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TSA agents at JFK airport in New York discovered a cat in a suitcase during a security screening.

Valerie Bertinelli is now "happily divorced."

Russia's deployment of thousands of soldiers to the battlefields of Ukraine is generating dissent and protest on the front lines -- and their complaints are being amplified by their wives and mothers back home. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.

Quentin Tarantino has made it clear that Marvel movies are not his cup of tea, but actor Simu Liu has kindly reminded the director that the films and the studio behind them have provided underrepresented communities a chance to be seen on the big screen unlike ever before.

Donald Trump faced vocal opposition from the "Never Trump" wing of the GOP in the 2016 and 2020 elections. In today's episode of The Point, Chris Cillizza explains how a new group -- the "Never-Again Trumpers" -- could pose a threat to the former president as he mounts a third bid for the White House.

The crowds will be out in force Thursday for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a tradition dating back to 1924.

Rising to the challenge of matching its successful predecessor, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" maintains the razor-sharp formula, with a setup that feels even more conspicuously like an Agatha Christie homage before an extremely clever series of twists kick in. Writer-director Rian Johnson again assembles a solid cast behind Daniel Craig, but it's his use of language -- where nary a word is wasted -- that finally gives the sequel its edge.

Perhaps one of the greatest mysteries of Thanksgiving is the cranberry sauce — and we're not even talking about why people eat it: What's the deal with the upside-down labels on Ocean Spray cans of the stuff?

The suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado had a tumultuous upbringing in which he was bullied as a teenager and raised for a time by his grandmother, according to an emerging portrait of the alleged gunman pieced together by CNN.

At least six people were shot dead inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, in an attack that unfolded within an hour of the store's scheduled closing time, city officials said. The shooter is also dead. CNN correspondent Brian Todd reports.

• Supreme Court clears way for House to get Trump's taxes • Video: Lawmaker explains what Democrats are planning to do with Trump's tax documents • Appeals court is dubious of Trump's arguments for special master review of Mar-a-Lago search

Kevin McCarthy is looking to become the next Speaker of the House after Republicans won the majority in the US House of Representatives, but he doesn't currently have the votes within his party. CNN's Melanie Zanona reports.

Rapper and actor Ice Cube says he turned down a $9 million pay check to avoid getting a Covid-19 vaccine. Getting vaccinated is considered by scientists to be the best way to protect against hospitalization and death from Covid-19.

When Dollar Tree said it would raise prices to $1.25 after 35 years sticking to $1, some fans protested and industry analysts questioned the decision.

Alex Jones has lost a bid to water down the nearly $50 million damages award handed down by a jury earlier this year over the Infowars host's false claims about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Video shows the moment a U.S. military plane carrying the head of the National Guard collided with a flock of birds mid-air. The plane returned to the airport shortly after takeoff but there were no injuries reported.

• Newborn killed in missile strike on Ukrainian maternity hospital was two days old • Russians grow more critical as Putin's war drags on and sanctions take a toll

Billions of people will watch the World Cup in Qatar, fixated on one of the world's premier sporting festivals. But football's governing body FIFA has also unleashed a political tempest, highlighting moral, business and geopolitical dilemmas shaping the modern world.

Bob Iger's return to The Walt Disney Company immediately inspired two knee-jerk comparisons on social media.