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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A coalition of grassroots groups is calling for a national economic blackout from November 25 to December 2. The spending freeze targets major brands during the holiday shopping kickoff to protest the ...

We're generating more solar and wind power than ever before, but somewhere between where it's made and where it's needed, the energy system can't keep up. From Spain's blackout to bottlenecks across ...

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 ...