NEW YORK — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and […]
Americans, millions of whom traveled against the advice of public health officials, tried to stay safe before they hunkered down with their families for Thanksgiving, a holiday remade by the pandemic as case numbers and death tolls rise.
Lily Roberts, 19, […]
Vivian Zayas can’t keep herself from scrolling through photos of last Thanksgiving, when her mother stood at the stove to make a big pot of rice and beans and then took a seat at the edge of the table.
That was […]
WILMINGTON, Del. — In a time of plague and raw division, President-elect Joe Biden appealed for unity Wednesday in a Thanksgiving-eve address to the nation asking Americans to “steel our spines” for a fight against the coronavirus that he predicted […]
Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways for Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own […]
About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to stay home and avoid big Thanksgiving gatherings.
And the crowds are only expected […]
NEW YORK — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
It was some […]
NEW YORK — With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. — a reminder that the nation’s testing system remains unable to keep pace with the […]
An increasing number of governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the virus.
In states like New Mexico […]
WASHINGTON — As strains of “O Christmas Tree” wafted through the cool air, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Monday accepted the official White House Christmas tree that will go on display in the Blue Room […]
SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II and senior members of the British royal family — along with newcomer Meghan Markle, an American actress engaged to Prince Harry — attended a Christmas church service on Monday as a crowd of […]
WASHINGTON — To hear Donald Trump talk, you’d think Barack Obama was the president who stole Christmas.
Although Trump doesn’t generally single him out by name on this subject, the president’s meaning is unmistakable when he declares, as he has […]
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump once questioned the wisdom of taking vacations. “What’s the point?” he asked.
But now the president is getting ready to join the annual August exodus from the city he calls “the swamp.” Trump is due Friday […]
NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands — Former President Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle, have spent some vacationing with Richard Branson since leaving the White House.
The Virgin Group founder put up a blog post with pictures and video of […]
NEW YORK — A throng of 1 million revelers in Times Square rang in the New Year with raucous cheers and a blizzard of confetti, striking an optimistic, even defiant, tone amid jitters over extremist attacks and heavy security […]
KAILUA, Hawaii — The latest on President Barack Obama’s annual two-week vacation in Hawaii (all times local):
4:10 p.m.
President Barack Obama and his family are back in the town of Kailua after spending the afternoon snorkeling at a nature preserve.
The […]
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, TODAY’s Shenielle Jones shares some tips from 30-year chocolatier Fran Bigelow on how their chocolate is made, and how you can best enjoy all that chocolaty goodness.
NEW YORK — A million people crammed into New York’s Times Square ushered in 2015 with cheers, hugs and kisses after the glittering New Year’s Eve ball descended from high above and a ton of confetti wafted down onto revelers […]
After a turbulent year marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters, many could be forgiven for saying good riddance to 2014 and gratefully ringing in a new year.
Across the globe, revelers looking for a […]
LAS VEGAS — One fireworks coordinator has a request of Mother Nature in this city of glitzy shows: If you’re going to let it snow on New Year’s Eve, let it fall at the perfect moment – right before […]
NEW YORK — The Waterford crystal ball is ready for its New Year’s close-up.
The glittering 11,875-pound ball was tested Tuesday ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, where up to a million revelers are expected to […]
NEW YORK — “The Interview” has been re-gifted to moviegoers as a limited Christmas Day release, putting back into select theaters the comedy that prompted an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its canceled release.
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael […]
KAILUA, Hawaii — A tumultuous year all but behind him, President Barack Obama set off for his annual winter getaway in Hawaii hoping for one thing: Quiet.
Air Force One touched down late in the evening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, […]
WASHINGTON — The Obamas celebrated the holiday season Sunday with “The Rock” and singers Rita Ora and Darius Rucker.
President Barack Obama and his family attended the 33rd annual “Christmas in Washington” concert Sunday at the National Building Museum. The event […]
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