The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to kick off Thursday morning in New York City, bringing new character balloons, celebrity performances and heightened security to Manhattan’s streets. The annual tradition begins at 8:30 a.m. EST on the Upper West Side and concludes at Macy’s Herald Square on 34th Street.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina went on strike Monday morning following an overnight vote in favor of the action.

A powerful winter storm is expected to disrupt Thanksgiving travel plans across the U.S., bringing heavy snow, plunging temperatures, strong winds, and rain.