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Ham is the most popular family gift at Christmastime in Spain. And some Spaniards are feeling defiant after the World Health Organization's warning that processed meats are linked to cancer.

David Greene talks to Sharon Cooper, sister of Sandra Bland, about the Texas Grand Jury's decision not to seek indictments against anyone in the death of her sister.

A grand jury in Texas has failed to indict anyone in connection with the arrest and subsequent death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was pulled over and arrested by a white police officer in July.

Actor Nicolas Cage bought a dinosaur skull in 2007 for $276,000. Someone broke the law by removing the skull from Mongolia and that's how it ended up at the gallery where Cage got it.

A Dartmouth researcher says reindeer can see UV or blue light which helps them see at night. But fog easily obscures the blue light. Red light travels through fog, and the rest is history.

The Americana Music Honors & Awards' Album Of The Year winner plays one of her best recent songs.

Average gasoline prices fell below $2 a gallon this week. That means U.S. consumers saved more than $100 billion this year at the gas pump, or about $550 per licensed driver. At the same time, falling natural gas prices — combined with warm temperatures in much of the country — will mean big savings on heating bills. But consumers don't seem to be spending more yet. Why? In Vermont, at least, people are worried about warm days hurting tourism.

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews the harrowing film 45 Years in which a happy decades-long marriage is upended by an unexpected revelation.

Follow your dreams — that's what so many parents tell their kids. But at what cost? We caught up with two students who chose very different paths to study the arts in New York City.

The Food Network host and celebrity chef has a vendetta against single-use kitchen gadgets. This year, he takes aim at meat claws, the egg cuber and the Rollie Eggmaster.