Florence Henderson, TV’s Carol Brady, Dies At 82:
She was one of America’s moms, a television icon that endured through generations. Florence Henderson, who played Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch,” died Thursday from heart failure at the age of 82.
Kentucky Football Game Shooting Leaves 2 Dead:
Gunfire erupted at an annual Thanksgiving Day football game in Kentucky, leaving two dead and four others wounded, Louisville Metro Police said Thursday.
The Crowds And Chaos Of Black Friday 2016 Are Here:
The annual retail mega-event began in many stores Thanksgiving evening and will continue well into Friday, with sales and deals throughout the weekend.
Target (TGT), which put its Black Friday deals online Wednesday, said it was selling 3,200 televisions a minute at one point. It also said more than 60% of its online sales came from shoppers using their phones.
Several stores this year hyped additional savings online, some of which have been available since early this month. Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) launched a Black Friday Deals Store on Nov. 8. Stores like JCPenney (JCP) and Kohl’s (KSS) began promoting Black Friday sales prices online this week.
How Long Can You Eat Those Leftovers?:
Deep in the recesses of most people’s refrigerators lives a half-eaten bottle of salsa, some takeout Chinese food and last week’s chicken dinner. Pulling one of those things out, you wonder: Can I eat it? Is it safe? A lot of commercially prepared items, such as sauces and condiments, have best-buy dates on the packaging to ensure flavor, not safety, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Three Things Donald Trump Really Cares About:
Two weeks into his transition from President-elect to America’s commander in chief, Donald Trump has signaled his priorities and demonstrated the habits of mind he will bring to the most powerful position in the world. The clues tell us we shouldn’t expect this 70-year-old showman to be transformed into a genuinely sober, predictable leader, but this is not necessarily a bad omen.