President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has issued a pardon for 81-year-old Kerim Boran, a severely ill prisoner serving a sentence on ...

As Michigan has picked up its own version of this American tradition in recent years, it's brought new interest to how the annual event got its start in the U.S.

Marshmallow, the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoned by President George W. Bush, acts as the grand marshal of the Thanksgiving parade at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005.

The annual turkey pardoning is a long-held Thanksgiving tradition for the White House. But the history of exactly when the pardon began "gets tricky." ...

Here's what you need to know about the tradition: What is the turkey pardoning? It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863.

Turkey Day is right around the corner. The holiday, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 28, this year, is filled with traditions, including when the president of the United States "pardons" one or two ...

President Biden pardoned two turkeys on Monday. Minnesota’s own Peach and Blossom earned their presidential pardon at the White House.

That turkey could be getting baked. Retiring President Biden granted a presidential reprieve Monday to poultry named Peach and Blossom at the traditional pre-Thanksgiving turkey pardon — as hard ...

President Joe Biden tapped into his presidential pardon power in the waning days of his tenure Monday, granting clemency to a pair of lucky turkeys and kicking off the holiday season."Based on ...