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Peanuts and straight peanut butter are a choking hazard for infants, doctors say, but a bit of watered-down puree of peanut butter, starting at around 6-months-old, can help prevent peanut allergies.

Hey, Baby, Meet Peanuts: How And When To Safely Introduce The Food

Giving infants peanut puree as one of their first solid foods can help prevent peanut allergies, research has shown. To do that safely, start early — and only after checking with your doctor.

Russia Moves To Block LinkedIn Over Personal Data Storage Location

LinkedIn has more than 433 million members in 200 countries, including Russia — but it doesn't have offices there.

Workers sort through boxes of goods Friday at a delivery company in Lin'an in east China's Zhejiang province. Singles Day on Nov. 11 is promoted by e-commerce giant Alibaba as the world's biggest online shopping event.

Alibaba Says It Smashed Sales Records On China's 'Singles Day'

The online retail giant reports that it sold more than $17 billion in goods on Friday — the site's holiday encouraging people to buy presents for themselves. Not everyone trusts the numbers, though.

During the hot and humid summers in the Philippines, salvation is found in the manna called <em>halo-halo</em> (HAH-loh HAH-loh), an iconic refresher.

Why Over-Modifying Traditional Foods Can Dishonor Cultural Identity

Many Filipinos have responded angrily to Bon Appétit's "Ode to Halo-Halo," an iconic treat of the Philippines, because the recipe is so far off the mark that it feels "sacrilegious."

<em>Chebureki</em>, thin, deep-fried pockets of cheese, meat or mushrooms, are a best seller at Musafir. The Tatar restaurant has become an asylum-seeker of sorts in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Forced Out Of Crimea, Tatar Restaurant Finds Solidarity Among Kiev Diners

Musafir was once one of Crimea's most popular restaurants, serving Tatar food. But this ethnic group has been persecuted since Russian annexation. The eatery has found a welcoming refuge in Ukraine.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook against criticism that it doesn't vet fake news in its News Feed.

Zuckerberg Denies Fake News On Facebook Had Impact On The Election

The Facebook CEO says the idea that fake news influenced the U.S. presidential election is "a pretty crazy idea." And he says it's a "very small volume" of the content on the site.

Teamsters union members in San Diego rail against the NAFTA trade deal in 2011.

After 22 Years, Is NAFTA Headed Back To The Drawing Board?

NAFTA has long united the economies of the United States, Mexico and Canada. With Donald Trump headed to the White House, trade partners say they're open to talks.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain (left) and Secretary of State John Kerry both continue to serve the country in official capacities after their failed presidential bids.

All Hail The Presidential Also-Rans

Hillary Clinton joins the exclusive club of men who reached for, but failed to grasp, our nation's highest elected office. From Aaron Burr to Al Gore, here's a look at the company Clinton joins.

Egyptians walk in front of the Central Bank earlier this month in Cairo.

IMF Approves $12 Billion Bailout For Egypt After Austerity Measures

The funding, which is aimed at boosting investor confidence in the region's most populous country, comes after the government floated the currency and slashed fuel subsidies.

Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the Kremlin in October 2015. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump faces many foreign policy challenges, which will include dealing with the war in Syria and friction with Russia.

5 Big Foreign Policy Challenges For President-Elect Trump

NPR journalists around the world weigh in on some of the most pressing international issues facing President-elect Donald Trump — from trade with China, relations with Russia and fighting ISIS.

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