Commentary Seventeen years ago, I reprised a Christmas column I’d written in the 1990s for a Texas newspaper. The original column and the 2004 interpretation celebrated a holiday prayer conceived by my favorite grand-aunt, Aunt Lillian, a before-the-big-meal “grace” of gratitude and humble spirit composed with a mother’s grasp of Thanksgiving and Christmas appetites and…
Santa Ana Responds to Over 340 Calls After Windstorm
November 30, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The City of Santa Ana responded to hundreds of calls regarding torn down trees after high winds hit Orange County Thanksgiving week. The city’s public works department received over 340 calls regarding 25 fallen trees, over 80 tree limbs, and tree brush throughout the city. The central and eastern part of the city…
Shoppers Return to Stores on Black Friday
Millions of American shoppers returned to shop and spend at retail stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, as foot traffic rose 61 percent compared to last year, according to RetailNext, but still below pre-pandemic numbers. Though sales have rebounded from the 2020 pandemic sales slump, Black Friday traffic at brick and mortar stores this year is…
Biden Meets With Coast Guard Service Members on Thanksgiving
President Joe Biden on Thursday met with Coast Guard service members in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and also held a virtual call with U.S. service members from the six branches of the military, as part of his activities on Thanksgiving. The president and first lady Jill Biden wished Americans a happy Thanksgiving prior to their trip to…
Giving Thanks: The Attitude of Gratitude and the American Promise
One of America’s oldest traditions is Thanksgiving, dating back to 1621 when religious separatists boarded the Mayflower to find promise and hope in the New World. In celebrating a feast of equals with the natives, these settlers began to form the idea of America built on the spirit of giving thanks to God. Hosted by…
Bringing the Giving Back to Thanksgiving
The holidays have arrived. They rushed toward us with an expectation of getting noticed. Thanksgiving and Christmas melding together as consumerism reaches a feverish pitch as the weeks of November drift into December. Black Friday becomes Black Thanksgiving Night and soon there will no Thanksgiving pause before the madness begins. I am thinking about this…
Thanksgiving Traditions Return to US: Football, Family, and Parades
Americans flocked to parades, packed football stadiums, and gathered more freely for family feasts on Thursday, grateful to celebrate Thanksgiving Day traditions again after the pandemic kept many at home last year. The holiday dates to the early 17th century, when Pilgrims from Europe and Native Americans gathered to share the autumn bounty—a celebration of…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Nov. 25)
Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same without the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade. today was the first time the parade was open to the public since the pandemic started. NTD attended the event. U.S. troops in South Korea are serving up a Thanksgiving feast. Far away from home, they’re celebrating the holiday as one big family. Back…
Thanks for Giving
Commentary For some, this Thanksgiving—like last year—is a more difficult occasion than previous ones. Perhaps a loved one has died from COVID-19, or you feel isolated from relatives and friends due to lockdowns, quarantines, travel restrictions, vaccinations (or not), masks, and “distancing” and might think you have little to celebrate or be thankful for. You…
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The Truth Behind California Looting Spree; Airport Security Report Card
There’s been a bizarre crime spree in California and elsewhere recently, of hammer-wielding thieves looting luxury stores in brazen acts of organized robbery. But why? What’s behind it? We try to find out with author and professor Wilfred Reilly. Then, in this week’s America Q&A we ask: What difference do you think there should be…