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Thanksgiving 2025 Coverage Splits Over Origins, Faith, and Civic Meaning

This year’s stories juxtapose devotional claims of a Christian founding with historians’ portrayals of the Pilgrims as theocratic enforcers.

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Netflix Releases Final Trailer for Train Dreams as Film Streams

Attic-Find ‘Superman’ No. 1 Sells for $9.12 Million, Setting Comic-Book Record

‘Alice’s Restaurant’ Marks 60 Years With Illustrated Retelling and Community Milestones

Why Thanksgiving Falls on the Fourth Thursday of November

Viola Ford Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

Trump Pardons Gobble and Waddle, Uses Rose Garden Ritual for Political Jabs

Sotheby’s Lists Jackie Kennedy’s 1960 Election-Night Violet Coat for Debut Handbags & Fashion Sale

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Reopens Scenic Loop After $51 Million Rebuild

ODNI Team Seized CIA Assassination Files in Unannounced April Warehouse Sweep

Muslim, Interfaith Leaders Press Abbott to Retract CAIR 'Terrorist' Label as Court Fight Escalates

Thanksgiving 2025 Revisited: Uncertain Origins, Turkey by Design, and Traditions That Endure

Stahl House Lists for First Time at $25 Million

Prosecutor’s Book Reveals Golden State Killer Blamed Crimes on ‘Jerry,’ a Supposed Alter Ego

D.B. Cooper Case Marks Anniversary as Newsletter Teases New Suspect Theory

Times Square Unveils 'Constellation Ball,' Its Largest New Year’s Eve Sphere Yet

Emmett Till Interpretive Center Buys Mississippi Barn, Plans Public Memorial by 2030

Rachel Maddow Unveils 'Burn Order' Podcast at MS NOW, Debuting Dec. 1

Imam Jamil Al-Amin, Formerly H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82 in Federal Custody

JFK Assassination at 62: Oswald, Ruby and Fresh Records Keep Questions Alive