Dec 01 Republican aide resigns over comments about Sasha and Malia Obama By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Elizabeth Lauten, communications director to Rep. Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, said Malia Obama, 16, and Sasha, 13, should have shown more "class" at a turkey-pardoning ceremony last week at the White House. Continue reading
Nov 28 Black Friday is no match for China’s Singles’ Day By Larisa Epatko SHANGHAI, China -- If the gluttony of Black Friday spending in the United States makes you blue, China’s Singles' Day might help put things in perspective. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch News Wrap: Thanksgiving day celebrations, 600 migrants make it to Greek shore By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 27 How are politicians spending their Thanksgiving? By Rachel Wellford This Thanksgiving Day, you might stuff your face with turkey and pumpkin pie or curl up on the couch to watch football. Every family has their own tradition, but what are American lawmakers up to this turkey day?… Continue reading
Nov 27 Hawaiians thankful for rainbows, men most thankful for their wives, according to Facebook By Justin Scuiletti The Facebook Data Science team compiled "anonymized, aggregate data" from the status updates of users in the United States -- drawing from entries that participated in a status challenge asking friends and families to share what they are most… Continue reading
Nov 27 First family Thanksgiving includes oyster stuffing, six kinds of pie By Associated Press President Barack Obama is spending a quiet Thanksgiving at the White House where the belly-stuffing menu featured all the holiday's basics: thyme-roasted turkey and honey-baked ham, cornbread stuffing and oyster stuffing, braised winter greens and macaroni and cheese. And if… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Mac and Cheese won’t be served at the White House this Thanksgiving By PBS News Hour President Obama used his executive authority to pardon Mac and Cheese, the two birds who were saved from the Thanksgiving table this year. Who was the first president to give flight to this holiday amnesty? Political director Domenico Montanaro looks… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Northeast storm serves up tricky travel weather for Thanksgiving By PBS News Hour The Northeast was hit with a mix of rain, snow and sleet on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Many travelers tried to re-arrange travel plans, both on the road and in the air, in order to… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch When business is for the birds, small farms strive to survive despite industry pecking order By PBS News Hour How do small farms, competing against factory farms, gobble up their share of business? The family-run Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm in Connecticut relies on Thanksgiving sales for nearly half of their yearly income, selling high-quality birds raised in a free-range… Continue watching
Nov 26 Why presidents pardon turkeys — a history By Domenico Montanaro The presidential turkey pardon is not a new tradition -- it’s happened every year for the last quarter century. But there has been confusion about how it all got started. Continue reading