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For a lot of families, one of the rituals of Thanksgiving is playing a little backyard football. That may be why football injuries at the emergency room spike on Thanksgiving every year. FiveThirtyEight reporter Ben Casselman dug into the numbers.

It's taken a while, but Paris finally has a safe place for migrants congregating in the city. A new facility has been opened which offers asylum seekers showers, medical care and a bed.

Jill Stein has demanded a recount in three states where the presidential election results were tight. Wisconsin has agreed and has until Dec. 13 to complete the recount.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo won re-election in an area that went overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton. Now he faces challenges in backing his constituents' interests while working with a Trump administration.

There's no day bigger than the Saturday after Thanksgiving for college football rivalries. Even fans abroad make a point of tuning in. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with a Michigan fan in London and an Ohio State fan in the Netherlands about their matchup.

Fidel Castro took power in the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and led his country for more than four decades. Under his direction, Cuba became the one and only communist state in the Western Hemisphere.

When the issue is absent from textbooks, says one researcher, it's also absent from classroom discussion.

An overhaul of Medicare must be part of efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, according to House Speaker Paul Ryan. His plan would ask insurers to sell Medicare policies on exchanges.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with James Alefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong. His Washington, DC restaurant was the victim of a damaging fake news story.

President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro achieved what many thought impossible — a warming of relations between the U.S. and Cuba. What role did Fidel Castro play in that process?