Volunteers delivered food to more than 70 struggling families in Fresno County's most impoverished community this week, just in time for Thanksgiving, Over three tons of fresh and non-perishable food was collected over the past several weeks for distribution in Mendota, where recent census data shows half the population lives...
Sports Betting: Even Thanksgiving Pickup Football Isn’t Safe
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Each Thanksgiving, families and friends across America face off in backyards or public parks in pre-meal football games they dub “Turkey Bowl.” Now, there’s a way to determine which side is favored to win — a way you can bet on. Bookmaker William Hill US has...
Wintry Weather Threatens to Snarl US Holiday Travel
DENVER — A storm that dumped heavy snow in Colorado and Wyoming forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in Denver on Tuesday and has made driving impossible in some parts of the two states just as the busy Thanksgiving week travel period went into high gear. About 7 inches...
Which Turkey Will Trump Pardon? Will It Be Bread or Butter?
WASHINGTON — Which Thanksgiving turkey will earn a presidential pardon? Will it be Bread or Butter? The White House is sponsoring an online contest to help President Donald Trump as he contemplates his role in the 30-year-old tradition of sparing the National Thanksgiving Turkey. According to the White House, Bread...
Thanksgiving Dinner Is a Better Value Than Fast Food
There might be no better bargain on American dining tables than the Thanksgiving feast. In fact, it can cost less person — and likely is healthier — than typical fast-food fare. Listen to this article: Feed 10 With Leftovers for $4.89 a Person According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s...
Stop! Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Could Spread Germs
NEW YORK — Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don’t — repeat don’t — wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving Day. They say that could spread the germs lurking on your turkey in the kitchen sink or...
Raiders’ 3-Game Winning Streak Comes to Halt vs. Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Derek Carr refused to downplay what had just happened to him and the Oakland Raiders. Their three-game winning streak was over — before the third quarter even ended. “We got our butts kicked,” Carr said after the Raiders’ 34-3 loss to the New York Jets on...
After Turkey Thursday, It’s Giving Tuesday. Lend a Hand Locally.
Thursday’s Thanksgiving meal was just the beginning of marketing pitches to spend your money. There’s Black Friday, which starts in some places right after the turkey. Small Businesses Saturday hopes to spread the love to your mom and pop store. Cyber Monday wants to give you a deal if you...
What Should Fresno Be Thankful For? Let’s Start With 5.3% Unemployment.
One of the best things about Thanksgiving is that it prompts us to look to the bright side and count our blessings. Aside from my familial blessings, the thing I'm most thankful for is the turnaround in Fresno's economic trajectory. The city's unemployment rate in October was 5.3%. Ten years ago,...
This Tiny Redlands Home Once Hosted Thanksgiving for 50
On Thanksgiving, I wish I were back at the tiny house at 830 Ohio Street, in one of the oldest sections of one of the Inland Empire’s oldest cities, Redlands. It was there that I spent Turkey Day as a kid. Somehow, 50 or more of my relatives would squeeze...