When Mary Mitchell gathers with family for Thanksgiving, she plans to enjoy cooking with her sister, a satisfying meal and maybe a game of charades afterward. One thing that’s not on the list: politics. “It’s kind of a sacred time for family to be together, be thankful and enjoy a… Read More
The original Gerber baby turns 90
The original Gerber baby has turned 90. The baby food maker says Ann Taylor Cook celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday. Cook was about 4 months old in 1927 when her image was sketched in charcoal by a family friend. The drawing was submitted to Gerber a year later when… Read More
Medal of Freedom awarded to 21 athletes, artists, actors and more
President Barack Obama awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to 21 groundbreaking actors, musicians, athletes and innovators who inspired him over the years and “helped make me who I am.” “Everybody on this stage has touched me in a very powerful, personal way, in ways that they probably couldn’t imagine,”… Read More
A look at astronauts’ Thanksgiving in space
Turkey and football will be the main Thanksgiving headliners up on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, the station’s commander, is serving as Thanksgiving chef for the six-person crew. He showed off the specialties he’ll be preparing in a video this week. “It’s going to be a little… Read More
Four officers wounded by armed criminal fleeing traffic stop
Four Boston police officers investigating a report of a man with a gun have been taken to the hospital after two were dragged and two were narrowly missed by a fleeing car. Superintendent Randall Halstead says two plainclothes officers approached the vehicle in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood at about 12:30… Read More
Megyn Kelly’s book SLAMMED with bad reviews
Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump have flooded Amazon with negative reviews of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly’s new memoir. The Los Angeles Times reports over 100 negative reviews of Kelly’s “Settle For More” appeared on the online retail giant’s site within hours of its release Tuesday. The newspaper reports many… Read More
Trump will NOT pursue Clinton investigation
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s controversial homebrew email server was the subject of months of debate between Clinton supporters and voters backing President-elect Donald Trump leading up to the election. Trump supporters’ cries to “Lock her up” reverberated through rallies across the country. And during the second presidential debate,… Read More
Hamilton stars’ hypocrisy REVEALED
The Broadway stars of Hamilton: An American musical caused a firestorm of controversy after using the stage Friday to berate Vice President-elect Mike Pence. But there’s something they don’t want the public to know — many of these high-and-mighty actors haven’t voted in years. That’s according to RadarOnline, which reported… Read More
Trump slams media moguls in ‘firing squad’ meeting
President-elect Donald Trump’s relationship with the mainstream media remained cold throughout his presidential campaign. During their meeting Monday, the two sides standoff went from icy to full blown inferno, sources say, and Trump came out on top. Trump gathered major media moguls from all the major networks and “scolded media… Read More
Outrage! Borders opened by Obama
In a bizarre move of defiance against the policies of President-elect Donald Trump, President Barack Obama is decreasing border surveillance and restricting border agent’s ability to stop a surge of illegal immigrants entering the United States — and is moving to do everything he can to open the border completely,… Read More