Wash your hands this Thanksgiving, but not your turkey, USDA says

The United States Department of Agriculture says you should not be washing your turkey, or any meats for that matter.

These are the major retailers closing for Thanksgiving Day this year

As retailers look ahead to the holidays, in a reversal of recent years, many have already decided to shut their doors on Thanksgiving Day to accommodate their employees working during the coronavirus pandemic or take a new approach to the traditional holiday shopping season.

Hundreds gather in Huntington Beach to protest state curfew

A crowd estimated at 400 people gathered in front of the Huntington Beach pier to protest the first night of a statewide curfew aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.

Dog who spent over 200 days in a Florida shelter gets adopted

Tonka was surrendered to the shelter back in April and since then has been adopted and returned twice, through no fault of his own. 

Beloved gorilla 'Zura' dies at San Francisco zoo

Zura, a 39-year-old Western lowland gorilla, was being treated for “long-term digestive issues" but her condition recently had worsened.

Santa Clara County expects to exceed hospital capacity in 3 weeks

The county has seen an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in hospitalizations. The county's seven-day average of new cases is the highest it's been since the beginning of the pandemic and is still going up. 

Kaiser expands COVID-19 vaccine trial to teens

Phase 3 trials for the Pfizer vaccine show it was 95% effective in adults, now the company wants to know how it will work in teens. Kaiser Permanente is enrolling 16 and 17-year-olds to participate in clinical trials.

Execution halted after inmate's attorneys contract COVID-19

A federal judge is temporarily blocking the federal government’s plan to execute the first female death row inmate in almost six decades after her attorneys contracted the coronavirus visiting her in prison.

Kyle Rittenhouse released from jail on $2M bond

Authorities said the bond was posted around 2 p.m. and was arranged by Rittenhouse's attorney. Stipulations, such as conditions of release, were not released.

Biden wants Congress to pass emergency COVID aid this year

Biden transition aide Jen Psaki delivered the remarks ahead of Biden’s first in-person meeting since winning the election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. T

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US

The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 disease in a large, ongoing study. 

2024 moon landing may not happen, according to NASA

A report from the NASA Office of Inspector General notes the 2024 timeline for the Artemis moon mission is overly ambitious, citing concerns about funding, scope and schedule.

Apple will pay $113 million over investigation into slowing iPhones

The settlement came on the same day Apple announced a partial concession in its fight over fees it charges app developers to sell their offerings on its App Store, amid broader regulatory scrutiny of the power it wields over other companies in its digital ecosystem.