Romania in shock after far-right populist enters presidential election’s runoff Romania’s political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister. Read more on NPR

You can reduce your risk of dementia. Here’s how to get started About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here’s a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress. Read more on NPR

The history of one of Washington’s weirdest traditions: the turkey pardon The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts. Read more on NPR

Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress Read more on NPR

The holidays are stressful. Restore your calm with these 5 quick tricks Keep these science-backed stress busters in your back pocket this holiday season. Whip ’em out the next time you’re at a table full of bickering in-laws or your flight gets canceled! Read more on NPR

Adultery is no longer illegal in New York It was considered a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a jail sentence of up to three months. Read more on NPR

Foreign ministers meet in Italy for the last G7 of the Biden administration Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are meeting Monday, with a certain pressure to advance diplomatic efforts ahead of the new U.S. administration taking over. Read more on NPR

New Zealanders help save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach New Zealand is a whale stranding hotspot. It’s often not clear why they happen but the island nation’s geography is believed to be a factor. Read more on NPR

Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide. A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents 30 years ago. Read more on NPR

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate becomes country’s new president The election was free of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere, like the United States and neighboring Argentina. Read more on NPR