Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other…
Continue ReadingAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other…
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no easy way to bridge the political divides that have created rifts in communities, families and…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a youth suspected of planning to build pipe bombs to carry out an Islamic extremist attack has been arrested in…
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish company has denied any laws were broken when it sent Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, after the Swiss government…
Continue ReadingBy Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — US Army Staff Sgt. Payton May and his military dog Yyacob spent their first Thanksgiving together in the throes of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who claimed he was trying to work as a double agent has been convicted of spying for Iran.…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Investigators say a doctor who was arrested in Berlin in August is now suspected of killing eight patients and in some cases trying…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military says its warplanes have fired on southern Lebanon after detecting activity by the militant…
Continue ReadingBlack Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — On a warm day in 2022, Hawaii native Hannah Kobayashi jumped into the Subaru Baja of her friend Allisa Peterson…
Continue ReadingSyria’s opposition groups say armed forces launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces and seized territory in…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Six Cambodian activists charged with treason for comments criticizing the government on Facebook have…
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 15 people have died and 113 others are missing after landslides buried homes in six villages in eastern Uganda.…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says the Mediterranean island nation could apply to become a member of NATO when…
Continue ReadingBy Steven Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China has suspended a top military official and placed him under investigation for…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say that four migrants, including two children, died when a boat struck rocks near the Greek…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential…
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko, Edward Szekeres and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition has disrupted Parliament for a third day, protesting the government’s silence over…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry says a a high-ranking military official has been suspended while he is under…
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious…
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese acrobat who lost his wife and performance partner to a terrifying fall on stage last year was…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the Mountain West…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. conservative political commentor Candace Owens was refused a visa to enter New Zealand for…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PEACHAM, Vt. (AP) — The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares opened higher in Europe on Thursday after a mixed session in Asia following a Big Tech-led retreat on Wall…
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Seoul residents awoke to a gleaming world of white this week, as record snowfall…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Fuel is rapidly becoming one of Bolivia’s scarcest commodities. Long lines of vehicles snake for several…
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank has lowered its key policy rate and says the country’s economy will grow…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on…
Continue ReadingBy Maya Blackstone, CNN (CNN) — When most Americans think of turkeys, what likely comes to mind this time of year is a holiday centerpiece —…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s highest court has approved the extradition to the United States of a former anti-narcotics…
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized with a head injury suffered in an October game, the…
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has yet to produce a certified vote tally for a single district…
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Officials say a police car drove into the rear of a limousine transporting New Zealand’s Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hauser and Kia Fatahi, CNN (CNN) — It started out as a regular Tuesday morning for two men heading out on a trail for work in the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top prosecutor says executions will resume in the state following a two-year pause. Arizona…
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — They’re up, up and — almost — away. The massive helium balloons that will float through New York City for the Macy’s…
Continue ReadingBOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A self-described white supremacist charged with killing a man in a tent in southwestern Montana has pleaded not guilty. Daren…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Senate was debating a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail on Wednesday as he awaits a May sex trafficking trial by a judge who cited…
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail after a judge rejected his latest attempt for release while the rapper…
Continue ReadingAP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a former deputy sheriff charged with murder in the shooting…
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s…
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Pryce, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A Detroit police officer has been placed on administrative duty in connection with a shooting that wounded two bystanders and a man…
Continue ReadingAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Derek Tran has defeated two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel in a Southern California House…
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — After an extensive investigation, Florida officials recovered dozens of gold coins valued at more than $1…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is headed back to Congress after winning her reelection bid. The…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge has upheld a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot.…
Continue ReadingPIEDMONT, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed and one seriously injured when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Northern California.…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Derek Tran won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. Michelle Steel. Tran, a U.S.…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Iowa on Wednesday. The second-term congresswoman faced an…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — A government official says Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Donald Trump’s team submitted an ethics plan guiding the conduct of its members throughout the transition period that does not…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois who served eight years in federal…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Menendez has asked a judge to set aside guilty verdicts that forced his resignation from the U.S. Senate and…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A white supremacist prison gang leader is accused in the attempted homicide of two officers at the California State Prison in…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British government official says a criminal investigation is underway after drones were spotted recently by the U.S. Air Force over…
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers shot in a neighborhood outside Atlanta are both expected to survive their injuries. DeKalb…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two neighbors of a Kentucky plant that was the site of a massive explosion are suing the company. Edward…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Four teenagers have been indicted on charges related to beating a developmentally disabled man in Massachusetts. The…
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. But finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring…
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — It’s a Thanksgiving miracle for one California family after a man who went missing in 1999 was…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general will appeal a ruling that struck down the most far-reaching of the state’s laws restricting…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Tennessee say two tax preparers submitted $65 million in false claims for refunds…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Whoever duct-taped JonBenét Ramsey’s mouth shut, bludgeoned the 6-year-old Colorado girl and…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team has returned to Europe for the first time since its fans were…
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Syrian rebels have launched a large-scale attack on regime forces in western Aleppo,…
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Lou Robinson, Henrik Pettersson and Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is a major…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A number of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted…
Continue ReadingHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has freed an opposition leader and 34 activists who had been in detention for more than five months. A…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has been charged with capital murder in connection with a July mass…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer John Madden’s love of football and family came through the most on Thanksgiving. On Thursday, NBC will continue to honor…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures. All…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — When Donald Trump was elected president this month, Caroline Pryor’s mind turned immediately to…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Debra Freeman isn’t a big pie person. But if she had to pick between sweet potato and pumpkin — the two…
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” But…
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This Thanksgiving, solar storms may produce faint auroras across the northern rim of the United States. Pale…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by…
Continue ReadingPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida golfer has died after he was beaten with his own clubs and choked in what police believe was a random…
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