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Susan Stamberg's annual Thanksgiving tradition of reading her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish on the air nearly came to an end this year. But patriotic spirit kept it alive.

When Jon Buckley was murdered in 2006, his mother Yolanda Wallace felt like there was nowhere for people like her, touched by tragedy in Peoria.

Two Kinder products in the U.S. are being recalled due to an outbreak across Europe. The manufacturer has suspended operations at the Belgian plant where the outbreak is believed to have originated.

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Julie McCarthy in Durban, South Africa, where the United Nations' Conference on Racism wrapped up today.

Host Noah Adams talks to Eef Barzelay, singer and songwriter for the band Clem Snide. He and his colleagues were contacted by the producers of the NBC television show Ed to write a new theme song. Barzelay talks about three different songs he quickly wrote, plays them for us, and talks about how writing for a group of producers relies on so many unseen forces. He says it was hard to read people's minds, and sometimes what he thought was a perfect verse or chorus was outright rejected by the show.

Consumer confidence has been plummeting since Sept. 11. NPR's Juan Williams talks with some employees at an electronics retailer in Virginia to see how they feel about the economy.

Scott talks with Mohamed Zakariya about the stamp he designed for the United States Postal Service honoring Islam. The stamp's message is "Eid Mubarak," a greeting used by Muslims around this time of year to celebrate Islam's holy season.

In the second part of his year-long series on life at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, NPR's Robert Smith looks at the Roughriders' football team and its losing record against better financed, better supported suburban teams.

Beneath the permafrost of northern Alaska, petroleum deposits fuel a political debate revived by the White House and stoked by the events of Sept. 11. Allison Aubery reports.

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, toy retailers are anticipating that rescue- and military-related toys will be big sellers. NPR's Joshua Levs explores the appeal of fire trucks and action figures in our new, uncertain world.