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Morning Edition host Michel Martin talks with food historian Jessica B. Harris about the history of eating greens during the holidays and how it became a tradition for many African-American families.

For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her new Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy. Originally broadcast Sept. 25, 2025.

Household waste increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Years. Rules vary by municipality on what you can recycle and what needs to go into the trash.

Holiday spending was higher than expected this year, despite low confidence in the economy and many people reporting tightening their budgets.

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.

Congress kicked off 2025 with an ambitious agenda, but 12 months later, it has ceded much of its power to President Trump and passed a record low number of bills.

"Hold the Hope" was sparked by one woman's experience as a caregiver to someone who survived suicidal struggles. It started as a poem that has become a film, a song and even a dance.

In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.

A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

Librarian Dorothy Vogel, who, with her late husband Herb, amassed a priceless collection of contemporary art in their one bedroom apartment, died on Nov. 10.