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Wisconsin management area approved to combat deer disease
A task force of tribal members has approved a Wisconsin tribal management area to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease among wild deer.
Girl finds Santa gifts, despite Trump's 'marginal' comment
A 7-year-old girl who talked to President Trump on Christmas Eve still left out milk and cookies for Santa despite the president telling her it was "marginal" for a child of her age to still believe.
Love the holidays? The Philippines celebrates 4 months of Christmas mania
Counting down from September, nine days of Mass, heaps of roast pig, colorful lights and festivities all over the place — the Filipinos know how to make the season bright, and eternal.
Gingerbread cred: Bakers craft winning edible art down to the last detail
Tiny working gingerbread clock gears, meticulously hand-painted playing cards, scenes that tell stories — all comes into play at the annual National Gingerbread House Competition in North Carolina.
According to psychology professor Bridget Robinson-Riegler, smells have a strong connection to the memory parts of the brain. MPR News host Angela Davis talked to Professor Robinson-Riegler about smells and memories.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two guests about food traditions — how they're shared, why they matter, and what role they play at the holidays.
A dessert from India, beloved and battled over, now stars in its own movie
Rosogolla is a classic Indian sweet, so loved that a new film tells its "bittersweet" origin story. But that story comes with its own version of a political birther controversy.
Museum celebrates church hats and the women who wear them
Portraits and paintings of black women sporting extravagant hats will be on display at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum until the end of January.
Millennials strike again: This time we're killing cash and 'Merry Christmas'
It's the holiday edition of everyone's favorite trope! A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll tracks cultural changes in shopping and celebrating. But why not keep attributing them to generational whims?