MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — More than two hours before the sun rose, Mary Schiely opened the doors of Sloan’s Market over the weekend, like she has almost every morning for the past 15 years. The week of Thanksgiving has finally brought some measure of normalcy to the tiny neighborhood store in...
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
A full year after making a public pledge to do so, President Donald Trump has disclosed a list of donors who helped pay for his transition to power. The list of 46 individuals, released by the transition team, includes billionaires like Jeff Yass and Paul Singer as well as several...
How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK — There will be 34 balloons, 28 floats, 33 clown crews, 11 marching bands, 5,000 volunteers and over 3.5 million spectators at the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, with tens of millions more expected to watch from home. The festivities, which kick off Thursday...
California About to Cut Power Company Profits to Historic Lows. Your Bill Will Barely Drop
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With California electric rates stuck at nearly the highest in the nation, the state’s utility regulator is poised to lower the payout shareholders can receive from California’s three large investor-owned power companies. In a proposed decision, the California...
Volunteers Needed to Count Fish on Kings River
Volunteers for the Kings River Fisheries Management Program’s annual fish survey are needed Dec. 2-4. The program is seeking volunteers to assist biologists to conduct the program’s annual fish population survey from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. About 25 to 30 volunteers are needed. Tuesday, Dec. 2, Wildwood...
Thanksgiving Quiz: Pilgrims, Native Americans, and Turkeys
Before you trot out the turkey for this year’s big feast, how much do you know about the original celebration that began the holiday tradition? Test your knowledge with this short quiz. 1. The Pilgrims were grateful for having survived their first year in the New World. When was the first Thanksgiving held?...
Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Residential Building Killing at Least 14 People, Trapping Others
HONG KONG — A massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores of others as authorities struggled to bring the blaze under control. Firefighters battled the orange flames into the night as thick...
Israel Launches New Military Operation in Northern West Bank
Israeli security forces took up positions inside the West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday and ordered some Palestinian residents from their homes, the latest assault in a months-long campaign across cities of the northern West Bank. Tubas Governor Ahmed Al-Asaad told Reuters Israeli forces, backed by a helicopter that...
Assault Case Against Former Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Delayed to 2026
A former Merced County Sheriff’s sergeant accused of using excessive force will have to wait until 2026 for his day in court because his attorney was recently appointed as a judge. Former Sgt. Dustin Witt appeared in court Nov. 17 and was ordered to return in January. Merced County District...
Republican Senator Agrees to Pay $5 Million in Back Taxes to IRS
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his wife have agreed to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $5 million to cover unpaid taxes from 2009, settling part of a legal fight he has claimed is politically motivated. The agreement, filed in federal court Monday, came just hours after...