Thanksgiving

An Arizona grandmother who made the news in 2016 for accidentally texting a stranger about Thanksgiving and inviting him anyway lost her husband due to the coronavirus.

This goes beyond low ratings. People are now rejecting CNN.

Newsweek recently demoted an editor — news which follows the firing of a reporter behind a highly inaccurate story which stated that President Trump was “tweeting” and “golfing” on Thanksgiving when he was actually en route to Afghanistan to surprise U.S. troops.

NEW YORK — A powerful winter storm that’s bedeviled Thanksgiving travelers across the United States is taking aim Sunday at the northeast.

Newsweek has fired the journalist who was responsible for the false story that President Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving “tweeting” and “golfing,” when in fact the president was secretly traveling to Afghanistan to surprise U.S. troops for the holiday.

A World War II veteran said he was thankful to be alive this Thanksgiving after a Good Samaritan saved his life. Now, he is searching for that young man who saved his life.

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that it’s possible to be aware of America’s sins, but still love it and be thankful for living in “the most lovable, amazing country” in the world. Brooks said,

GLENPOOL, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma police chief says an officer bought Starbucks for 911 dispatchers working on Thanksgiving only to find that the word “PIG” was printed on the cups’ labels.

Secretive pop star Sia surprised shoppers at a California Walmart when she paid for their groceries the day before Thanksgiving.

A father and son met for the first time in Denver, Colorado, on Thanksgiving Day thanks to a simple DNA test. 

We choose the Pilgrims as our founding myth because they embodied our most cherished ideals. They were the best of us. We celebrate their story to acknowledge our highest aspirations, not to whitewash our history or minimize our mistakes. Thanksgiving affirms who we want to be because it is about who the Pilgrims actually were.

Thanksgiving is a “National Day of Mourning” for Native Americans because of “the subsequent, nation-wide racial genocide,” HuffPost says.

President Donald Trump has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to address U.S. troops on Thanksgiving Thursday. 

A businessman is making sure people in need receive a free Thanksgiving meal this year in Orlando, Florida.

Thanksgiving hosts should designate a specific room for all potentially heated political discussions and establish a moderator, according to a Los Angeles-based etiquette coach who spoke to the AP.

Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong staged a “Thanksgiving” rally on Thursday evening in response to President Donald Trump signing two bills in support of the city’s pro-democracy movement. 

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) wished his fellow Americans a Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday and added a brief history lesson to his holiday message, reminding all that the first Thanksgiving “only happened when the pilgrims rejected socialism.”

Former President Ronald Reagan delivered a memorable Thanksgiving address in 1985, with his words continuing to ring true 34 years later.

First Lady Melania Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to wish Americans a “blessed Thanksgiving” and thank those in the military serving overseas.

Conservative talker Rush Limbaugh continued his annual tradition of telling what he deems the “true story of Thanksgiving.”

Whenever I see us fretting over Taylor Swift and Scooter, whenever we are keeping up with the Kardashians, all I can say is, My God, I love this country.

Wednesday, liberal filmmaker Michael Moore pleaded with Democrats to “reach across the turkey” during their Thanksgiving meals and explain to their conservative family members how Democratic policies will benefit them.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, threatening to scramble Thanksgiving plans for millions of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

NEW YORK (AP) — The beloved balloons were flying, if lower than usual, as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began after an anxious weather watch Thursday morning.

Left-wing Hollywood director Rob Reiner is hellbent on seeing President Donald Trump impeached. And now he’s shared with his Twitter followers a “How to Talk About Impeachment This Thanksgiving” guide just in time for the holiday.

Heavy snow caused local authorities to close Interstate 5, the “Grapevine,” north of Los Angeles, as a winter storm continued to pound California on Thanksgiving morning.

Fundamental American values were established in the story of Thanksgiving centuries before the U.S. Constitution, explained historian Wilfred McClay.

President Donald Trump recalled the spirit of unity and gratitude in his Thanksgiving proclamation for 2019.

Protest movements are sweeping the world, from Hong Kong to Iraq. Protesters in each country are aware of the other movements and frequently give them shout-outs or adopt their tactics. The fate of all these movements is uncertain, but they share a more unambiguous commitment to sovereignty than most global protest stories of the past few decades, and perhaps an understanding that national and cultural identity are vital weapons against authoritarian hegemonic powers. Smaller governments may not guarantee freedom and human rights, but big ones almost guarantee their absence.

Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday: invented in New England, proclaimed by George Washington, stamped into our national calendar by Abraham Lincoln, and celebrated with turkey, stuffing, dressing, love, laughter, and thankfulness with a similar distinctiveness all over this vast country of ornery and often deeply divided people.