Thanksgiving online sales up about 4% so far this year, data shows
(Reuters) — Online sales in the U.S. were up about 4% for the first half of the Thanksgiving holiday, compared to a 2% rise last year, Salesforce data showed on Thursday, a fresh sign that shoppers are lapping up steep discounts from retailers.
Putin says Russia may strike Kyiv with new ballistic missile
President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using Western missiles.
The US is building an early warning system to detect geoengineering
BOULDER, Colo. — In a guarded compound at the foot of the Rockies, government scientists are working on a new kind of global alarm system: one that can detect if another country, or maybe just an adventurous billionaire, tries to dim the sun.
Family of missing Hawaii woman thankful for support
Lions fans thankful after team snaps seven-year Turkey Day skid
Lions fans were thankful Thursday for the 23-20 win over the Bears after seven successive losses in the annual holiday tradition.
2 of NFL’s best tight ends meet in Raiders-Chiefs clash
LAS VEGAS — It’s easy to forget Brock Bowers is still a rookie as he navigates through a record-breaking season.
Lack of discipline haunts UConn men’s basketball team in ‘humbling trip’ to Maui Invitational
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Dan Hurley didn’t have much to say after the UConn men’s basketball team lost its third consecutive game in the Maui Invitational, all to unranked opponents, including Dayton in Wednesday night’s battle for seventh place.
Chiefs’ Wharton says catching child falling from stands was a natural reaction
(Reuters) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton said it was a natural reaction to catch a child who fell headfirst from the lower level of the stands after a game in North Carolina at the weekend.
UConn F Alex Karaban (head) taken to hospital after loss to Dayton
UConn forward Alex Karaban was transported to a hospital for a head injury sustained during an 85-67 loss to Dayton on Wednesday in the seventh-place game at the Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii.
Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations
The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting.
Mexico president touts friendly Trump call, looks to ease tariff tensions
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had agreed to maintain a good relationship in a friendly phone call that appeared to ease tensions between the top trading partners amid tariff threats.
Arizona man arrested for threatening to kill Trump and his ‘whole family’
An Arizona man has been arrested by the feds for sharing expletive-laden videos “on a near-daily basis” that show him brandishing an automatic rifle as he threatens to kill President-elect Donald Trump and members of Trump’s family.
Donald Trump shares Thanksgiving message to ‘radical left lunatics’
President-elect Donald Trump wished his friends and enemies a “Happy Thanksgiving” on Thursday, specifically saving time for “radical left lunatics.”
‘Peace, Light & Love’ Sunday in Waimea
The Kahilu Theatre in Waimea will present a concert by the Waimea Community Chorus, “Peace, Light &Love,” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1.
Crowds turn out for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade despite rain
NEW YORK — They stood in inches-deep puddles on street corners, heedless of soaked feet. They huddled under garbage bags turned raincoats, and sodden umbrellas — but everyone was smiling.
Wildfire smoke increases risk of dementia, study finds
The wildfire smoke that blankets much of the American West each summer is likely more harmful than previously understood, especially to older people, scientists found.
