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"There's a lot of terrible candied fruit out there, unfortunately ..." says cookbook author Camilla Wynne. "It's fair that they get a bad rap, but they aren't representative of candied fruit generally." In her book Nature's Candy, Wynne guides cooks through making not-terrible candied fruit, for cakes such as the Stollen Pound Cake, above.

Forget what you think you know about fruitcake

For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition. But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.

Children play with water in springtime outside a temporary classroom built for the evacuated residents of Kibbutz Be'eri. With over 90 residents killed and 30 taken hostage last Oct. 7, the kibbutz was one of the hardest hit communities that day. Nine hundred of its residents evacuated to a Dead Sea hotel and worked to maintain the unity of the community and build educational frameworks to help the children of the kibbutz recover from the trauma they went through.

How an Israeli community helped its children heal from trauma after the Oct. 7 attack

Kibbutz Be'eri was hit hard in the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023. Survivors were evacuated to a hotel, where they worked together to create programs to help their children recover from trauma.

Some scenes just stay with you. Clockwise from left, I Saw the TV Glow, My Old Ass, Trap, Tuesday.

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024

From a heart-wrenching epiphany in the drama Tuesday to a meme-able moment in Challengers, these were the lines that critic Aisha Harris has remembered all year.

Dakota Heath, 26, and Jordyn Glick, 27, at their apartment building in Lubbock, Texas. Heath takes care of Glick, who has an unpredictable and painful gastrointestinal disorder. Roughly a quarter of family caregivers are young adults.

For young adults, caregiving isn't just hard. It can shape you for life

Caregiving responsibilities can cut young people off from peers and interrupt their emerging life story. And there's been little research or support directed at this group. That's starting to change.

Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, N.J., in 2021. The state is adopting California's Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which require at least 7% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission for model year 2025. Dealers are petitioning for a delay, so far unsuccessfully.

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars.

The Weiss-Pires family — Lynda, Lillian and Bessie — enjoy baking Christmas and Hanukkah treats during the holiday season in their kitchen in Oakland, Calif.

The fun — and confusion — of celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah on the same date

Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.

Cyclists pass police standing next to a burning makeshift tyre barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon's South Okkalapa township on April 1, 2021.

How hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed (again)

Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.

It can be tricky to offer condolences to someone who is grieving. You want to show your friend you love them, but you also know there isn't much you can say to heal your friend's pain.

'May love rest gently in your broken heart': What to say to a grieving friend

When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort they've shared with others — or wish they'd heard themselves.

In Memoriam 2024: The Musicians We Lost

It takes a village to make the music we love. We remember the singers, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, producers and journalists that we lost in 2024.

President Biden speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House on Dec. 16.

Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row prisoners

Opponents of the death penalty had urged President Biden to take this step, given the number of executions that took place during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.

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