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With many families gathering for the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, health officials continue to urge Americans to get fully vaccinated, which includes a booster shot six months after the initial vaccination. Plus, for decades in San Diego and across the U.S., housing deeds with racist restrictions blocked people of color from buying or renting homes, how one San Diego family pushed back. And, as families gather (many the first time in two years), maybe you need to freshen up your Turkey Day game. Chef Brandon Sloan from Pendry Hotels answers listeners' questions and gives out tips to make your Thanksgiving meal a feast.

The House cleared an effort that would force unions to accept the tentative agreement between railroad managers and their workers, and make a potential imminent strike illegal.

Not everyone has a knack for gift giving — and that's OK! Our experts share tips on what to get for 5 personality types, ranging from the practical to the sentimental to the hard to shop for.

The national monument, at sites in Illinois and Mississippi, will help protect places that tell Till's story, as well as reflect the activism of his mother.

Grace Go, a 17-year-old rising senior at Mercer Island High School outside Seattle, is the winner of the first-ever Best Mental Health Podcast Prize from NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

Longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's party was assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression any real opposition.

NPR's Scott Simon recounts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words to a joint session of Congress this week, and how his country has managed to survive, so far, against Russian aggression.

A rise in COVID-19 cases at two shelters at Father Joe’s Villages has prompted the construction of a temporary outdoor facility for those who test positive. Eventually all positive cases will be placed in local hotel rooms to isolate. Meanwhile, if you missed the Vote By Mail registration deadline yesterday, you’re not out of options yet. Plus, the San Diego Rep will showcase Latinx playwrights this weekend as part of its Latinx New Play Festival.

Officials said allowing Fallbrook and Rainbow to leave the San Diego County Water Authority would raise rates for everyone.