President Donald Trump is set to pardon the national Thanksgiving turkeys today at 12 p.m. ET, marking 78 years of the quirky White House tradition. The two birds, Gobble and Waddle, apparently spent their young lives training for the big day, getting acclimated to loud sounds, big crowds and bright lights.

Volcanic ash clouds are rare. But when Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2010, it caused global travel chaos. UK and European airspace was shut or partially shut, leading to the worst air-travel disruption since World War Two.

A volcano that slept for thousands of years just jolted the world awake. Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia erupted with a plume so tall it touched airline routes and sent planners scrambling. If you thought remote volcanoes stay local,

Skateboarding is giving some Ethiopian girls a way to express themselves and have fun with friends they wouldn’t have made otherwise. It’s also letting them redefine their identity.