Nov 26 Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More U.S. schools are rethinking traditional Thanksgiving lessons that focus on the English settlers but teach little about Native Americans. Continue reading
Nov 26 Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings By Lisa Marie Pane, Sophia Tulp, Associated Press Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 4:38 How Americans are approaching Thanksgiving differently this year By PBS NewsHour, Maea Lenei Buhre Public health officials remain concerned too many people are traveling this holiday week to be with loved ones, even though air travel is 60 percent below where it was at this time last year and with millions of Americans deciding… Continue watching
Nov 25 WATCH: Biden appeals for unity in Thanksgiving-eve address By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press But even as Biden implored Americans to join in healing and common purpose, President Donald Trump asserted that the election should be overturned, a futile call but one that stokes the divisions Biden is trying to overcome. Continue reading
Nov 25 Defying warnings, millions in the U.S. travel for Thanksgiving By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Millions of Americans are taking to the skies and hitting the road ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 6:39 As the holidays approach, demand for food soars in the U.S. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches millions of people are out of work and struggling to put food on the table. And as food insecurity soars across the nation due to COVID-19, the hardest hit are often children and people of… Continue watching
Nov 24 WATCH: Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey By Associated Press As the coronavirus pandemic is upending the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, President Donald Trump took part in one White House holiday tradition. Continue reading
Nov 23 Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite CDC warnings By Dee-Ann Durbin, David Koenig, Associated Press More than 3 million people were screened at U.S. airports on Friday and Saturday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 3:35 Thanksgiving in the time of COVID-19: Tips on staying safe By Student Reporting Labs Ahead of the holiday season, the CDC is urging families not to travel for Thanksgiving or have multiple households meet for meals. Andrea Salazar Lopez with NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs explores the inherent dangers during this most challenging Thanksgiving. And… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 5:17 Not traveling for the holidays is a necessary sacrifice, medical expert says The coronavirus continues to tear across the U.S. as Americans prepare for the holiday season. With Thanksgiving approaching, there have been a number of warnings about gathering during the pandemic, as health officials say other holidays have been followed by… Continue watching