Nov 29 Retailers hope bigger Black Friday deals energize holiday shoppers By Anne D'Innocenzio Retailers in the United States and some other countries have spent weeks pushing early holiday deals, but they are trying to seduce customers with promises of bigger discounts on Black Friday. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 5:38 North Carolina residents lean on community for help as they struggle to rebuild after Helene By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins, Mike Fritz It’s been two months since Hurricane Helene cut a path of deadly destruction across the Southeast. Ahead of the holiday season, PBS News returned to the hard-hit region of western North Carolina, where despite the challenges they face rebuilding their… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 6:00 Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice is everywhere this time of year. How did it take over? By Paul Solman, Maea Lenei Buhre While this season’s politics and headlines may lead to heated exchanges over the Thanksgiving table, economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the history of a different controversy that is ubiquitous during the holidays: pumpkin spice. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 4:40 What PBS News Hour viewers are thankful for in 2024 By Courtney Norris Thanksgiving Day is about coming together with family and friends, enjoying delicious food and, of course, giving thanks. This holiday, we wanted to take a moment to hear from viewers like you, so we asked people across the country what… Continue watching
Nov 28 WATCH: Alaskan pilot airdrops Thanksgiving turkeys to off-grid residents By Mark Thiessen, Becky Bohrer, Associated Press In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks to the Alaska Turkey Bomb. Continue reading
Nov 28 After landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda, the death toll rises to at least 15 By Associated Press Uganda police say that 15 injured people had been rescued and admitted to Buluganya Health Center. Local media reports say authorities expect the death toll could rise to 30. Continue reading
Nov 28 Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade By Associated Press The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 5:49 News Wrap: Thanksgiving travel rush expected to be busiest ever In our news wrap Wednesday, this year's Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be the busiest ever, the FBI is investigating incidents of alleged bomb threats and swatting attacks against several of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks and appointees and three… Continue watching
Nov 27 3 ways empathy can help you handle conflict during the holidays By Casey Kuhn Even if you think the other person will not be empathetic to your side of a discussion, if you model that empathetic behavior, you’re more likely to see the other person mirror it back. Continue reading
Nov 27 New York City now requiring some to place their trash into bins for pickup By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press New York City is now requiring some residents place their trash into garbage bins for pickup. Continue reading