Service with a smile as Obama offers Thanksgiving fare to veterans
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama served traditional Thanksgiving food at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Rough Cut .
Category Archives: Thanksgiving
Millions of Americans Travel to Celebrate Thanksgiving Holiday
Railroad travelers and commuters make their way through Union Station in Los Angeles, Nov. 23, 2016. Tens of millions of Americans are taking to the roads, airports and railways for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Obama pardons last turkey in Thanksgiving tradition
President Barack Obama pardoned his last Thanksgiving turkey on Wednesday, an annual tradition that sees the US leader spare two birds -- the centerpiece of most holiday tables -- from the carving knife. Obama's teenage daughters, Sasha and Malia, who have stood by his side during previous pardons -- notably casting side-eye glances at their father's turkey-themed puns -- were absent this year.
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Elizabeth Thompson can't wait to leave the big city behind and decompress over the Thanksgiving holiday at her grandmother's house in rural south-central Indiana. But first she has to get there.
The Reliable Source’s Thanksgiving Talking Points 2016
For the past 10 years, the Reliable Source has published its annual Thanksgiving Talking Points, a handy guide for sounding like the most plugged-in Washington insider to ever navigate the Beltway, all the better to impress your family over the turkey and stuffing. But then came the 2016 election.
Obama makes final Thanksgiving turkey pardon
President Barack Obama got the holiday mood started at the White House on Wednesday with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey, this time with his nephews standing in for daughters Malia and Sasha. The light-hearted ceremony in the Rose Garden also featured Iowa-raised turkeys Tater and Tot, with the latter receiving the formal reprieve.
Recruits at Parris Island set to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings
Mess hall worker Betsy Lagakis, who will happily help serve the 1,100 recruits in the 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Thursday before going home to her own Thanksgiving dinner, describes, on Nov. 22, 2016, the holiday feast in store for the young Marines in the making. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island celebrated the Marine Corps' 241st birthday with a pageant on Nov. 2, 2016.
Spending Thanksgiving with the U.S. Navy
On the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, there will be 4,950 pounds of turkey. That's enough to serve 11,709 Sailors!
Thanksgiving Tragedy
I know that seems weird, but before that first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims nearly starved to death because they didn't respect private property. When they first arrived in Massachusetts, they acted like Bernie Sanders wants us to act.
Trump trips focus attention on small, wealthy Palm Beach
This Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, photo, shows the Mar-a-Lago resort owned by President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla. When Trump arrives at his Mar-a-Lago resort for Thanksgiving, it won't be the first time a president-elect has used Palm Beach as his vacation refuge.
Turkey labels: People often pay extra for nothing
Plenty of Arizonans concerned about animal welfare might be willing to spend a bit extra this Thanksgiving for turkeys raised in humane conditions, but they won't necessarily get what they pay for. Turkey labels: Consumers often pay extra for nothing Plenty of Arizonans concerned about animal welfare might be willing to spend a bit extra this Thanksgiving for turkeys raised in humane conditions, but they won't necessarily get what they pay for.
Trump battles back against charges of transition tumult
President-elect Donald Trump and his team are battling back against charges of chaos and infighting as they race to set up an administration. The incoming Republican administration got an unlikely boost from outgoing Trump stayed out of the public eye Wednesday, meeting with a stream of visitors at his New York skyscraper.
On Food: Damon talks turkey
If you're intimidated by the idea of cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving, whether because you're new to the job or because you never do it more than once a year and don't really remember the process, here's the secret: it really isn't hard. If you roast chickens, you already know what to do, because it's exactly the same for the big bird as it is for the smaller one.
Nephew in ‘Making a Murderer’ ordered released
A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" could be celebrating Thanksgiving at home with his family in Wisconsin after a judge Monday ordered him released from prison. Brendan Dassey's release was ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin even as prosecutors appeal the judge's earlier ruling overturning Dassey's conviction.
Will Trump and Clinton divide families at Thanksgiving?
Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, friends unfriended - it's been tough for some on opposing sides who must now figure out the way forward. They wonder what their ties will feel like a month from now.
Post-election, what’s this strange relationship we’re in?
Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, friends unfriended - it's been tough for some on opposing sides who must now figure out the way forward. They wonder what their ties will feel like a month from now.
Judge Damon Keith will be Thanksgiving parade grand marshal
Damon Keith, who recently turned 94, is a judge at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was promoted 40 years ago after serving as a U.S. District Court judge in Detroit.
‘The Humans’ wins Tony for best play
"The Humans," a play about a fractious family's get-together, has won the best play crown at the Tony Awards. Stephen Karam's play is composed entirely of a single 90-minute, real-time scene set during a Thanksgiving dinner in a run-down New York apartment.