Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching -- instead of mall-hopping -- on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored.

Health experts have assured consumers that Chinese pork is still safe despite reports of pigs being infected with the deadly A/H1N1 flu.

CLARKSVILLE -- A Tennessee pastor says his congregation will present its nativity scene in Clarksville despite objections from the American Civil Liberties Union.

From the creator of Rambo and New York Times bestselling author David Morrell, comes The Spy Who Came for Christmas.

Pilot Chesley Sullenberger jokes that his heroic handling of a disabled jetliner brought him "rock star sex" in an interview for "NBC's People of the Year" TV special.

Specific items in a leaked Walmart Black Friday sales insert have been confirmed by Walmart.

Nov. 20--For former Officer Michael Brown, the police credo "to serve and protect" includes two free scoops of strawberry cheesecake ice cream.

The health care reform bill will move forward to the Senate floor for debate following Thanksgiving break.

Santa Claus is fine at a North Carolina Christmas parade. But Mrs. Claus has to stay away.

Ben & Jerry's has named its newest ice cream flavor after Vermont native and champion snowboarder Hannah Teter.

In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

Nov. 21 - Taipei Beef Noodle Festival kicks off amid fears over the lifting of Taiwan's ban on U.S. beef imports.

Recession-weary Californians will be hitting the road in greater numbers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to AAA Northern California.

The kindergarten classes of Samuel Houston Elementary presented a Thanksgiving program for fellow students and family Friday.

Governor Bob Riley pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey on Friday as part of an annual tradition in Alabama that dates back to 1949.

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

South Carolina legislators plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. a ' Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

The votes were the final brush strokes to the House Financial Services Committee 's response to last year's banking meltdown.

Singer Mariah Carey turns on the Christmas lights at Westfield shopping centre in London