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November 20, 2018 - 1:51 pm

How To Avoid Awkwardness At Thanksgiving! Real-Life Tips

Sociology Professor Heidi Lyons of Oakland University sat down with Greg Bowman and Brooke Allen, co-anchors of WWJ Afternoons, to give tips everyone can use for an emotionally healthy Thanksgiving. No landmines.

In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, photo, shoppers push carts while browsing isles at a Target store in Edison, N.J. . (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

November 20, 2018 - 1:27 pm

Shoppers Spend Freely Heading Into The Holidays

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers are spending freely heading into the holidays, but heavy investments and incentives like free shipping by retailers are giving Wall Street pause. Target Inc., Kohl's Corp., Best Buy Co. and TJX Cos. all reported strong sales at stores opened at least a year. That's a key...

(AP Photo/Amanda Seitz)

November 19, 2018 - 5:56 pm

Gunman Opens Fire At Chicago Hospital, Killing At Least 3

TV footage shows several people, including some wearing white coats, walking through a parking lot with their arms up.

This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a Ford logo on a vehicle at the Pittsburgh Auto Show in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

November 19, 2018 - 5:10 pm

Ford Attempts To Eliminate New Car Smell

It's probably one of the most familiar smells on earth, that mingling of new plastic, upholstery and engine parts.

Christopher Watts sits in court for his sentencing hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in Greeley, Colo. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via AP, Pool)

November 19, 2018 - 3:01 pm

Man Who Killed Pregnant Wife, 2 Daughters Sentenced To Life In Prison

One of his attorneys said Christopher Watts was "sincerely sorry."

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump receive the White House Christmas Tree, at the North Portico of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

November 19, 2018 - 2:13 pm

Trump, First Lady Accept Official White House Christmas Tree [VIDEO]

The fir is headed for the Blue Room, where it will become the centerpiece of Christmas at the White House.

Minnesota Democratic Congressional Candidate Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party on November 6, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar won the race for Minnesota's 5th congressional district seat against Republican candidate Jennifer Zielinski to become one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

November 19, 2018 - 1:09 pm