The term Blackout Wednesday is trending. But what does it mean? This is what to know about the worrying binge drinking trend, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. It may be in response to holiday stress ...

Thanksgiving Eve, the night before the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade or the turkey preparations, has become known for an unofficial drinking event as friends and family return to their ...

A movement by a coalition of grassroots organizations to withdraw participation from the economy, called the Mass Blackout, began on Tuesday. The coalition, including Blackout the System, The People’s ...

Consumers nationwide Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, will take part in an economic blackout through Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with organizers of the "Mass Blackout" protest targeting major ...

Every year, as Thanksgiving looms and family group chats start buzzing with passive-aggressive recipe suggestions, another kind of gathering quietly gains momentum: Blackout Wednesday. Known in some ...

The "Mass Blackout" movement, started by Blackout the System, The People's Sick Day, American Opposition, the Money Out of Politics Movement and The Progressive Network, is asking Americans to stop ...

Footage of Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot falling over at the company’s Autonomy Visualized event is raising questions over its, well, autonomy. We can’t be sure, but it certainly looks like a ...

The advocacy group People’s Union USA has announced a month-long “December Blackout” campaign urging consumers to stop spending money at five major American corporations ahead of the holiday season.

A coalition of grassroots organizations in New York and elsewhere is calling for a nationwide economic shutdown during the start of the holiday shopping season. The "Mass Blackout" movement, started ...

A coalition of grassroots groups is organizing a nationwide economic blackout during Black Friday week. The protest asks Americans to stop spending for seven days to protest income inequality and ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...