THANKSGIVING DAY

Authorities in South Carolina are searching for Aspen Jeter, 5, who has vanished from her home in Orangeburg where her mother was found dead on Thanksgiving.

A mother railed against crime in New York City after her 14-year-old daughter was shot in the Bronx while on her way to pick up sugar for family's Thanksgiving meal.

EDINBURG — Police here arrested a man who fired two shots at a patrol unit on Thanksgiving Day with the help of a drone. Edinburg Police officers were dispatched to the 500 block of West Owassa Road at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday after several people saw 40-year-old Brett Thomas Martinez walking around with a rifle. After they located him, officers used a drone to detain him and secure the rifle. “Through the course of the investigation, officers discovered that an Edinburg Police Unit was struck by two bullets during the incident,” police said in a news release Thursday afternoon. Martinez was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a public servant, a first-degree felony.

A search is underway for a 79-year-old man who was last seen in Montgomery on Thanksgiving Day, deputies with Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.

It's projected to be rainy throughout the day and night Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, with precipitation likely on Friday as well. But the skies are expected to clear by Saturday.

Avert a Thanksgiving dinner disaster with tips and techniques from chefs, food scientists and more on how to quickly and safely thaw — and then cook — a turkey for the holiday.

As Americans prepare to celebrate another Thanksgiving, the holiday has come under increasing attacks from media outlets as well as in classrooms across the country.

Thursday at 1:00 p.m. on KPRC 2, catch the National Dog Show presented by Purina. Houston Life is celebrating Thanksgiving with our friends and family. Instead, KPRC 2 is proud to broadcast, the National Dog show!

Want a free Thanksgiving dinner? Here's what to know about the 79th annual Joe Salem Thanksgiving dinner distribution.

In this segment of "Pop Quiz," Newsy's "In The Loop" explores why there are so many Christmas movies and not many surrounding Turkey Day.

These cute and inexpensive Thanksgiving outfit ideas have you covered, from classy affairs to casual lunch, warm weather outdoor gatherings to snowy holiday hideaways.

Amtrak passengers may be facing service cutbacks in January.

Menards is one of the largest home improvement stores in the United States, and you might be wondering if Mendards is open on Thanksgiving Day 2021. Here's what we know about the holiday hours.

Many major retailers and fast-food chains have announced they will be closed this Thanksgiving. A few, however, will stay open for customers.

The City of Corpus Christi announced its Thanksgiving schedule. Here's what offices, facilities and services will be closed, including trash pickup.

Millions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic.

Traveling for Thanksgiving? A cold front is bringing rain and cold weather to South Texas and Corpus Christi.

Eric Kim's make-ahead gravy can be reheated on the stove or in the microwave on Thanksgiving Day; drizzle over everything.

The City of Houston is wants you to volunteer for the 72nd Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Parade taking place on Thanksgiving Day.

Can you imagine eating the same thing every day? Well, Matt Stoudt has been eating Chick-fil-A every day for over 130 days -- except, of course, on Sundays and on Thanksgiving Day. Back in July, the Nazareth, Pennsylvania resident set a challenge for himself -- to break the “unofficial” record for consecutive days eating at Chick-fil-A after learning of a California man who had eaten at the popular chain for 114 days straight. Stoudt said things got rough around day 100 but he didn’t chicken out. Now he’s asking other Chick-fil-A fanatics not to beat him, because he doesn’t want to do it all over again.

HOUSTON – A 76-year-old mother and her daughter were going to be homeless after falling for a rental scam. Kristi Martinez and her mother paid their last dime to move into a home, which police later told them they were trespassing in. Banks were closed but Cage pulled out whatever he could from an ATM to extend a helping hand to Kristi Martinez and her mother. “It’s a blessing it really is,” said Kristi Martinez. Hopefully a place we can actually call home,” said Kristi Martinez.

Many of those stores will stay shuttered, and even the word "doorbusters" has largely disappeared from circulars and ads. Retailers including Walmart and Home Depot have swapped one-day store events for a drumbeat of holiday deals. So far, that early start to holiday sales seems to be giving retail sales a lift. "This year, as soon as retailers started rolling out their sales and their deals, we were seeing really good deals that were sort of surprising to me," she said. She said retailers have still tried to create urgency by serving up different sales items each time.

HOUSTON – Earlier this week, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the city’s annual Thanksgiving parade was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In lieu of this year’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the City of Houston is instead hosting the H-E-B Family Thanksgiving Distribution Saturday at NRG Park. “With the dramatic rise in unemployment since the onset of Covid-19, many in the Houston community are dealing with extremely difficult times,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a release. “In this environment, the tradition of Thanksgiving seems like an impossibility. In response to the need for tradition, Thanksgiving festivities have been re-envisioned to focus a time to give thanks.”The drive-through, first come, first serve food distribution, which began at 8 a.m. Saturday, will end at 2:00 p.m., or when product has been depleted.

On Monday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner asked city residents to do their part to fight back against the resurgent coronavirus after weeks of worsening local metrics by keeping their Turkey Day gatherings small this year. This virus thrives on gatherings, and will take advantage of holiday festivities to sicken our loved ones and our community,” Turner said. As of this past Wednesday, the local 14-day average positivity rate had jumped to 7.9 percent across the city, Turner said. “Just six days ago, it was about 6.4 percent...the numbers of hospitalized [coronavirus] patients are starting to creep up again,” Persse explained. Due to these trends, Turner once again explained that it’s mandatory to wear face masks in public in Houston as allowed by Gov.

Air fryers were on sale last Black Friday, and we're anticipating another round of great sales in 2021. We'll be updating this page with the best Black Friday air fryer sales all month!

Take note: A number of Houston-area Thanksgiving Day festivities and events have been curtailed this year due to the coronavirus. Those events and organizations that are forging ahead with Thanksgiving Day events and programs are instituting pandemic policies, which include social distancing and face mask requirements. What they need: Volunteers are needed between 5:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. What they need: Volunteers are needed on Thanksgiving Day to help prepare, package and deliver food. If you know of any events organizations in need of volunteers on Thanksgiving Day, please share the information in the comments below or email us here.

Many major stores are staying closed on November 24 this year. What are Lowe's Thanksgiving hours?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a Trump administration decision to weaken Obama-era fuel efficiency standards. REUTERS/Mike BlakeIn March, the administration issued final rules requiring 1.5% annual increases in vehicle fuel efficiency through 2026 - far weaker than the 5% increases set under former President Barack Obama. The Trump administration also abandoned its August 2018 proposal to freeze requirements at 2020 levels through 2026. Last week, the group sided with the Trump administration plan and opposed a legal challenge to further weaken the requirements, while other automakers including Ford did not. Obamas environmental policies sought to cut carbon emissions that drive climate change, while Trump has ditched numerous environmental regulations his administration deemed harmful to industry.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 203,000 for the week ended Nov. 30, the lowest level since mid-April, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims data tend to be volatile around holidays like last week's Thanksgiving Day, which was later this year compared to 2018. The Labor Department said no states were estimated last week. The four-week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell 2,000 to 217,750 last week. The claims data has no bearing on November's employment report, which is scheduled for release on Friday.

(Reuters) - Thanksgiving Day in New York City started with something many New Yorkers and visitors will be grateful for: the giant balloons in the annual Macys Thanksgiving Day parade were given the all clear to fly after fears strong winds could ground them. Good News, New York City: the winds are holding and the #MacysThanksgivingDayParade balloons will FLY!, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a tweet early on Thursday. Concerns had been mounting earlier in the week over a forecast of strong winds on Thanksgiving Day. Many of the massive helium-inflated balloons require up to 90 handlers and can be challenging to maneuver even in calm weather. In Philadelphia, local media reported early Thursday morning that high winds had forced authorities to ground balloons for the citys Thanksgiving Day parade.

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The big day is tomorrow, so get your game day face on! Visit our website for questions about parking, race time, and more: https://t.co/jYob1R37DC pic.twitter.com/gqzAfeNIQi BakerRipley Houston Turkey Trot (@HouTurkeyTrot) November 27, 2019HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- If you're looking for a fun and healthy way to escape the Thanksgiving Day madness, sign up for the Baker Ripley Houston Turkey Trot!It kicks off Thursday at 7:30 a.m. in the Galleria area. It includes three separate races designed to appeal to runners of all ages and experience levels.Winners of certified timed events will be given awards based on event and age category.To learn more,ABC13's The Midday is your stop for everything you'll want to know, whether you're trying to save money, hunt for deals or find things to see and do in Houston.

RADAR MAPS:HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A major weather system roaring through the Plains will bring hardly a shower to southeast Texas today.The atmosphere will moisten up just enough to give us a few showers this afternoon. Temperatures will briefly touch 80 despite all the clouds.Our next cold front rolls through late tonight bringing scattered showers before sunrise and slightly cooler temperatures and lower humidity by Wednesday afternoon.This front is then expected to drift back into Houston as a warm front on Thanksgiving Day which will increase our humidity and bring a slight chance for a few showers to Houston.Friday will bring more warm, humid, and breezy conditions ahead of a stronger cold front arriving Saturday. This front could bring scattered strong thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, then much cooler, drier, and sunnier weather for Sunday.SHARE YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS: Send us pics and video of weather in your area to news@abc13.com and at #ABC13Eyewitness on social media.

RADAR MAPS:HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A major weather system roaring through the Plains will bring hardly a shower to southeast Texas today.The atmosphere will moisten up just enough to give us a few showers this afternoon. Temperatures will briefly touch 80 despite all the clouds.Our next cold front rolls through late tonight bringing scattered showers before sunrise and slightly cooler temperatures and lower humidity by Wednesday afternoon.This front is then expected to drift back into Houston as a warm front on Thanksgiving Day which will increase our humidity and bring a slight chance for a few showers to Houston.Friday will bring more warm, humid, and breezy conditions ahead of a stronger cold front arriving Saturday. This front could bring scattered strong thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, then much cooler, drier, and sunnier weather for Sunday.SHARE YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS: Send us pics and video of weather in your area to news@abc13.com and at #ABC13Eyewitness on social media.

RADAR MAPS:HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A major weather system roaring through the Plains will bring hardly a shower to southeast Texas Tuesday and Wednesday.The atmosphere will moisten up ahead of this cool front, leading to a few showers Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will briefly touch 80 despite all the clouds.Our next cold front rolls through early Wednesday morning bringing scattered showers before sunrise and slightly cooler temperatures and lower humidity by Wednesday afternoon.This front is then expected to drift back into Houston as a warm front on Thanksgiving Day which will increase our humidity and bring a slight chance for a few showers to Houston.Friday will bring more warm, humid, and breezy conditions ahead of a stronger cold front arriving Saturday. This front could bring scattered strong thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, then much cooler, drier, and sunnier weather for Sunday.SHARE YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS: Send us pics and video of weather in your area to news@abc13.com and at #ABC13Eyewitness on social media.

HOUSTON – Apparently, Texas’ most searched side dish ahead of Thanksgiving is ... fruit salad? A map based on Google Trends shows uniquely searched side dishes for Thanksgiving Day by state. 2019 Thanksgiving side dishes by state on Nov. 24, 2019. (KPRC)Do you agree with the map? Click here to see how people are searching ahead of Thanksgiving Day.

Grammy-nominated artist Ellie Goulding is currently scheduled to perform during the Cowboys' game against the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving, part of a halftime tradition kicking off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign. At first, Goulding seemed excited to support the Salvation Army's signature campaign, which collects donations to benefit poor and homeless people through Thanksgiving and Christmas. But now Goulding is reconsidering after posters on Instagram were critical of the Salvation Army over what they say is its stance on homosexuality. CNN reached out to the Salvation Army for comment on Wednesday but has not yet received a response. The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign raised $142.7 million during its 2018 campaign, according to a news release.

The iRobot Roomba robot vacuum was on sale last Black Friday, and we're anticipating another round of great sales in 2021. We'll be updating this page with the best Black Friday robot vacuum sales all month!

President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving in 1939 so consumers would have more time to shop. The change spurred lots of pushback from Americans, and he eventually reconsidered and changed the holiday to fall on the fourth Thursday of November.

At your next appointment, ask your nail artist to re-create these pretty Thanksgiving nail designs. Or DIY it with easy fun nail designs and Thanksgiving colors for nails.

These easy Thanksgiving decorations will keep your home feeling festive all November long. We've got the best Thanksgiving decorating ideas around, from pretty place settings to autumnal wreaths and more.

Performers from the musical "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" performed the singer's hit song "I Feel the Earth Move" on Thanksgiving Day.

The National Retailer Federation estimates more than 135 million people will shop this Black Friday weekend. More than 30 million say they will hit the stores on Thanksgiving Day, but the group also estimates nearly 60 percent of holiday shoppers have already started buying items on their list. CBS News financial contributor Mellody Hobson joins "CBS This Morning" from San Francisco to discuss new shopping trends.

Thanksgiving store hours spark Black Friday backlash Black Friday sales start as early as 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, and that has some consumers and retail workers outraged.