"An estimated 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released Monday," the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics advise. This figure is 15.7 million more people than the number listed last year and is the highest estimate for shopping participation since the survey was launched in 2017, according to the groups' new research.
New York City police said they arrested and charged a former Obama administration official Wednesday after videos surfaced showing a man making anti-Islamic insults to a food cart worker.
Ukrainian authorities said three civilians were killed after shelling from Russian forces in a suburb of Kherson, Ukraine. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed the deaths Thursday, saying the city’s Chornobayivka suburb was a target of heavy shelling. Klymenko added that Russian forces used cluster munitions in their attack. Cluster munitions are a type of...
Millions of Americans are gathering today with assorted family and friends — each with their own unique, and potentially problematic, political opinions. Which means it’s also time for the slew of articles telling people that it’s okay to skip Thanksgiving dinner if you think someone at the table might strongly disagree with your politics —...
More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. New York ABC affiliate WABC reported the protest happened at Sixth Avenue at West 45th Street about 10 a.m. Thursday. Protesters reportedly jumped over the barricades, ran into the streets...
As leading experts on climate change, we often get asked if there’s hope for the planet — but it may surprise people that we find more cause for optimism than despair.
A viral video showing baggage handlers at Miami International Airport sending a wheelchair tumbling down to the tarmac prompted a promise from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that his department will investigate the incident. The clip, initially posted to TikTok and reuploaded elsewhere, shows a baggage handler for American Airlines pushing the wheelchair down a baggage...
A former Obama administration adviser has been arrested after videos shared on social media showed him using Islamophobic language against a New York City food cart worker. Stuart Seldowitz, 64, was arrested Wednesday on preliminary charges of hate crime, stalking, second-degree aggravated harassment, stalking causing fear and stalking at employment. Seldowitz is a former State...
A CSX train derailed near Livingston, Ky., on Thursday, causing people to evacuate their homes Wednesday afternoon. The railroad company promised hotel rooms and Thanksgiving meals for people asked to evacuate after the train derailed, spilled chemicals and caught fire, The Associated Press reported. The train derailed around 2:30 p.m. near the remote town that...