Up First briefing: holiday travel records; migrant crisis in California desert
Record-breaking Thanksgiving travel will test an already strained aviation system. A humanitarian crisis is brewing near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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President Biden went to Norfolk, Va., for a Friendsgiving
Biden put on an apron over the weekend to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to service members and their families. He served mashed potatoes while Jill Biden dished out sweet potato casserole.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Ukraine. Many migrants enter the U.S. illegally and land at makeshift camps in California. TSA braces for record air travelers.
A woman reported her son missing in 1995, but it took years to learn his fate
LaMont Dottin was a freshman at Queens College when he vanished in 1995. his mother flew to New York to report him missing. Because LaMont was over 18, the NYPD initially refused to take her report.
Plains, Ga., prepares for memorial services for former first lady Rosalynn Carter
People in the small town of Plains — the birthplace of President Jimmy Carter — remember former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at age 96.
Black Friday deals start early and seem endless. Are there actually any good deals?
Longer Black Friday sale windows give companies more chances to win potential business, but it also affords consumers the ability to shop around, experts say.
Musk's X sues Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts
Elon Musk's social media company X, formerly called Twitter, filed a lawsuit against the liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday.
All 9 aboard U.S. Navy plane that overshot runway escape injury, Hawaii official says
The P-8A aircraft overshot the runway at a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, a U.S. Marine Corps said. He did not have further information.
Two different brain circuits influence our taste for salt, study finds
Two different brain circuits help regulate salt intake, according to a study in the journal Cell. One adjusts salt cravings, the other determines whether we find salty food delicious or disgusting.
Hundreds gather in Colorado Springs to remember victims of CLUB Q shooting
One year after a gunman attacked a Colorado Springs gay nightclub killing five people and injuring 17 others, the community gathered to remember the victims.