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More than 800 men, women, and children are enjoying turkey with gravy, candied yams, green beans, and biscuits this afternoon with help from volunteers and staff at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission. The organization’s annual Thanksgiving banquet is expected to draw some of central Florida’s homeless community and newly migrated residents.

Presidents have been pardoning turkeys for decades. But why? They used to eat them, actually. The history of the tradition is an odd and sad tale with lots of myths.

District 5 commissioner Regina Hill, along with volunteers from Parramore's Shiloh Baptist Church and Orlando City Soccer Club, partnered to pass out more than 500 grocery bags for residents to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.

The latest employment data for Florida shows growth in jobs and income, but it’s slower than last year. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind wonders if it has reached a plateau.

Mary Gaitskill's new novel chronicles the complex relationship between a poor black girl from Brooklyn and her middle-aged white benefactors. Maureen Corrigan calls The Mare a "raw, beautiful story."

In his new book, Sam Phillips, music writer Peter Guralnick profiles the founder of the Sun Records label. Guralnick says Phillips rejected perfection in favor of spontaneity and individuality.

Meet the five growers of Florida's first medical marijuana crop.

For the past nine months, Florida Today space reporter James Dean has been digging into the hiring practice of three administrative assistants for the top positions at the Kennedy Space Center.

It will be easier for Winter Park homeowners to turn their neighborhoods into historic districts under a controversial proposal up for vote tonight. 90.7’s Renata Sago has more.

Walker, the young son of actors Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, inspired his father to write a book about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.