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For author Jeanette Winterson, Christmas is as much about food as it is about storytelling. So her new book Christmas Days combines stories with favorite recipes from her friends and family.

Former FEMA Director Michael Brown blames Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and other top agency officials for the inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina. Brown testified Friday before the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

New Mexico’s Interstate Stream Commission has a new leader, just as the U.S. Supreme Court case between New Mexico and Texas over water from the Rio Grande might be coming to a close. Hannah Riesley-White took over the top job this month at the department tasked with keeping the state on track with interstate water compacts and federal regulation.

"The rich are not only getting richer — they are becoming more dangerous." That's according to Wall Street Journal writer Robert Frank, whose new book, The High-Beta Rich, shows how the spending of the top 1 percent has become "the most unstable force in the economy."

A Gallup survey ranks countries based on degree of "social connectedness" people feel with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, even strangers. We asked Mongolians why they think they top the list.

The Texas Republican Party has gotten more conservative over the years. Immigration policies once pushed by top GOP officials now seem moderate. Party leaders crack down on dissension in their ranks.

President Trump is in London, where he sparred with French President Macron about NATO. But even though he was overseas, he couldn't escape the news about impeachment back home.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Khaled Elgindy, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about what the future may look like for Hamas after one of its top leader was allegedly assassinated by Israel.

Dungeons and Dragons turns 50 this year. The table top, role playing game has spawned TV shows, YouTube series and podcasts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sports Illustrated journalist Jon Wertheim about the opening days of Wimbledon.