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In this place sometimes known as America's hometown, schoolchildren and tourists flock to see Plymouth Rock, a replica of the Mayflower and the place where the Pilgrims and Mashpee Wampanoags Indians shared the ...

The annual Christmas parade brought out a special guest today. That's right, Santa Claus himself was the famous face at the end of the parade and he told WHIZ that he was very excited to be there.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, the usual festive mood is colliding with a grumpy economy.

New Jersey rail travelers will have more options over the Thanksgiving holiday. NJ Transit is offering expanded early getaway service on Wednesday as well as additional service into New York on Thursday and ...

Wisconsin has made progress in its battle to combat its toughest public health problems, but much more work must be done, officials say.

On the day set aside for giving thanks, First United Methodist Church has found a way to not only give back to the community, but also say thanks to the organizations that help out the less fortunate every day ...

Volunteers at the Collin County Committee on Aging prepared 1,200 Thanksgiving meals on Friday for senior citizens living in rural areas and because of a grant from Collin County they will be able to continue ...

Police have arrested a man suspected of leaving greasy, graphic imprints on the windows of stores, churches and schools in a small Nebraska town. A 35-year-old man was caught in the act by police early Wednesday morning, Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott said Friday. The man hasn't been charged yet, but authorities believe he is the vandal some townsfolk have dubbed the 'Butt Bandit.'

Beginning in spring of 2007, a mystery vandal visited businesses at night, pressing his naked behind _ sometimes his groin, sometimes both _ on windows. The marks were made with lotion or petroleum jelly, and while police had earlier worried copycat criminals were getting involved, Scott said they now believe it's 'the act of a lone deviant.'

As Americans head into the Thanksgiving holiday, only one thing is weighing heavier on their minds than turkey.

Picture from my archives Good morning, Netizens... TGIF! What better way to start off the approaches to Thanksgiving with a bit of humor? By the way, having raised some turkeys from the time they were chicks, I ...

Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey.

Astronauts at the international space station prepared to work on a urine-recycling contraption and re-fire the space shuttle's thrusters Friday, before enjoying a half-day off to reboost their own energy.

President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, an aide to his transition said Thursday.

A Veterans Administration employee and 13 other people have been charged with conspiring to steal nearly $2 million in disability claims.

Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans ...

A bipartisan group of auto-state senators reached a last-ditch compromise Thursday to throw Detroit's Big Three a government lifeline worth billions, but the plan faces an uphill battle in a reluctant Senate.

Chinese officials warned Thursday that the country faces a "grim" employment outlook with demand for workers falling and job seekers in the cities outnumbering new jobs by two-to-one as the economy slows.

While an Israeli cutoff in fuel shipments has closed down a dozen of his competitors, baker Khalil Awad stays in business thanks to a little creativity and dirty black oil drained from car engines. The cutoff in fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip's sole power plant started a week ago in response to rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

Israel has also banned journalists from entering Gaza, prompting top executives from some of the world's largest media organizations to file a rare protest.

ST. JOHNS, Ariz. -- An 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man in Arizona will be allowed to spend Thanksgiving with his mother.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - November 19, 2008 - -- A former Ivy League professor was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison Wednesday for fatally beating his wife with a chin-up bar while she wrapped Christmas presents ...