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A new book from Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Faludi says America turned after the Sept. 11 attacks to timeworn notions of manliness and femininity — and rolled back women's rights in the process. Fresh Air's book critic has a review.

Pew Research Center's latest polling of African-Americans shows that only a small majority of blacks believe it is appropriate to think of blacks as a single race, because of increasing diversity in their community. And few blacks feel that, as a group, they are better off than five years ago.

Mary Lillian Ellison, better known as The Fabulous Moolah, died Friday at age 84. She was a wrestler, promoter and trainer on the so-called "lady wrestling" circuit for more than 50 years. She spoke with Dave Davies in April 2005 about the documentary Lipstick and Dynamite.

French transit workers walk off the job to protest a pension reform plan put in place by President Sarkozy. The open-ended walkout is forcing residents of Paris and other French cities to find alternate ways to get to work. Gas and electricity workers are also off the job.

President Bush defends his administration's policies toward Iran even as a new intelligence report shows Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago. Still, the president says, Iran remains a danger. He spoke at a White House news conference.

Two Thanksgiving Day traditions endure — football and cranberry relish. John Feinstein reviews this year's NFL matchups, and Susan Stamberg persuades him to give an old family recipe a try.

Ninja Cafe Takayama creates the swordsicles out of ice cream. They are about 16 inches long — roughly the same length as a real ninja sword. The swordsicles will go on sale later this month.

Tuesday's Middle East peace meeting has caused congestion and closures around the Naval Academy. Diners at Chick and Ruth's Deli, boaters along "Ego Alley," where sailors show off their rides, and people on Main Street weigh in.

President Bush says the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., results in Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreeing to meet regularly and make every effort to conclude an agreement by the end of 2008. President Bush is due to meet with the peace negotiators at the White House.

News broke Thursday that in 2005, the CIA destroyed at least two videotapes made three years earlier that showed harsh interrogation techniques. Intelligence committee members from both parties say they weren't told about the tapes or about plans to destroy them.