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Shake Shack is giving out free food: How to redeem the limited-time deal

Shake Shack is giving its customers an early Christmas present with its latest deal. The burger chain is giving away free chicken sandwiches, bacon cheese fries and milkshakes.

Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit

“Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.

At least 15 people are dead after mass shooting at a Prague university

Prague's police chief says an armed man who killed at least 15 people was a student at a university where the mass shooting took place.

Over 1 million visitors expected in Arkansas for 2024 total solar eclipse

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is preparing residents and visitors for the potential for high traffic during the total eclipse in 2024.

DeSantis' one regret about GOP primary: 'I wish Trump hadn't been indicted'

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday that he wishes former president Donald Trump hadn't been indicted, citing that as the biggest challenge in the primary.

Former NFL player Mike Williams' cause of death confirmed by officials

Officials have released the cause of death of former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams, who died just days after he was removed from life support after sustaining injuries during a workplace accident in August.

Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?

The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade.

Around the world

Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a town on Reykjanes Peninsula

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert.

Amnesty International pushes for investigation into Burmese war crimes

Human rights group Amnesty International called Thursday for an investigation into war crimes potentially committed by Burma's military government.

Israeli police are investigating 19 prison guards in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian prisoner

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Nineteen Israeli prison guards are under investigation in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian security prisoner in their custody, police said Thursday.

90 percent in Gaza eating less than 1 meal a day: World Food Program

Nine out of 10 Palestinians in Gaza are eating less than one meal a day amid diminishing supplies of food and clean water, according to the World Food Program's (WFP) new statement on the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn territory.

Democratic Republic of the Congo enters second day of voting in messy presidential election

The Democratic Republic of the Congo entered its second day of voting in a chaotic election set to determine the political future of incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi.

UN Security Council again delays vote on Gaza aid resolution amid talks on wording to avoid US veto

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday again delayed a vote on a new resolution about desperately needed aid to Gaza until the following day as the Biden administration struggles to change key wording in high-level negotiations seeking to avoid a U.S. veto.

Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies

The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with disappointment on the battlefield, an increasingly somber mood among troops and anxiety about the future of Western aid for Ukraine's war effort.

Technology

OMB issues digital accessibility guidelines, tells agencies to set up public feedback mechanism

The new White House directive, the first government-wide Section 508 guidance in more than a decade, looks to hold agencies more accountable for meeting digital accessibility requirements.

San Jose tech building topples into default as office market struggles

SAN JOSE — A big San Jose tech building has toppled into default on its mortgage loan, a financial setback that underscores the widening economic ailments confronting the Bay Area office market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meet the new chief scientist at the government’s premier oversight agency

The Government Accountability Office, the chief oversight arm of Congress , has a new chief scientist. He joins the agency after having been chief scientist at Noblis, a nonprofit research and consulting institute with many federal clients.

Toyota and Lexus recall: Airbag defect impacts 1 million vehicles

Toyota Motor Co. said Wednesday it is recalling one million vehicles over a defect that could cause airbags not to deploy, increasing the risk of injury. The recall covers a range of Toyota and Lexus vehicles with model years from 2020 to 2022.

Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.

How Ukraine’s research community has been decimated by war with Russia

It’s been nearly two years since Russia first invaded Ukraine, and in that time, the country’s research community has been left utterly decimated. That’s the conclusion of new research published this month in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Apple loses latest bid to avert patent dispute that has halted online U.S. sales of 2 watch models

Apple on Thursday stopped online sales of two popular models of its internet-connected watch in the U.S. after losing its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that’s blocking it from using some of the technology on the device.

Sports News

Former NBA player, woman's alleged murder plot connected to California double murder

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Sakari Harnden, 19, was upset that Marayna Rodgers, 23, told people that she had snitched on a boyfriend in the weeks leading up to Rodgers' murder, according to an arrest report.

Man finds hundreds of rare vintage baseball cards in deceased father's closet

Few things stand the test of time like the bond between father and son. One of those things is baseball. For one Sacramento man, those things are intersecting in an unexpected way.

L.A. Dodger-themed Christmas house an annual spectacle

For the last 20 Christmases, a family in San Bernardino County has decked out their home with Los Angeles Dodger decorations, making a pitch-perfect spectacle that people all over Southern California travel to see.

Saturday night's Bills-Chargers game on Peacock will not have commercials during fourth quarter

Saturday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers already carried significance as the first NFL game to be exclusively streamed on Peacock.

Raiders' Jack Jones delivers one-liner when discussing key to slowing down Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes

Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes routinely presents challenges for defenses, but Raiders cornerback Jack Jones offered a solution to stopping Kansas City's offense.

Two men charged in the death of lifelong Patriots’ fan after altercation at Gillette Stadium

Officials announced Thursday that two men were charged in the death of a lifelong Patriots fan who died after a fight at Gillette Stadium in September.

Charles Barkley says he'd rather root for Afghanistan than Alabama in College Football Playoff

Charles Barkley takes the rivalry between Auburn and Alabama very seriously, to the point where he said even if the Crimson Tide played Afghanistan, he wouldn't root for them.

Politics News

‘Purity ball’ video of Speaker Mike Johnson, daughter uncovered

“What this reveals is that we are talking about not a mainstream conservative Christian, but an extremist,” Author Linda Kay said.

NY lawmakers call out Chick-fil-A over Sunday closures at highway rest stops

A group of New York State Assembly officials wants to ensure all travelers can access every restaurant operating at rest stops along the New York State Thruway, seven days a week.

Supporters, naysayers weigh in on push to phase out school choice in Chicago

Next November, Chicago voters will begin electing members of the School Board and their views on school choice will be front and center.

Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says

ATLANTA (AP) — Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024.

Dem Senator calls for cease-fire shortly after meeting with group pushing to cut aid to Israel

Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin called for a humanitarian cease-fire Thursday, just one week after meeting with an anti-Israel group that urged the senator to end aid to Israel.

Florida abortion initiative has enough signatures to appear on 2024 ballot, sponsors say

Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group behind a citizen initiative to put abortion rights on the ballot in 2024, believes it will surpass the required signature threshold this month.

Ed Burke, former Chicago Democratic alderman, found guilty in corruption trial

Ed Burke, one Chicago's most powerful Democratic City Council members, was found guilty Thursday on all but one of 14 counts in a corruption trial.