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'Hang in there': Agonising wait for hundreds missing after Hong Kong blaze

Many residents are determined to look for their loved ones - no matter if they are dead or alive.

Faith Winter, a Colorado state senator, dies in I-25 multi-car crash at age 45

State Sen. Faith Winter died on Wednesday in a multi-car crash on Interstate 25. That's according to Colorado Senate Democrats.

UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study

Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.

Putin ready for 'serious' peace talks and says U.S.-Ukraine draft could be basis for a deal

The Russian leader said he felt Washington was taking his position into account, but that some things still needed to be discussed when a U.S. delegation visits Moscow next week.

Anger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 years

Some think that leader John Lee’s focus on blaming bamboo scaffolding deflects from the actual cause

'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site

Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.

Vote in the 2025 Battle of the Bands during America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White

Voting starts at 6 a.m. Thanksgiving morning and runs through Sunday at 12 p.m.

"How did you get this through security?" Pope Leo asks CBS News' Chris Livesay of White Sox baseball bat gift

As Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, embarked on his first foreign trip, CBS News' Chris Livesay presented the pontiff with a very American family heirloom.

5 things to watch: Lions vs. Packers

Tim Twentyman takes a look at five things to watch in Thursday's Lions-Packers matchup.

Enter to win: $3,000 Gardner White Gift Card Giveaway during Parade!

Insiders can enter to win a $3,000 Gardner White gift card during our coverage of America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White in Detroit!

Soup firm Campbell’s dismisses executive over alleged ‘poor people’ comments

Senior figure allegedly referred to customers buying ‘highly processed food’ and denigrated Indian employees

Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for 'serious' talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the outlines of a draft peace plan agreed by the U.S. and Ukraine could become the basis of a deal to end the war.

France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers next year

"The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it," says President Emmanuel Macron.

Kremlin says it's "premature" to say peace deal with Ukraine is close

Russian officials say they have now received the revised U.S.-backed proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after high-level talks between American and Ukrainian negotiators in Geneva.

Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan

Parade Zone: Watch all angles of America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White

You can watch multiple angles of America’s Thanksgiving Parade, presented by Gardner White, with the Parade Zone broadcast!

Thanksgiving Travel Weather Forecast: Snowy North, Rainy South, East | Weather.com

Snow, rain, thunderstorms, fog and wind are all in play this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. If you're flying or driving, here's what you may have to deal with. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

Utah death row inmate with dementia dies of natural causes

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent natural causes.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin ready for ‘serious’ peace talks

Russian president dismisses suggestions that he has aggressive plans for Europe more than a week after Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, drafted a peace agreement

Pope Leo arrives in Turkey on first foreign trip, six months into papacy

He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut.

Zelenskyy’s grim choice: Take Trump’s peace deal or rely on flaky European friends 

Despite celebrating “good progress” in talks in Geneva, European countries are still too weak or too timid to save Ukraine, even with a loan from frozen Russian assets.

New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump, Giuliani and others in Georgia election interference case

Legal action against Trump was unlikely to proceed while he is president but 14 other defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, still faced charges.

Guinea-Bissau soldiers say they have seized power days after national elections

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested.

Here's what we know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.

Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., remain in critical condition after being shot while on patrol just blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon inflation celebration held in NYC

The iconic balloons for the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City came to life Wednesday at Central Park.

Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew arrested by ICE in Massachusetts

The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew was arrested by ICE after they said she overstayed her tourist visa.

Why Putin might pump the brakes on Trump's Ukraine peace dash

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared last week to be cautiously optimistic on the U.S. 28-point peace plan to end his invasion of Ukraine.

Michigan makes statement in beating Zags by 40

Yaxel Lendeborg said the Wolverines made a statement about their place in college basketball's hierarchy with a 40-point victory over Gonzaga in the Players Era title game Wednesday night.

Stranger Things return gives some critics chills and thrills, but leaves others lukewarm

Many critics give the return of the show glowing reviews - although others say it's past its prime.

‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry

As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action