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It seems like the White House was hosting a Thanksgiving Hunger Games. Americans were asked to decide which turkey tribute, Caramel or Popcorn, will be the National Thanksgiving Turkey.

The Bob Baffert-trained horse, ridden by Victor Espinoza, was the favorite heading into the 141st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

The airline is cutting nearly 80 percent of its flights between the U.S. and Venezuela, because the government owes it $750 million dollars.

This year's tight presidential race has contributed to strong efforts to encourage Native Americans to vote -- and to make sure their voting rights are protected. Wisconsin Public Radio's Brian Bull reports.

A poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life concludes that 55 percent of Americans have favorable opinions of Muslim-Americans. The survey also finds a decreasing number of Americans who think Islam is a violent religion.

A huge piece of quartzite in Lawrence, which has long stood as a memorial to the town's abolitionist founders, is being moved. It belongs to a Native American tribe.

Recent studies suggest breast cancer is biologically different in African-American women compared to other groups. The implications of recent research contain both good and bad news for black women.

Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses recovery and release of the American patients.

Foreign students still gravitate to American universities despite tighter visa restrictions in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks and a heightened fear of terrorism. But many are worried about their safety and status if the U.S. attacks Iraq. Andrea Dukakis reports.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Kim Tran about the history of solidarity between Asian and Black Americans and how their movements interact.