favorite

8:00am December 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

They aren't sure where this version of the French Canadian meat pie came from, but one thing is clear: It isn't Christmas without tourtière.

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

Arts

Readers share their favorite holiday recipes with a side of hilarious stories

8:00am December 18, 2022

Recipes for sweet and savory bread pudding, brisket, a French Canadian pork pie and homemade pasta accompany stories both heartwarming and hilarious from the NPR audience.