The report, signed by Trump’s personal physician, says the GOP frontrunner has lost weight. But it didn’t say whether he weighs the same as Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, as Trump has claimed. (Image credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »Fat, happy and healed: A movement toward fat liberation
Organizers of Philly FatCon, Philadelphia’s first ever fat-focused convention, set out to bring fat people together in a safe space last month. (Image credit: Jackie Molloy for NPR) Read More at NPR
Read More »For this student newly arrived from India, Thanksgiving came to feel like home
She came to the U.S. for grad school. She was lonely. Then came an invitation for Thanksgiving — no turkey (strictly vegan) but a spirit that touched her soul. And her mango lassi was a hit! (Image credit: Malaka Gharib/NPR) Read More at NPR
Read More »Up First briefing: holiday travel records; migrant crisis in California desert
Record-breaking Thanksgiving travel will test an already strained aviation system. A humanitarian crisis is brewing near the U.S.-Mexico border. (Image credit: Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »President Biden went to Norfolk, Va., for a Friendsgiving
President Biden served up some turkey, stuffing and all their trimmings to troops and family members in Norfolk, Va. Read More at NPR
Read More »Hamas leader says deal to release some hostages could come soon
As fighting around a hospital in northern Gaza continues, the head of Hamas’ political wing says mediators in Qatar are “close to reaching” a deal with Israel for a pause in the fighting. (Image credit: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »Plains, Ga., prepares for memorial services for former first lady Rosalynn Carter
People in the small town of Plains — the birthplace of President Jimmy Carter — remember former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at age 96. Read More at NPR
Read More »Many migrants entering the U.S. illegally, land in makeshift camps in California
A small town near California’s border with Mexico is home to an open air camp with few amenities — hundreds of migrants have been placed there while awaiting processing by U.S. officials. Read More at NPR
Read More »Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California’s desert, locals say
Residents of the Southern California border community of Jacumba say hundreds of migrants are dropped off every day at ad hoc sites where conditions are often dire. They call it a humanitarian crisis. (Image credit: Ash Ponders for NPR) Read More at NPR
Read More »Ukrainian hacktivists fight back against Russia as cyber conflict deepens
Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war on multiple fronts, including in cyberspace. A secretive Ukrainian hacktivist group says it is carrying out cyber missions against Russia. (Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images) Read More at NPR
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