Ivanka Trump shares her own Thanksgiving message with husband Jared

Ready, set, SPEND: First Black Friday shoppers race through the doors as retailers prepare for a post-election spending boom 'I feel incredibly blessed and thankful': Ivanka Trump shares her own Thanksgiving message with husband Jared and the kids as Donald celebrates in Mar-a-Lago Has Team Trump soured on Mitt Romney? Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway joins in criticism of 2012 GOP nominee as grassroots supporters claim he would be a terrible Secretary of State 'I feel incredibly blessed and thankful': Ivanka Trump shares her own Thanksgiving message with husband Jared and the kids as Donald celebrates in Mar-a-Lago Her father marked the holiday at a quiet dinner with friends in Mar-a-Lago after asking the country to embrace his election win.

Tragic Ellie Butler’s mother to fight her conviction for child cruelty

Al fresco in Florida! Donald Trump shares a cozy dinner with Melania, son Barron and two friends on the second night of his 'brief break in the action' at Mar-a-Lago California 'supermom' who vanished three weeks ago is found BOUND on roadside by passing motorist - as police hunt for two Hispanic women How smoking affects your MENTAL health: Psychology experts warn cigarettes contain 4,000 chemicals that wreak havoc on your brain Welcome to Turkey Day with all the trimmings! NYPD put on unprecedented show of force with 82 sand-filled trucks, radiation detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs to protect Thanksgiving Parade Two killed and four people wounded in Louisville park shooting where families had gathered for annual Thanksgiving Day football tournament Trump's proposed Muslim ban didn't keep him from nearly tripling Mitt Romney's share of the Muslim vote A Thanksgiving getaway fit for a ... (more)

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.

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.

“Joy” or “hope”? Holiday giving may depend on how you voted

A divisive election that left half the country deflated and the other half rejuvenated could reverberate through the holiday shopping season in the kind of gifts people are giving or how much they spend. Some retailers say they have seen a surge in feel-good items such as spa treatments, candles and comfort food, while executives at some major retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Macy's, have said there's no discernable shift in consumer behavior since the presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump.

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.

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.

Morning Digest: Rick Scott flirts with a Senate bid against Bill Nelson

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... a- FL-Sen : Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who will be termed out in 2018, might not be done with politics just yet. As early as last year, not long after he narrowly won re-election, Scott reportedly began telling backers he might run against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.

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.