• Californians left homeless by wildfire now face heavy rain and mud
• Traffic jams, bitter cold on this year's Thanksgiving menu
• In Mississippi U.S. Senate race, a 'hanging' remark spurs Democrats
• Exclusive: Trump weighs authorizing U.S. troops to medically screen migrants
• Witness at 'El Chapo' trial tells of high-level corruption
• Trump administration calls U.S. judge's asylum ruling 'absurd'
• Judge voids U.S. female genital mutilation law
• Interior's Zinke blames environmentalists for California wildfires

World

• Interpol elects South Korea's Kim Jong-yang as president
• Turkey accuses U.S. of turning blind eye to Saudi killing of Khashoggi
• Trump and land fears boost South Africa's white right 'state'
• American killed on remote Indian island barred to visitors
• Britain's May seeks to cut deal on future EU ties in Brussels
• Dolce & Gabbana cancels Shanghai show after 'chopsticks' advert goes viral
• U.S. targets Iran-Russia network over oil sent to Syria
• France could shut down nuclear plants in energy plan due next week

• Harvesting in a trade war: U.S. crops rot as storage costs soar
• IKEA Group plans to cut 7,500 administrative jobs
• U.S. prosecutors investigate Hyundai, Kia vehicle recalls: source
• Holiday wish list: U.S. states count on extra online sales tax to boost budget
• Amazon opens Spanish pop-up store to showcase its wares
• USTR says China has failed to alter 'unfair, unreasonable' trade practices
• World stocks struggle to find feet after tech-driven rout
• Alibaba suffers rare 'down round' investment as Babytree's HK IPO prices low: sources

• Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown, 14, named youngest-ever UNICEF envoy
• Taylor Swift uses music muscle to seek higher payouts for others
• 'Star Wars' producer Kennedy wants new movie voices 'to bring world to its senses'
• As he gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Snoop Dogg thanks ... himself
• Lights, camera, factions: Stars at Chinese-language 'Oscars' split over Taiwan
• Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts 2' charms with $62 million debut
• Mickey Mouse, the icon of an animation empire, celebrates 90th birthday
• Marilyn Monroe's Golden Globe sells for record $250,000 at auction

• NBA notebook: Durant’s cursing costs him $25,000
• Alpine skiing: Vonn to miss start of final season with knee injury
• Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Duke outlasts No. 8 Auburn
• MLB notebook: Rangers 3B Beltre retires
• NHL notebook: Oilers fire McLellan, name Hitchcock coach
• Sailing: Coutts hopes Olympics follows his lead to improve racing
• NFL notebook: Bears QB Trubisky misses practice
• NHL roundup: Trocheck stretchered off in Panthers' loss