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How to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Tom Turkey opens the 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 2024, in New York City. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy's hide caption toggle caption Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy's The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return on Thursday for its 99th year, featuring beloved floats, balloons and live performances along the streets of

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announce their government takeover on state TV

Dinis N'Tchama, military spokesperson, speaks on Wednesday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. TGB Guinea-Bissau/AP hide caption toggle caption TGB Guinea-Bissau/AP BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media

Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump Dismissed

President Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. Pete Marovich/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pete Marovich/Getty Images The historic Georgia criminal case against President Trump and more than a dozen of his allies for their efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election result has officially come to an end.

At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved

On Earth, lightning can occur in turbulent clouds of volcanic ash. Now researchers have found evidence of sparks in Martian dust devils. NASA/JPL/Caltech/University of Arizona hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL/Caltech/University of Arizona Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance

Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll 44; 279 missing

Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday. Dozens of people were killed or were missing in the blaze. Yan Zhao/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yan Zhao/AFP via Getty Images A massive

Readers’ Kindness Stories That Will Warm Your Heart

The smallest gesture can be imbued with kindness. In Puno, Peru, Maria adjusts her friend Rosa's hat, which nearly flew off while she was busy weaving a sweater. Rosa responded: "Thank you for catching it before the wind carried it away, or I would have had to run down the mountain after it!" Ana Caroline

Ukraine updates: No firm deadline for peace deal, Trump says

Rana Taha Published November 26, 2025 last updated November 26, 2025 The US president said his envoy Witkoff is meeting Russia's Putin in Moscow next week. Ukraine's ambassador to the US told DW that lots of discussions were still taking place on Trump's peace plan. Follow DW for more. https://p.dw.com/p/54GgK Diplomatic efforts are in full

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham Named CDC Deputy

Dr. Ralph Abraham spoke at a Trump re-election rally in Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 11, 2019. At the time, Abraham was a Republican congressman running for governor of Louisiana. He lost that race, but was named the state's first surgeon general in 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP The second-highest ranking

New limits on rent algorithm prosecutors say raised rents

The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice on Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement

How a “sweet and shy” tortoise outlived empires, two world wars

Gramma's 138th birthday was celebrated at the San Diego Zoo in 2022. San Diego Zoo/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption San Diego Zoo/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall
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