Thanksgiving-Hanukkah overlap spurs thanks, angst
By JEFF KAROUB Second-grader Talia Begres, 7, works on creating a menurkey, a paper-and-paint mashup of a menorah and turkey at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov.…
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NORTH KOREA DETAINS US WAR VETERAN, 85, SON SAYS
By MARTHA MENDOZA This 2005 photo provided by the Palo Alto Weekly shows Merrill Newman, a retired finance executive and Red Cross volunteer, in Palo Alto, Calif. An 85-year-old American…
Travel gifts: Keep comfy, organized and connected
By BETH J. HARPAZ This undated image provided by Pakems shows the lightweight, comfy, rubber-soled, water-resistant Pakem shoes in five colors. They come in high and low tops, sell for…
Best Buy posts 3Q profit, sales flat
By MAE ANDERSON In this Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 file photo, shoppers walk toward the parking lot at a Best Buy store in Hialeah, Fla. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013,…
Expert: Pa. pastor deserves rebuke for gay wedding
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM The Rev. Frank Schaefer, right, of Lebanon Pa., walks to the gymnasium with an unidentified woman, before facing his sentencing at Camp Innabah, a United Methodist retreat,…
All day shopping frenzy on Thanksgiving?
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO FILE – In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, file photo, shoppers stand in line outside a Best Buy department store before the store’s opening at midnight. Thanksgiving…
Tips for surviving the rigors of holiday travel
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, file photo, travelers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport wait for ground transportation upon their arrival. During the 12-day Thanksgiving…
AP PHOTOS: India glitters ahead of Diwali
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 file photo, an Indian potter paints earthen lamps ahead of Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, in…