New route, same atmosphere at Macy’s parade

Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns brought smiles to thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey.

Dad gets 3 years for stealing fire truck

A Nebraska man who told a judge he fled with his wife and children into the S.D. wilderness to avoid authorities has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a fire truck.

China vows to slow carbon emissions growth

China announced plans to cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent as measured against its economic output.

570,000 9/11 pager messages released

Some 570,000 pager messages sent on Sept. 11, 2001, some of them by government officials, were being disclosed Wednesday by a nonprofit activist group.

Patrols and turkey in Afghan combat zone

  For one unit serving in Afghanistan, Thanksgiving meant digging into a traditional American meal and being grateful for having survived a year in a war zone.

theGrio: Church expansion brings ‘New Hope’

Experts: Catholic church covered up abuse

The Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse committed by priests, an expert commission reported after a probe into previously secret church records.

Salvation Army kettles now take plastic

There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.

Day of the super-turkey could be nigh

Genetic research by Virginia Tech scientists could lead to 'happier,' plumper, tastier birds.