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A large winter storm that could bring some of the biggest snow of the season to the Central U.S. and Rockies is expected to significantly impact travel plans for millions of people across 40 states returning home from their Thanksgiving holiday starting on Black Friday.   Click here for more.  

Click here to read about how an Illinois family celebrated their second Thanksgiving dinner this week with a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who came to their father's aid last year after he fell while walking the family's dog.  The celebration was even sweeter this year, with a surprise proposal capping off the festivities.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign urging travelers to improve their behavior at airports and on flights, as disruptive incidents remain far above pre-pandemic levels.  Click here for more on this story.  

The U.S. Coast Guard is scrambling to clarify proposed internal policy changes that appeared to loosen how the service branch handles the conduct within its ranks involving hate symbols including nooses, swastikas, and other extremist symbols — touching off a political firestorm inside the nation's smallest military branch after the Space Force.   Click here for more.

Country music's biggest stars shone bright in Nashville on Wednesday night.

The 59th Annual CMA Awards featured some of the genre's biggest stars bringing home awards recognizing excellence in country music this year.  Zach Top took home the new artist of the year award, while Ella Langley and Riley Green took home single of the year, music video of the year and song of the year for "you look like you love me."  Click here for the full story.  

A Chinese drug trafficking suspect who escaped custody in Mexico only to be recaptured in Cuba has been turned over to the U.S. to face charges he trafficked large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl into the country.  Zhi Dong Zhang, also known as "Brother Wang" among other aliases, pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment Wednesday.  Click here for more on this story.