Detroit Lions legend and Hall of Fame NFLer Lem Barney is alive and well, according to his family, despite widespread reports that he had died at the age of 80. The NFL's official website shared news ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was no turkey for NBC. In fact, the broadcaster’s 2025 airing of the annual event is poised to record its biggest combined audience ever. Per early Nielsen data, the ...

NBC's live airing alone topped 25 million viewers. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital A record number of viewers tuned in for NBC’s coverage of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on ...

As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...

Barney towering above the parade‑goers Screengrab from YouTube video 'Thanksgiving ‘97. The Day Barney Was Killed'/Delhithecat As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The 99th annual parade featured dozens of iconic ...

Meghan Simonett, who volunteered as a balloon handler in 2023, details the arm of the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ balloon hitting a tree before the parade kicked off Meghan Simonette; Gotham/GC Images ...

Are you ready to kick off the holiday season? It’s that time of the year again, when the streets of Manhattan turn into a technicolor snow globe and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade makes our ...

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade unites generations, encouraging revelers to count their blessings as floating odes to commerce and media fill the wintry sky. Since its start in 1924, the parade has ...

On November 27, 1997, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade became infamous for those who witnessed the chaos firsthand, thanks to a perfect storm of comically oversized balloons, brutal winds, and ...