Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

NFL dominates TV ratings

2012-12-12 09:09:00

Want to know why NBC, CBS, Fox and ESPN spend billions on the National Football League? So far this fall, 24 of the 25 most-watched television shows were football games. What non-football programs managed to break through the NFL logjam? NBC's...

Officials probe how secret confetti rained on Macy's parade

2012-11-26 11:40:00

When Thanksgiving Day parade-goers in Manhattan looked into the confetti-filled sky last week, they may have seen more than they bargained for. Nassau County police announced that they are investigating how some of their confidential records including...

KAWS is latest artist to join Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade

2012-11-26 07:00:00

This year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured the usual gallery of cartoon characters inflated to monstrous sizes bobbing alongside garish floats. But the parade also featured a bit of cultural subversion -- albeit of the family-friendly variety --...

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: After Sandy, balm for the N.Y. soul

2012-11-22 08:05:00

When Sandy slammed the East Coast, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, floats and costumes were spared from the devastation. And Thursday morning, New Yorkers' mood elevated along with the traditional helium-filled balloons as the parade kicked...

Mustang Ranch: Nevada brothel owner elected county commissioner

2012-11-19 17:08:00

LAS VEGAS — When it comes to electing politicians, seems like Nevada voters like to keep an open mind. Just ask Lance Gilman. The owner of the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel recently became the first of his kind to win election to public office in...

Indianapolis house explosion becomes homicide investigation

2012-11-19 18:19:00

Indianapolis officials have opened a homicide investigation into the massive house explosion Nov. 10 that killed a married couple and ruined more than 30 homes. The announcement at a Monday night news conference came hours after the burial of Dion and...

Thanksgiving weather: Nasty in Northwest; Macy's parade in clear

2012-11-19 11:05:00

About 43 million Americans are preparing to go over the river and through the woods (in automobiles and airplanes) this Thanksgiving holiday, and with the exception of the Northwest, most will have good weather during the busy travel period. For those...

Children and young adults

2011-12-04 00:00:00

Abarat Absolute Midnight Clive Barker Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $24.99, ages 13 and up In the third installment of this lavish series, a teen girl is menaced by a powerful sorceress in a mystical fantasy world. The Annotated Peter Pan J.M....

Macy's parade: Good ol' Snoopy, Tim Burton's B. wow the crowd

2011-11-24 16:36:26

Alaina Reed Hall dies at 63; actress was Olivia Robinson on 'Sesame Street'

2009-12-22 00:00:00

Alaina Reed Hall, a singer and actress who played Olivia Robinson on "Sesame Street" for a dozen years beginning in the mid-1970s and later played Rose Holloway on the situation comedy "227," has died. She was 63. Reed Hall, who was diagnosed with breast...

Disabled performers steal the show on South Florida stages

2013-05-17 07:10:00

Though they vary in composition and mission, South Florida's diverse lineup of disabled performers have a special commonality: They shine a spotlight on the growing notion that talent is not diminished by disability. "I'm a dancer, you wouldn't expect...

2013 Daytime Emmy Awards nominations: 'Young and the Restless' leads with 23

2013-05-01 17:10:15

The nominees have been announced for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. "The Young and the Restless" leads all nominees with 23, followed by "General Hospital" at 19 and "Sesame Street" and "Days of Our Lives" at 17 apiece. CBS leads all networks,...

Dr. Joyce Brothers attends Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 26, 1987, in New York City.

2013-05-13 15:51:53

Giada De Laurentiis and daughter Jade attend 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2012 in New York City.

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Caroline Shea, 14, of Towson, marches in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade inNew York on Nov. 22.

2012-11-27 09:55:00