Balloon fanatics, hold on tight. Despite a windyweather forecast for Thanksgiving Day in New York City that has parade fans holding their breath, there is still a chance to watch the parade live — in shorts, no less. (And you have until January 5 to do it!) According tothe National Weather Service, winds of 22 mph with gusts of 39 mph are expected on Thursday, which could mean that the 16 helium-filled balloon characters that traditionally float through Manhattan on the famous parade route might be grounded for safety reasons....

Hilaria Baldwinwill support almost any career direction her kids want to take, but Oscar the Grouch’s stand-in is not one of them. In a hilarious rendition of a story she admits she plans to tell at 5-year-oldCarmen Gabriela‘s future wedding, the mother of four recalled a time when her andAlec Baldwin‘s oldest child was just 2 years old and found herself wanting to climb into a garbage can at Union Square in New York City....

Hilaria Baldwinis grateful for the support she and husbandAlec Baldwinhave received. The mom of six, 37,shared a messageon Instagram on Tuesday, thanking the “people who stop my husband to say they are thinking about him” in the aftermath of the fatalRustshooting that took the life of cinematographerHalyna Hutchins. “All of these messages are life changing for him,” she wrote. “And also for our whole family. A quick act of kindness means the world to us....

Meghan Marklehas another shoulder to lean on:Hillary Clinton’s. “Oh my God, I want to hug her!” Clinton toldBBC Radio 5 Livehost Emma Barnett on Tuesday. “I feel as a mother I just want to put my arms around her,” added the former First Lady, who has often talked of developing “skin like the hide of rhinoceros” through her decades of taking flak in Washington, D.C. “I want to tell her to hang in there, don’t let those bad guys get you down....

Dia Dipasupil/Getty It’s been a major year for women in hip-hop. From the quick ascent of rap’s princessIce Spice, toMissy Elliott’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, toDoja Catscoring the first hip-hop Hot 100 No. 1 of the year, toMegan Thee Stallion’s theatrical debut inDicks: the Musical, toLattoachieving her own first chart-topper with the Jungkook collab “Seven," it’s safe to say that women are continuing to push the genre to new heights, just as they have been doing in the five decades since its inception....

Surf’s up! Meanwhile, Jaden’s famous parents celebrated his birthday with sweet social media posts in honor of their son. “WOW! This dude is 21,”Will Smithcaptioned a throwback clip of Jaden making his film debut alongside his father inThe Pursuit of Happyness. “Madness?!” MomJada Pinkett Smithwished her oldest child a happy birthday with a video full of throwback and recent pictures of the two, including footage of him performing on stage....

Photo: NBCIna Garten’s new show features theBarefoot Contessastar opening up her East Hampton home to a slew of celebrity guests. But two people who didn’t get the invite?Todayco-hostsHoda KotbandJenna Bush Hager.On Tuesday’s episode ofToday with Hoda and Jenna, the duo revealed their frustrations with Garten after learning that their colleague, Willie Geist, was invited onBe My Guest with Ina Gartenbefore they were.“Willie Geist got invited before we did?Willie Geist?” Bush Hager, 40, said....

Hoda Kotb‘s dream of meetingOprah Winfreyis finally coming true!On Monday, Kotb, 55, was shellshocked upon learning that Winfrey, 66, will be appearing onHoda & Jenna & Friends onFriday.After Kotb and her co-hostJenna Bush Hagerobserved their dream board, which features Winfrey, a “surprise box” was brought out.Kotb opened the box to discover a remote and was instructed to press play. A video then played from when Bush Hager and Winfrey were in Florida together and spoke to Kotb and the otherTodayco-hosts via satellite video....

Hoda Kotbis celebrating her latest milestone with her family. As Kotb made her way past the cheering crowd, she becamevisibly emotionalas she spotted Schiffman, 61, sitting in the front row of the audience. The appearance marked the businessman’s first time on theTodayshow. Today With Hoda & Jenna/Youtube “You know when there are big moments in your life? It’s your wedding, it’s your first job, it’s the kids are running around....

Photo: Denise Truscello/Getty Holly MadisonandPasquale Rotella’s decision to end their nearly-five year marriage was not a shock to those who knew them. On Tuesday, a source who knows the couple told PEOPLE that their decision to file for divorce was not unexpected. “Holly and Pasquale had been having trouble for some time,” the source says of the formerPlayboymodel and the Electric Daisy Carnival founder. “This wasn’t a sudden decision. They had a lot in common, but they were also very different people....

Photo: Russell Gibbs of Glen Realty A home that reportedly belonged toAmber Heardhas sold in Yucca Valley, California. The 6-acre home was sold on July 18 for $1.05 million, property records confirm. According to theNew York Post,the deal was off market.TMZreported that the new owner of the home says he was in touch with Heard’s “people” during the transaction. Russell Gibbs of Glen Realty A representative for Heard did not reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment....

Liz Isaac holds her daughter, Alessandria, before bedtime in their room at Harvest Home in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Isadora Kosofsky Isadora Kosofsky Lizz Isaac spent more than six years desperate to escape the streets of Los Angeles, where she’d been living while battling a meth addiction and drifting from one violent relationship to the next. But it wasn’t until Issac learned that she was pregnant that the 30-year-old summoned the determination to turn her life around and finally break free from her addiction....

Homer Plessy’s descendant Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, the great-great granddaughter of Judge Ferguson.Photo: Bill Haber/AP Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday issued a pardon for Homer Plessy, the plaintiff in the 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court casePlessy v. Ferguson, which infamously upheld laws imposing “separate but equal” segregation. According to a statement posted on Twitter, the clemency was Louisiana’s first posthumous pardon. “Homer Plessy more than did his part,” Bel Edwards said on Wednesday....