The big balloons were in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after all, but they stayed low
NEW YORK, NY — It was a close call, Charlie Brown. But Astronaut Snoopy and friends took flight — even if they were a little low. The…
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Ellie Goulding performed at the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show wearing what looked like a lampshade
After threatening to pull out of the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show, Ellie Goulding went through with the performance — and…
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s sneak Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan
On Thanksgiving eve, President Donald Trump slipped unnoticed out of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on his way to a bare-bones military plane with…
Continue Reading Firefighters contain the blaze at a Texas chemical plant but a mandatory evacuation order remains in place
Firefighters have made progress suppressing a Texas chemical plant blaze but authorities are keeping a mandatory evacuation order in place as a…
Continue Reading UFC fighter Walt Harris writes an emotional tribute after stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard is found dead
Just one day after remains found in woods in Alabama were confirmed to be his missing stepdaughter, UFC fighter Walt Harris posted an emotional…
Continue Reading A group of hikers in New Hampshire used a metal detector to find a wedding ring lost on a snowy mountain
A group of hikers in New Hampshire made an against-the-odds discovery during their recent trek on a snowy, 4,000-foot mountain. It all started after…
Continue Reading Thor the Bulldog takes home top prize at the National Dog Show
And the top dog is Thor the Bulldog! The annual National Dog Show touted some amazing breeds, but a bulldog topped them all this year. Thor beat out…
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Is it a dog or is it a wolf? 18,000-year-old frozen puppy leaves scientists baffled
The 18,000-year-old body of a near perfectly preserved puppy has left scientists puzzled. Russian scientists discovered the body of the canine near…
Continue Reading A game-winning layup helped raise thousands for his family who lost their home in Hurricane Dorian
Nathan Bain just made a game-winning shot in a college basketball game. But that may be the second-best thing to happen to him this week. The…
Continue Reading Travel issues continue as winter weather threatens large parts of US into the weekend
Two powerful storms are leaving much of the United States struggling with blackouts, whiteouts and gusty winds on Thanksgiving Day — and the…
Continue Reading The Albanian Prime Minister’s future daughter-in-law is among dozens killed in earthquake
The future daughter-in-law of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was among dozens of people killed when an earthquake struck the country Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Hungry? These restaurants are open on Thanksgiving
Sick of autumnal feasts? Turkey not your speed? Well, good news: you can still dine at some of your favorite chain food joints instead this…
Continue Reading Measles has claimed more than twice as many lives as Ebola in DRC
The measles epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than twice as many people since the beginning of the year as the…
Continue Reading Europe gets a $15.9 billion funding boost for its space exploration plans
The European Space Agency has received a 14.4 billion-euro ($15.9 billion) funding boost from its 22 member states as it seeks to launch new missions…
Continue Reading Matthew Shepard will be honored with a plaque at the Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral will dedicate a plaque next week to memorialize Matthew Shepard, whose cremated remains were interred there one…
Continue Reading New England Patriots sacked by a bug with ‘flu-like symptoms’
The New England Patriots are gearing up for a big showdown against the Houston Texans on Sunday, but they may be down a few key players thanks to…
Continue Reading Man fishing with a magnet in a Michigan river makes an explosive discovery
The magnet fisherman was hoping to find something interesting when he dropped his line in the Grand River on Tuesday, but then he pulled up something…
Continue Reading Nathan Bain’s family in the Bahamas lost almost everything in Hurricane Dorian. He beat Duke for them, he said
The way Nathan Bain’s teammates mobbed him in the paint, you could tell what it meant when the unranked Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks chopped…
Continue Reading The most infamous balloon accidents from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
You know what the say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is all fun and games until one of the balloons goes down. Since the parade started…
Continue Reading German military apologizes after ‘retro’ Nazi-era uniform posted on Instagram
The German Defense Ministry apologized Wednesday after an image of a Nazi-era uniform was posted on its Instagram account as an example of…
Continue Reading Protesters celebrate a victory after Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act
Protesters in Hong Kong will hold a celebratory, pro-US rally Thursday after President Donald Trump gave them what one prominent activist termed a…
Continue Reading How sharks outlived dinosaurs and adapted to suit their environment
Sharks are some of the ocean’s top predators. In fact, sharks and their relatives were the first vertebrate predators on Earth. Shark fossils…
Continue Reading These Texas shelter animals will get to eat Thanksgiving meals and that’s something we’re thankful for
It was the sight of a Thanksgiving miracle. Dozens of volunteers were hard at work one day before Thanksgiving preparing 600 delicious meals for the…
Continue Reading She wanted to wear Ava DuVernay’s dress to a ball. So the filmmaker sent it to her
When Ciara Hester saw a dress Ava DuVernay wore last month, she fell in love. But she never thought she’d get to wear it. Yet, that’s…
Continue Reading LAPD: The identity of a woman caught screaming on a doorbell camera is still unknown
The Los Angeles Police still have not identified a woman captured on doorbell video yelling for help earlier this month but released new information…
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Police in Utah found a woman dead in her apartment. Then they discovered her husband’s body in a freezer
When police were called to make sure a Utah woman was OK, officers found her dead and her husband’s body inside a freezer. Jeanne…
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Thanksgiving storms have travelers scrambling with downpours, power outages and snow
Millions of people have been soaked by downpours, left in the dark or forced to shovel snow as powerful storms barrel through much of the U.S. ahead…
Continue Reading 1 in 2 Indians paid a bribe at least once in the past year, survey finds
At least one in every two people in India have paid a bribe in the past year, according to a new national corruption report, which branded the…
Continue Reading Four UPS employees arrested in drug smuggling bust
Four UPS employees were arrested in a drug smuggling bust that included the seizure of more than 50,000 counterfeit THC vape pens, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Meet the bone-crunching dinosaur that replaced its teeth every two months, study says
A species of carnivorous dinosaur that once roamed Madagascar 70 million years ago was so tough on its teeth that they needed to be replaced…
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