The best places to shop on Black Friday 2021

Last week, WalletHub published a report that found which retailers have the best deals for the shopping holiday.

Austin Trail of Lights in USA Today 2021 Readers' Choice contest

For the fourth year in a row, Austin Trail of Lights has been included in a list of Best Public Holiday Lights and you can help it win.

Formerly homeless woman moves into new apartment ahead of Thanksgiving

Lyndoria Body, who has been living in shelters and in her car off and on for a year, now has a home thanks to Foundation Communities.

Macy's Thanksgiving parade returns with all the trimmings

Balloons, floats, marching bands, clowns, and performers — and, of course, Santa Claus — once again came to the streets of Manhattan as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was no longer confined to one block or sometimes pre-taped last year.

Friends Bar hosts ‘Friendsgiving’ for homeless community

Staff at Friends Bar hosted a ‘Friendsgiving,' handing out warm meals and free clothes to the homeless community.

Biden Thanksgiving menu released by White House

The meal comes after President Joe Biden traveled to a Coast Guard Station to visit service members stationed there.

Meals on Wheels serves Thanksgiving, but needs more help

150 volunteers, along with staff, got up early and throughout the morning, cooked, packed, loaded, and delivered 350 Thanksgiving meals.

New tradition continues as grandma and man she mistakenly texted to come to Thanksgiving dinner reunite

It's a new holiday tradition of sorts that has been going six years strong. On Thanksgiving day, two strangers who were brought together by a mistakenly-sent text message reunited again for Thanksgiving.

Santa gets a boyfriend in Norway postal service Christmas ad

The commercial, titled, “When Harry Met Santa,” celebrates 50 years since the country decriminalized homosexuality.

Lemurs partake in Thanksgiving feast, watch football game at Illinois zoo

Ring-tailed lemurs at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois were treated to a Thanksgiving feast and even a “football game” inside their enclosure.

Baby Yoda float delights Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade crowd

The beloved “Mandalorian” character, also known as Baby Yoda — or Grogu— made its first float appearance in the 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.

Holiday shopping: How to avoid crashes, crime in busy parking lots

AAA Texas is offering tips on how to avoid increased hazards in parking lots and to prevent locking themselves out of vehicles or becoming a theft victim.

US families struggle with how to conduct 2nd Thanksgiving amid COVID-19 pandemic

The second Thanksgiving of the COVID-19 pandemic comes as a resurgent virus has pushed new infections in the U.S. to 95,000 daily and caused alarming increases at hospitals in Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado and Arizona.

Fire in the kitchen? Here’s what not to do, according to firefighters

“There are three times as many cooking fires on Thanksgiving than on any other normal day,” the Rochester Fire Department said.

Astronauts enjoy Thanksgiving feast 250 miles above Earth aboard ISS

NASA’s Expedition 66 crew is spending Thanksgiving aboard the International Space Station this year and will enjoy a feast, not unlike the one they would have had on Earth.

Thanksgiving casserole preferences vary state-by-state

America’s varying casserole cravings have people searching for potato, veggie and leftover recipes.