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Decision on the future of wild horses in a North Dakota national park expected next year

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — About 200 wild horses roam free in a western North Dakota national park, but that number could shrink as the National Park Service is expected to decide next year whether it will eliminate that population.

Balloons, bands and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Beloved characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants soared through the skies above New York City on Thursday and bands marched along the streets below as the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushered in the holiday season.

Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow 'as soon as possible'

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was set to begin Friday morning, Qatar said after a daylong delay extended the agony for those hoping for some relief from the deal, which is to bring the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Pales

Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly interrupt Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

Retailers keeping a close eye on inflation

As retailers are gearing up for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, they are keeping a close eye on inflation.

Aurora teen to play in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band at the Thanksgiving parade

CHICAGO -- A hardworking teen from the Chicagoland will make the trip to New York City to perform with the Macy’s Great American Marching Band on Thursday.

Idaho college killings: Timeline of events in Kohberger case

The killings of four University of Idaho students sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community of Moscow, Idaho.

Around the world

A crane operator has rescued a man from a burning high-rise in England

LONDON (AP) — A crane operator played down tributes paid to him on Thursday after he lifted a man to safety from a burning high-rise building in England.

Hezbollah fires rockets at north Israel after an airstrike kills 5 of the group's senior fighters

BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group fired more than 50 rockets at military posts in northern Israel on Thursday, a day after an Israeli airstrike on a home in southern Lebanon killed five of the group’s senior fighters.

Nicaragua's Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country

Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare PR victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition.

WHO asks China for details after spike of respiratory illnesses, clusters of pneumonia in children

Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission reported an increase of respiratory diseases in China as a concerning number of children fall ill.

Rioters clash with police, torch car after knife attack in Dublin

Riots erupted in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday evening after a knife attack outside a school. Five people, including three children, were injured and hospitalized.

Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, was sworn in Thursday as Ecuador’s president, a role that citizens are demanding he uses to restore the public safety that drug cartels and other criminal organizations robbed them of at

F1 practice canceled 8 minutes in after Ferrari catches on drain cover during Las Vegas Grand Prix 

The Las Vegas Grand Prix had a bumpy opening when the first practice of the $500 million Formula One race was halted nine minutes into the session Thursday night because Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a water valve cover that badly damaged his Ferrari.

Technology

Where Republican candidates stand on artificial intelligence

The proliferation of the technology is requiring presidential candidates to answer questions on how they would regulate, use AI.

Peru lost more than half of its glacier surface in just over half a century, scientists say

Peruvian scientists say Peru has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last six decades due to climate change.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company

ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors.

Project Valhalla: A look inside Java’s epic refactor

Everything in Java is an object, except primitives like int. Turns out that small caveat has big implications for the language, which have compounded over the years. This seemingly minor design decision causes problems in key areas like collections and generics.

CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a 'crooked' bully in testimony during Android app trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games' attempt to upend Google's store for Android phone apps.

Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts

Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.

Simplifying AI development with Azure AI Studio

Microsoft Azure has been at the heart of Microsoft’s AI ambitions for many years now. It began with making the deep learning products of Microsoft Research available as Azure Cognitive Services.

Sports News

Love ties career high with 3 TD passes, leads Packers to 29-22 win over NFC North-leading Lions

DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Love dropped back and threw deep on his first snap, taking advantage of what the Green Bay Packers thought the Detroit Lions defense would give them. They were right.

Bronny James mostly watches warmups with his No. 23 Southern California teammates

Bronny James was on the court with his No. 23 Southern California teammates for pregame warmups for the second straight game, although he mostly watched from under the basket, did some rebounding and then took three shots from the corner.

Bulldog Insider feature: Aaron Judge and Mike Batesole jersey retirement ceremony

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) – On Sunday, Fresno State honored two Bulldog legends at Bob Bennett Stadium: Mike Batesole and Aaron Judge. Batesole, the Bulldogs' coach for 20 years, had his No. 44 jersey retired alongside the 2022 American League MVP, his former player at Fresno State. Aaron Judge's No.

Cal men's basketball player confronted fan after being called 'terrorist,' coach says

(KRON) -- Cal head men's basketball coach Mark Madsen issued a statement on Wednesday after a video showed forward Fardaws Aimaq confronting a fan after a game on Monday. Madsen and Aimaq's agent said that the fan called Aimaq a "terrorist" and made other offensive comments before the confrontation.

Eddie Merrins, the 'Little Pro' who had an enormous influence on golf in LA, dies at 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro” because of his 5-foot-7 stature, certainly not his influence on golf. The longtime pro at Bel-Air Country Club touched everyone from U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin to Fred Astaire and even Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Longtime Broncos player and back-to-back Super Bowl champion dies at 56

A defensive lineman and member of the Broncos back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams, Harald Hasselbach, has died from cancer, the Broncos shared Thursday.

Tatum shakes off illness, helps Celtics slow Giannis and beat fellow East power Bucks 119-116

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum shook off an illness to have 23 points and 11 rebounds, carrying the Boston Celtics over the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday night in an early showdown of top Eastern Conference teams.

Politics News

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss US Rep. Chris Stewart

Republican Celeste Maloy has won a special election in Utah to replace her former boss, U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart.

'We'd prefer that she not run': Bakersfield congressional candidate faces push from her own party to drop out of 2024 race

State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) is facing calls from within her own party to drop her 2024 candidacy.

DeSantis-Newsom debate: What we know about Red vs. Blue state live event

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom are slated to go head-to-head on the debate stage next week, a culmination of months of rising tensions between the two.

PIX11 presses New York City Mayor Eric Adams about large school budget cuts

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- On Tuesday, PIX11 News pressed New York City Mayor Eric Adams about the more than half billion dollars in cuts the Department of Education faces through mid-next year. The largest chunk comes from the controversial elimination of up to 37,000 vacant 3K and PreK slots.

Newest member of Minneapolis City Council sworn in early

Aurin Chowdhury took the oath of office at City Hall Tuesday to fill out the remainder of the term of outgoing city council member Andrew Johnson who resigned his seat before the end of the year to take on a new job.

Poll shows Newsom's weaknesses on key issues, strength vs. Trump in California

In a hypothetical matchup between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former President Donald Trump, Newsom would carry the Golden State by a slightly wider margin than President Joe Biden, according to a new "Inside California Politics" poll conducted by Emerson College Polling.

Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon face backlash for comments about Middle East crisis

Actors Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon have faced consequences for comments about Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Barrera was fired from Scream 7 and Sarandon was dropped by her talent agency.