2+ min ago (250+ words) "Zootopia 2" had a roaring, record-setting opening at the box office. Watch the trailer for "Wicked: For Good" in the player above The animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it the highest international opening ever for an animated movie, the fourth highest global debut of any kind, and the top international opener of 2025. "Wicked: For Good" stayed aloft in its second weekend for Universal Pictures, earning another $62.8 million domestically over the weekend for a North American total of $270.4 million. The second half of the "Wicked" saga has brought in $393 million internationally. The pair of sequels combined to make the Thanksgiving weekend a glimmering exception to an…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (726+ words) Everyone seems to be talking about protein right now'and for good reason. "Protein is the building block of every tissue in our body, from muscles and bones to organs, skin, and hair," says Rachel Gargano, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., the chief registered dietitian at Live it Up. "Not only that, but it also plays an integral role in our immune function, hormone production, and transport of nutrients throughout the body." But when it comes to protein powder vs. real food protein, is one better than the other when it comes to building muscle? "A lot of people are turning to powders to get more protein in their day, but there are some key differences between whole food and powdered forms of protein to keep in mind," says Gargano. Here, dietitians explain the differences between protein powder and protein you get from whole foods, plus…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (531+ words) A senior Food and Drug Administration official on Friday said the agency will change its vaccine approval process, alleging that COVID-19 vaccination resulted in the deaths of 10 children. Video above: White House links Tylenol in pregnancy to autism; experts say evidence falls short In an internal memo obtained by CNN, Dr. Vinay Prasad " the FDA's chief medical and scientific officer and the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research " claimed, "Healthy young children who faced tremendously low risk of death were coerced, at the behest of the Biden administration, via school and work mandates, to receive a vaccine that could result in death." Prasad did not provide details about the deaths or how the FDA came to that conclusion, but pointed to "an initial analysis" that examined 96 deaths and linked 10 to the COVID-19 vaccination. He also claimed that…...

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4+ hour ago (129+ words) Months after two boys were injured in a house fire in Louisville, body camera video shows the moments police saved one of the boys. Two Louisville Metro Police Department officers were called to the scene of a fire, where they were notified about a child trapped inside. Both officers rushed inside to look for the child. Eventually, a neighbor climbed through a bedroom window and was able to pass the child, who was unconscious, to the officers outside. The boy was rushed to the hospital, where he spent weeks recovering from the fire. After the tragic night, the family of the boys asked if they could meet the officers who rushed to help that night. Months later, the two officers reunited with the boys and shared a touching moment....

4+ hour, 20+ min ago (885+ words) A decades-old data set tracking the health of new moms and babies was disrupted by CDC layoffs last spring, and there are still unanswered questions about the program's future. A decades-old data set tracking the health of new moms and babies was disrupted by mass layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last spring. Since then, the agency has taken some steps to get back on track, but there are still unanswered questions about future resources and data reliability, according to former employees, researchers and state public health officials. The CDC has overseen the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) for nearly 40 years. The population-based surveillance system tracks pregnancy experiences, from pre-birth to postpartum. The goal is to improve health outcomes at a time when the United States still faces serious challenges with maternal and infant mortality. "In…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago (270+ words) Officials with the Kenosha Fire Department said it could take weeks to determine the cause of the fire A Wisconsin mother is mourning the loss of her three children, who died in a fire at their father's apartment on Thanksgiving Day. "Instead of Christmas shopping, it's casket shopping," said Jourdan Feasby, the mother of 10-year-old Rylee, 9-year-old Connor and 7-year-old Alena. The fire happened at an apartment complex in the city of Kenosha, with flames breaking out around 10:30 p.m., according to the Kenosha Fire Department. Feasby had spent Thanksgiving morning with her children before they were dropped off at their father's apartment later that evening. "I couldn't process what I was hearing on the phone. They were just my whole world, and they were literally the brightest things that I have ever had in my life," Feasby said. She described the…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago (405+ words) The story drew hundreds of thousands of views online, and a couple from New Hampshire decided they wanted to buy the set A story we shared in October has taken on a life of its own " literally " after a 92-year-old Maine man's model train village went viral and found a new home. For years, Dean Walker poured his passion into the model train layout above his garage " a hand-built village filled with tiny details and personal touches. When sister station WMTW first met him, he said he was looking for someone who would appreciate the layout as much as he did, someone who could carry it forward when the time felt right. "And that was my hope when we started all this. I would find somebody that would take the entire layout. I wasn't willing to really split it up....

7+ hour, 5+ min ago (767+ words) The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts " and for many, a time for giving back. Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other U.S. charities typically see a surge in volunteering between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. But there are good reasons to volunteer at any time of the year. Alfred Del Grosso volunteers weekly to work the lunch shift at Shepherd's Table, a food bank in Silver Spring, Maryland. "I feel more connected to the broader community," he said. Most Thursdays, the retired chemist from Kensington, Maryland, also lends an unpaid hand to help clear fallen trees and brush from local trails with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. "It's mostly volunteers who help maintain the trails," he said. Researchers who study human evolution and social psychology say that giving back is deeply…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago (740+ words) Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Video above: 'Tremendous progress': Pres. Trump seems optimistic about a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, were expected to sit down with a Ukrainian delegation to further hash out the details of a proposed peace framework " talks that come at a sensitive moment for Ukraine as it continues to push back against Russian forces that invaded the country in 2022. On Friday, just before the Florida sit-down, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who up…...