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Bob Edwards looks at what Veterans Day means to some Americans.

Tornadoes kill more than 30 people in several states, including Alabama, Tennessee and Ohio, authorities say. At least 10 people are dead in Alabama and 15 in Tennessee. Thousands are without power. Steve Chiotakis with member station WBHM reports.

In one of his frequent NPR essays, Walter Cronkite remembers the day President Kennedy was assassinated, 39 years ago today. National Archive recordings of ground-to-air communications with Kennedy's cabinet and Air Force One shed new light on the crisis. Listen to the recordings, and samples of broadcasts Cronkite made on Nov. 22, 1963.

Fewer cars were on the road during pandemic lockdowns. And for Maine's frogs and salamanders, that translated to far fewer roadkill deaths.

Robert Siegel and John Ydstie read some of this week's listener letters.

Democratic incumbent Tom Johnson claims a narrow victory in the South Dakota Senate race. Because of a computer glitch, the vote wasn't tallied until late this morning. The vote was close enough that Republican challenger John R. Thune may ask for a recount. NPR's Ken Barcus reports.

Republicans recapture control of the Senate and add to their advantage in the House. Democrats increase their hold on statehouses, adding at least five governorships. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and NPR's Ina Jaffe.

Robert talks with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) about the Republican Party winning control of the Senate. In the new Republican-controlled Senate, McConnell is expected to become Majority Whip.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports that there was some good news for Democrats in the outcome of Tuesday's governors' races. The Democrats increased their hold on statehouses -- in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona and Oregon. They also picked up seven other seats held by Republicans or independents. But they were unable to oust Jeb Bush in Florida, elect Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in Maryland or keep Roy Barnes in Georgia. (3:00)

John Ydstie talks with Dr. Ryan Parr, an anthropologist at Ontario's Lakehead University, about a four-year effort to determine the identity of a 13-month-old child who died in the Titanic disaster. The child was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Parr coordinated the work of over 50 scientists, genealogists and Titanic researchers, using DNA to trace the child to living family members.