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59+ min ago (144+ words) Drop off non-perishable food items (canned proteins, rice, pasta, shelf-stable milk, etc.) Nov. 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. John's CME Church. The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity is hosting a food drive to benefit the Triad community. Drop off non-perishable food items (canned proteins, rice, pasta, shelf-stable milk, etc.) Nov. 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. John's CME Church, located at 350 NW Crawford Place in Winston-Salem. The donated food will be distributed to vetted, front-line food pantries around our county. You can also donate by going to ministersconferencewsv.org and making an offering under the "Giving" tab. Officials said the goal is to leverage the power of collective faith to provide a critical safety net during difficult times....

59+ min ago (785+ words) Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six years. Related video above: Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 The discovery stems from an unprecedented sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, which landed a spacecraft on the asteroid in 2020, captured 4.3 ounces (121.6 grams) of rocks and dust, and safely returned the cache to Earth in 2023. NASA has since distributed a small portion of that sample to researchers around the world to be analyzed. Studying Bennu is important because its composition reflects that of the early solar system, giving scientists a glimpse into the beginnings of life. Previous research on Bennu samples had already found 14 of the 20 amino acids from which all living organisms on…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (132+ words) Police are searching for witnesses after a vehicle was stolen from a petrol station in Fair Oak. A brown Volkswagen Amarok was reported stolen at Tesco Express on Winchester Road between 4.55pm and 5pm on Thursday, November 20. Two men riding a red and white motorcycle were involved in the theft, both dressed in black clothing. One of them dismounted the motorcycle and entered the vehicle from the driver's side before making away with it along Winchester Road, heading towards Botley. The motorcycle's rider followed in the same direction. Suspect caught on CCTV (Image: Hampshire Constabulary) The police are appealing for witnesses to come forward with any information or footage, including dashcam or mobile phone recordings. Alternatively, information can be reported online via the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary website....

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (467+ words) A Babson College student wanted to surprise her parents on Thanksgiving by flying out to Texas to meet them. Instead, she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Any Lucia Lopez Belloca, 19, was at Logan Airport on Nov. 20 when she was informed for the first time that she had a removal order from immigration authorities, according to her lawyer, Todd Pomerlau. At 4 p.m., she called her family and told them she was being held at the ICE field office in Burlington. As of Wednesday, she is currently in Honduras. "When she got to the airport to board her flight, she was asked to step aside by federal agencies because they alleged that she had a final order of removal," said Nayna Gupta, a member of the American Immigration Council. "These are folks who may have received removal notices when they were…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (98+ words) Would you dare try these Thanksgiving leftover recipes? It's the weekend after Thanksgiving'the meal is over, guests have left and you're wondering what to do with a fridge full of leftovers. In 1988, reporter Dan Rodericks showcased several "creative" recipes for leftover turkey. Not for the faint of heart, these culinary experiments included turkey-stuffed mussels marinara, turkey-gizzard milkshakes and turkey-wing carrot cakes. Would you try any of these? Watch the video for more inventive ways to use your Thanksgiving leftovers! If you liked this video, check out other holiday finds from our archival playlist:...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (215+ words) THE WOODLANDS, Texas " A Thanksgiving outing for a family in Montgomery County, Texas, nearly turned tragic after a 12-year-old girl suddenly became trapped under sand that caved in around her. Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, crews from multiple agencies were called to the Spring Creek trail near the end of Pruitt Road. According to The Woodlands Fire Department, the girl was digging a large hole in the sand on the west bank of Panther Creek when it suddenly caved in, completely burying her. According to a post by The Woodlands Fire Department, the girl's father immediately jumped in and managed to clear enough sand from around her head so she could breathe while help was on the way. When firefighters and medics arrived, they found the girl with only her face and head still visible. Crews quickly shored up the area and…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (325+ words) PHOENIX " Ten years ago, a mistaken text message turned into a Thanksgiving tradition. In 2016, Wanda Dench accidentally texted high schooler Jamal Hinton, thinking she was messaging her grandson. Hinton told her she had the wrong number, then asked if he could still get a plate. Dench said yes. They've shared Thanksgiving that year, and every year since." A decade later, they are still getting together, and people are still following their story. "You know, that dumbfounds me," Dench said. "I've said many a time, the first year I kind of get it. For regular people like us, you get 15 minutes of fame in the news." "But for the media to keep coming every year, want to interview us and find out what we're up to and doing, and we're doing the same thing all the time. It still surprises me,…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago (661+ words) Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings. The death toll in one of the city's deadliest blazes rose to 128, and many remain unaccounted for. First responders found that some fire alarms in the complex, which housed many older people, did not sound when tested, said Andy Yeung, director of Hong Kong Fire Services, though he did not say how many were not working or if others were. Meanwhile, the anti-corruption agency has said it is investigating possible corruption relating to a renovation project at the complex. The blaze jumped rapidly from one building to the next as bamboo scaffolding covered in netting and foam panels, apparently installed by a construction company, caught fire. On Friday, crews prioritized apartments from which they had received…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago (753+ words) WASHINGTON " Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office said the charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War, now include one count of first-degree murder, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. President Donald Trump called the shooting a "terrorist attack" and criticized the Biden administration for enabling Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the Afghanistan War to'enter the U.S. Administration…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago (709+ words) Alex Singleton is playing football again less than three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous testicular tumor that he feared would spell the end of his NFL career. Denver's leading tackler aims to play at Washington (3-8) this weekend when the Broncos (9-2) try to extend their eight-game winning streak. "We're tracking that way," the 31-year-old linebacker said about 24 hours after going on "Good Morning America" to talk about his diagnosis and the need for early detection for a disease that affects about one in 250 American men. Singleton was notified Oct. 27, one day after he had 11 tackles and forced a fumble in a win over the Cowboys, that a random NFL-mandated drug test had revealed elevated levels of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin, indicating either the injection of a performance-enhancing drug or testicular cancer. After a 10-tackle performance against…...