Puerto Rican coquito is traditionally made with a blend of coconut milk, rum and cinammon. The creamy, boozy rum punch is a holiday favorite to sip and to share this time of year. Matthew Mead/AP hide caption
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Puerto Rican merengue singer Joseph Fonseca says he wrote a holiday song about generators to bring joy to people suffering through a long hurricane recovery that has left thousands dependent on generators for power. Daniella Cheslow/NPR hide caption
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting in June. Pete Marovich/Getty Images hide caption
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The contrail from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Long Beach, Calif., more than 100 miles southeast from its launch site, the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday. Javier Mendoza/AP hide caption
People from the Great Plains through New England have a good chance of getting a white Christmas this year. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
Work crews remove debris at the site of a home destroyed by fires in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif., last month. Thousands of homes and other structures were destroyed by wildfires in the area. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
A pot of rajma, a bean stew from the north of India, cooks on the stove. It's one of the recipes included in the new cookbook Bollywood Kitchen. Josh Loock/NPR hide caption
The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, center, take a knee prior to the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz., on Sept. 25. Matt York/AP hide caption
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Judge Marilyn Moores, who presides over the juvenile court in Marion County, Ind., says the number of children who are in need of foster care because of the opioid epidemic has more than doubled in the past three years. Matt Sedensky/AP hide caption
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A new wave of Advent calendars offers adults a variety of foods and beverages, including Pringles, beef jerky, vodka and gin. Courtesy of Man Crates hide caption
This holiday season, shoppers will buy nearly 1.6 million drones, up 31 percent from last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Then-candidate Donald Trump walks with former rival Ben Carson at the Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida in March 2016. As president, Trump has spent far more time at his own resorts than at the presidential retreat, Camp David. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Cardinal Bernard Law, former archbishop of Boston, celebrates Mass in April 2005 inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, CAL FIRE Inmate Firefighting Hand Crew members hike through the charred landscape on their way to work east of Gibraltar Road above Montecito, Calif., earlier this wee. Mike Eliason/AP hide caption