Israel approved a four-day truce in exchange for releasing 50 out of 240 hostages held by Hamas and other militants. The deal also allows more humanitarian aid into Gaza and releases 150 Palestinian prisoners. Israel said it would extend the pause in fighting an extra day for the release of every 10 additional captives. The release of hostages will begin 24 hours after all parties agree to the plan. |
Family and friends of hostages call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "bring them home now" at a demonstration in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) |
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Sam Altman, who was fired less than a week ago, is returning to ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as CEO — and the board who canned him has been shown the door. Microsoft, which had moved to hire Altman, said it was open for Altman's return to OpenAI, as were nearly all of its 770 employees who had threatened to walk out. MORE TECH BUSINESS NEWS: The CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty to avoiding U.S. requirements to prevent money laundering. Changpeng Zhao, who resigned as part of his guilty plea, could be sentenced to 18 months in prison. Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion in penalties for breaking other federal finance regulations. |
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3. BIDEN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY |
House Republicans subpoenaed a federal prosecutor to answer claims that she interfered with the investigation into Hunter Biden. The Judiciary Committee's order for Lesley Wolf to appear before the committee by Dec. 7 follows their frustrated attempt last month to get material from her boss, Special Counsel David Weiss, who said he couldn't share more details because they're still investigating. |
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The Justice Department arrested two men for stealing more than 100 handguns from a Michigan sporting goods store last week and has recovered all but one of the firearms. The two men, who are brothers, held the store's manager at gunpoint and made him reveal the code disabling the store's alarm. |
The recovered guns in an image that gave instant ulcers to Yeti coolers' PR people. (U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan) |
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New Jersey will ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, making it at least the 11th state — including California, New York and Virginia — to phase out new fossil-fuel-burning vehicles by 2035 or 2040. The progressive phase-out begins in 2027. Even after 2035, though, residents will still be able to use gas-powered cars (or gas-powered cars in other states). |
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The number of women working as full-time NFL coaches or football operations staff has more than doubled since 2020. In raw numbers, it's small — a total of 223 women in a league of 32 teams with hundreds of employees each — and the league's head of diversity said, "We've only scratched the surface." |
Catherine Raiche, assistant GM and VP of football operations for the Cleveland Browns, is the highest-ranking woman executive in the league. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File) |
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7. ROLLING STONES AMERICAN TOUR |
The Rolling Stones announced a 16-city North American tour to mark their first album of new material since 2005. It will also be the band's first tour since drummer Charlie Watts died in 2021. The April-to-July tour will overlap with the 62nd anniversary of the band's first-ever show. We hope the tour will stop by a spa in The Villages or another senior community. They'll need some rest. |
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8. RECORD THANKSGIVING TRAFFIC |
With forecasts of record airport crowds, near-record road traffic and severe storms heading to the Northeast have laid out the ingredients for a Thanksgiving travel nightmare. The Transportation Department says it has hired more air traffic controllers, opened new flight routes and provided snowplows and deicing equipment to airlines so that storms don't end up canceling thousands of flights and stranding travelers at the airport.* *That's what happened last Christmas in case you've already blocked out that memory. |
The things we do for family. (Giphy) |
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9. TIME-SAVING TURKEY DAY RECIPES |
Celebrity caterer Andrea Correale shared ideas and recipes to save time in the kitchen this Thanksgiving, including cooking the turkey a day early (as in today!), low-prep roast vegetables, an easy apple cider sangria and mashed potato toppings that are so good no one will ask if the spuds came from a box. |
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10. READ THIS BEFORE BLACK FRIDAY |
Retailers have been planning all year how to part us from our money with deals that seem too good to resist. But it's not a deal if we have to go into debt for it. By setting a budget for each person ahead of time and using our debit card for most purchases, we can keep ourselves from going overboard on spending. |
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PRO TIP: We just learned this important information for anyone who likes Munchkins: Pop them in the microwave for 10 seconds to get that soft, fresh-out-of-the-fryer freshness. You're welcome. |
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