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Royal Air Force Lakenheath; David Goddard/Getty Images (LONDON) — Unidentified drones have been spotted again over three British air bases used by the U.S. Air Force, officials confirmed Tuesday. They were first seen last week over Royal Air Force Lakenheath, Royal Air Force Mildenhall and Royal Air Force Feltwell, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe said […]
Participants in the annual Christmas Parade march down Main Street, December 1, 2023, in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas. The vast majority of rural Starr County, which follows the Rio Grande River border with Mexico, is Mexican American, and Spanish is the most commonly spoken first language. The area is a center for migrants […]
First-year Arkansas coach John Calipari will lead the No. 19 Razorbacks as they face Illinois on Thanksgiving Day in Kansas City, Missouri, in a premiere nonconference showdown in the first edition of the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic. Thursday will mark the seventh meeting between the programs, with Illinois leading the all-time series 5-1. Arkansas’ lone win […]
Bring Our Families Home (NEW YORK) — Three Americans who the State Department said were wrongfully detained in China for years are back on U.S. soil as part of a prisoner swap, a senior U.S. official with knowledge of the deal told ABC News. The State Department announced that Mark Swidan, of Houston, Texas, Kai […]
US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he visits the Nantucket Fire Department in Nantucket, Massachusetts on November 28, 2024. Biden and family are in Nantucket, Massachusetts for the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving morning giving back to first responders on Nantucket, while also […]
Daniel SLIM / AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The homes of multiple Democratic members of Congress in Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day. Reps. Joe Courtney, Jahana Hayes, Jim Himes, and John Larson all said their homes were targeted on Thursday. “This morning, I was notified of a bomb threat targeting […]
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Extreme heat could pose a significant threat to players and spectators at the next World Cup, according to climate and medical experts. The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will take place in the summer of 2026 in North America — during the hottest part of the year — and […]
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BERLIN) — Workers for the largest online retailer in the world are planning to go on strike during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the holiday season. Amazon employees are preparing to protest in 20 countries, including in major cities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan […]
Thanksgiving afternoon features a Final Four rematch in college basketball when the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers (5-1) take on the NC State Wolfpack (5-0) on Thursday at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego. Purdue is coming off an 80-45 victory over Marshall on Saturday and North Carolina State is coming off an 84-61 win […]
Mahmoud Zayyat via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after Israel’s Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after prolonged negotiations. The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of […]