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Simon Han's debut novel is set in the Texas suburbs he grew up in. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Han about his book chronicling the immigrant experience, Nights When Nothing Happened.

As families across the U.S. scale back on how they traditionally celebrate the holiday, it's been a challenge for turkey producers as they figure out how to adapt to the changing market.

Obama says democracy has been "strained" — but not broken — by President Trump. Justin Chang reviews Small Axe. Author Jon Wiener says the Chicago 7 trial reflected "all the conflicts in America."

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed at least eight in the Afghan capital and came on a day when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to discuss Afghan peace talks.

The arrangement, originally slated to begin Sunday, would have provided some travelers the ability to bypass a 14-day quarantine period. But new cases in Hong Kong have put the plan on hold.

NPR's Leila Fadel discusses the looming cutoff of federal pandemic unemployment benefits with Kate McAfee and Mario Sandoval, who were both laid off, and researcher Elizabeth Pancotti.

"Relationships with animals are simple," notes one researcher. In a year when life feels fraught, pets have been healers, helping human companions get exercise, quell anxiety and make new friends.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Riz Ahmed about his new movie, Sound of Metal, in which he plays a punk-rock drummer who loses his hearing.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Zokinvy is the first drug approved by the agency for the disorder.

President-elect Joe Biden's appointee was previously the deputy director of the CIA and the White House deputy national security adviser.