Networks like NBC and ABC as well as Freeform are prepared for the month of December with lengthy schedules of classic films and newer adventures.

This explainer traces Thanksgiving’s origins from colonial harvest observances to Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation and Congress’s 1941 law fixing the holiday on the fourth Thursday of November.

Florida, California and several European capitals are among the most-popular spots to visit over Thanksgiving.

Yes, viewers must have a paid Apple TV subscription to watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." An Apple TV subscription is $12.99 per month with a free seven-day trial. "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" can only be streamed on Apple TV. However, the movie can be purchased in its physical format.

"When we practice gratitude, there's different neurotransmitters that are released in our brains, so the happy hormones or the happy neurotransmitters, like dopamine and serotonin. That can really shift our networks in our brain to see the world through more of a positive tone," she said.

Thanksgiving will be colder for all of us, even Ann Arbor and Detroit. The lake-effect snow will continue in northwest Lower and the U.P. and shift a little southward into southwest Lower Michigan too. The east side of Lower Michigan will only have occasional, non-accumulating flurries.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving in 1941. Thanksgiving in the United States this year is Thursday, Nov. 27. The next day is known as Black Friday, Nov. 28. But why is Thanksgiving observed on Thursdays, and why does the date change every year?

At least 73 million people will travel by car for the holiday next week, about 90 percent of all travelers, AAA estimated.

From noon Wednesday to noon Dec. 1, VDOT will end lane closures in “most locations, VDOT said, though some semi-permanent work zones may remain in place.

A Thanksgiving meal will cost less than it did last year, marking the third year in a row that prices have dropped for this