Shoppers flood South Florida stores on Thanksgiving for Black Friday deals

GeGe Williams joined 18 family members Thursday for a sprawling Thanksgiving feast of turkey, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, seafood rice, stuffing and banana pudding.They had to eat quickly. It was 11 a.m., and they wanted to get in line to shop."Half of us went to Wal-Mart and half of us came here," Williams, a fast-food cashier from Miami, said shortly before 6 p.m....

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Gabriel Aubry and Olivier Martinez Involved in Brawl

Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and her fiancé Olivier Martinez were involved in a Thanksgiving altercation that turned physical, with Aubry having to be transported by ambulance to the hospital due to injuries, ET confirms.Cops responded to a 9-1-1 call at 10 a.m. at Berry's house, and according to police sources, the fight broke out when Aubry was dropping off his daughter with Berry, Nahla,...

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Late delivery: postcard sent during WWII arrives at NY home

ELMIRA, NY — A postcard mailed nearly 70 years ago has finally arrived at the former upstate New York home of the couple who sent it.The postcard was sent July 4, 1943, from Rockford, Ill., to sisters Pauline and Theresa Leisenring in Elmira.Their brother, George Leisenring, was stationed at Rockford's Medical Center Barracks at Camp Grant, an Army post...

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Shoppers flood South Florida stores on Thanksgiving for Black Friday deals

GeGe Williams joined 18 family members Thursday for a sprawling Thanksgiving feast of turkey, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, seafood rice, stuffing and banana pudding.They had to eat quickly. It was 11 a.m., and they wanted to get in line to shop."Half of us went to Wal-Mart and half of us came here," Williams, a fast-food cashier from Miami, said shortly before 6 p.m....

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Vet who contracted Hep C wins malpractice suit against VA hospital

A failure by Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff to properly clean colonoscopy equipment likely infected a patient with hepatitis C, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan awarded U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Metzler and his wife a combined $1.25 million in their medical malpractice case against the United States government. Metzler,...

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Behind the Scenes of Dannielynn's Guess Shoot

Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead's daughter, Dannielynn, is the newest Guess Kids girl, and we have behind-the-scenes footage of the adorable 6-year-old striking a pose for the brand.PICS: Remembering Anna Nicole SmithIn the video, Dannielynn poses on the beach, playing to the camera with the same confidence as her mom did 20 years ago in the Guess ads that launched her to stardom."She really...

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B'klyn store owner says bookkeeper tipped off robbers

He said it was an inside job.The owner of a Brooklyn grocery store testified against his pretty bookkeeper who he claims tipped off a pack of robbers who attacked him in 2010.Natalie De Los Santos, 31, allegedly called and told her accomplice, Carlos Perez-Rodriguez, 29, when Bruno Corona, the owner of Associated Supermarket in Flatbush, was leaving with...

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Small Business Saturday: the anti-Black Friday

Don’t want to brave the Black Friday craziness? You can get a head start on your holiday shopping, snag some deals and support local merchants by participating in Small Business Saturday.Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is focused on promoting small business owners nationwide. Since it was started in 2010 by American Express, the promotional...

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Former foster children give thanks for Casa Valentina

Every holiday season for the last six years, Lynn Hausmann hosts a Thanksgiving gathering for Casa Valentina, the residential and life skills program for youth aging out of foster care.It’s what you do, she says, for the people you love.“It’s simple — we are family,” says Hausmann, a member of the organization’s board of directors. “This is about opening your heart and home.”...

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Dancing with the Stars All Stars Reveals Season 15 Finalists

Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina Smirnoff kicked off Tuesday night's double elimination night on Dancing with the Stars with an encore performance of their perfectly scored Rhumba to the Michael Jackson classic, Man in the Mirror. Recap: 'All-Stars' Bring Their A-Game to Semi-Finals Unfortunately three tens from the judges on Monday could not save the dancing duo. Fresh from performing their high-scoring...

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