Tucson, Arizona

Alex Edelman grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household in Boston.

Scaachi Koul is commemorating a Christmas first of her own – and ON her own – this year.

Producer Aviva DeKornfeld accompanies Santa Allen to his first “chair gig” to see whether all of his hopes, or all of his fears, or a little of both, will be realized. (16 minutes)

Lisa Pollak tells the story of a high school football team in Mississippi getting ready to play its first game just a month after Hurricane Katrina upended everything.

A person is accused of a murder he didn't commit.

We surveyed hundreds of people around the country, from every part of the political spectrum, about the ways in which politics are interfering with their friendships and families.