Appropriately, the Thanksgiving holiday box office was all about the leftovers. While two high profile new releases struggled to open, films from the past few weeks continued to do solid business. In fact, this was one of the most varied weekends at the box office in quite some time, with YA adaptations, animated family movies, epic blockbusters, and small independent films all performing better than expected.
Week 13 of the 2014 NFL season was filled with important games. A potential Super Bowl preview didn't disappoint, and the playoff picture began to take shape in both conferences. Here's a recap of this week's action:
Rivalry week lived up to its name as several big games came down to the wire and knocked some powerhouses out of playoff contention.
A completely unnecessary new survey looked at the 11 most popular things to do on Thanksgiving. You're probably thinking "why 11 and not just 10?" Well... you'll see when you get to number 11. I'm not at all shocked by any of these, except for many number 2.
Here they are:
On Monday night in Ferguson, Mo., after the grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, predictably, there were riots in the streets.
Here are some reactions from tonight's grand-jury announcement in Ferguson, Missouri, in which Officer Darren Wilson was not charged with any crimes in the shooting death of Michael Brown this past summer.
Grand Rapids is the one of the smartest cities in the U.S.
But you already knew that! Since you live here, and you listen to this station. You are obviously of higher intelligence.
Now Forbes Magazine confirms your choice of dwelling.
In olden times, public lynchings were just that-in public. Witches were paraded around the town square and beheaded in front of the angry people.
Nowadays, this is done on the Internet.
Bill Cosby has stayed mum on the allegations he raped several women, but now video has surfaced in which he tackles the subject. And it's what happened after the interview that's making waves.
Baby product manufacturer Graco is recalling almost 5 million strollers to fix an issue that could cause a child’s fingertip to be amputated.
UPDATE (12:00 p.m.): The Associated Press is reporting that the shooter was Myron May, a lawyer who graduated from Florida State before attending Texas Tech University's law school. The AP cited a law enforcement official who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to release the name.
Three people have been transported to the hospital following a shooting incident at Strozier Library on Florida State University's campus in Tallahassee.
Police responded to a call at 12:30 a.m. about an active shooter on campus. FSU officers confronted the shooter on the steps of the library and told him to drop his weapon.
Instead, the shooter fired a round at campus police, who then shot back, killing him.
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