Editor’s Note: This gloating story originally appeared in today’s edition of the Huffington Post. A Republican staffer on Friday apologized for a Facebook post that criticized Malia and Sasha Obama’s appearance at the annual White House turkey pardon ceremony, one
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group launched an attack Saturday on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, a Kurdish official and activists said, although Turkey denied that the fighters had used its territory for the raid. The
On December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV asked both sides in WW I to stop the war to observe Christmas. Although the countries refused to halt their hostilities, soldiers on both sides observed the truce, even singing to each other
In his historic trip to Turkey Friday, Pope Francis decried the “tragic” situation in the Middle East, above all in Iraq and Syria. “Everyone suffers the consequences of these conflicts, and the humanitarian situation is unbearable,” he said. “I think
Napa Valley experienced a slight Turkey Day scare on Thursday at 12:36 p.m., when a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The quake hit approximately five miles northeast of Sonoma at a depth of five miles, according to local CBS
The Pope traveled to Turkey Friday morning for a long-awaited three-day visit for meetings with religious and political authorities. But upon arriving at the presidential palace in Ankara, the Pope came out swinging, immediately focusing on Turkey’s soft underbelly: religious
Israel announced Thursday that it had discovered and prevented multiple plans by Islamist group Hamas to launch a series of terrorist attacks against Israelis in several locations, including Jerusalem’s largest soccer stadium, the city’s light rail, the West Bank, and
The White House released the menu of President Obama’s Thanksgiving menu as he dined with his family at the White House. The dessert menu included six kinds of pie: banana cream pie, coconut cream pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan
With regime troops and jihadists battling for control of Syria, sidelined activists who led a pro-democracy uprising in 2011 say their revolution has died along with their dreams of freedom. On the ground, where foreign fighters have flocked to join
Even U.S. service members who find themselves in the middle of a combat zone were able to enjoy a turkey dinner this Thanksgiving, courtesy of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The U.S. Army News Service reports that DLA is bringing
Transcript as follows: On behalf of the Obama family — Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and Sunny — I want to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. Like many of you, we’ll spend the day with family and friends, catching up,
Oh, Thanksgiving. The memories. Never a dull moment. My top 5 over the years… 5) The year my friend and her boyfriend got into a giant fight and I ate my turkey in her bedroom closet with her Chihuahua, sitting
Thanksgiving is a rare mid-week holiday, a chance to celebrate what’s effectively a four day weekend. But it’s nothing special for some government employees. For them, every day is a paid holiday. For example, the Inspector General of the Environmental
On Tuesday night, FOX celebrated Thanksgiving with all the spirituality and authenticity it could muster: it aired an episode of the Zooey Deschanel-starrer New Girl, subtly titled “Bangsgiving.” The show revolves around a set of singles living in an apartment together
Parades, lights, jazz brunches at the San Luis, a lightedhooves parade, Fightin’ Texas Aggie Football and a venison chili cook-off arejust some of the great activities available for Texans across the Lone StarState for Thanksgiving Day and the extended holiday
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Shin Bet security service said Thursday it had uncovered a vast Hamas network in the West Bank that was planning large-scale attacks against Israelis in Jerusalem. The Shin Bet said it arrested more than 30 Hamas
VATICAN CITY (AP) — When a pope last visited Turkey — Benedict XVI in 2006 — Muslim-Catholic tensions were so high that the Vatican added a stop at Istanbul’s famed Blue Mosque at the last minute in hopes of showing
On paper, a terrific trio of games of Thanksgiving. So, those hosting Thanksgiving dinner, expect some distracted football fans looking to break away from the dinner table quite a bit. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s tempting troika
Two brothers have been jailed after they pleaded guilty to conspiring to attend a terrorist training camp in Syria. Mohommod Nawaz, 30, was given a four-and-a-half year sentence, while younger brother Hamza, 24, received three years. The pair were intercepted
A British jihadist has sent a series of mocking tweets to the British government and Home Secretary Theresa May after he outfoxed security services and escaped the country, along with his pregnant wife and four children and was allowed to
During the White House Turkey pardon this year, President Obama joked that his critics would call his action “amnesty.” “I know some will call this amnesty,” he said, as the people in the room laughed. “But don’t worry, there is
Wednesday at the 67th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation, which had to be moved inside due to Washington, D.C. weather, President Barack Obama used the tradition to mock Republican concerns over his executive action granting amnesty to upwards
LONDON (AP) — Plump turkeys in butcher shop windows. Harvest displays of pumpkin and corn. Sandwich boards describing groaning feasts. Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday in Britain, but you might be forgiven for being fooled. It’s not hard to find someone
Reports coming out of the Middle East warn that the Islamic State terrorist group has established provinces across the region and a colony in Libya. One report from the Washington Institute says ISIS has developed colonies in areas as far as Saudi
LONDON (AP) — Halloween and Mother’s Day have become staples of the U.K. shopping calendar. Now Black Friday looks as though it may be the next big retail import from the United States. Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving is
