Good morning! Some light snow today with highs in the mid-20s. Warming back up to the upper 30s and 40s by Thanksgiving. It's a big holiday week this week, what with Thanksgiving and Black Friday but today is also a big day -- it's World Toilet Day. According to the World Health Organization, 2.3 billion people "still do not have basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines." The U.N. is calling for "adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all" by the year 2030. As progress is made, there will be a need for toilet education. Indeed, there's an abundance of toilet signage. | Forecast
The city wants to build a global hub of medical innovation. But some highly trained and accomplished workers who follow spouses there say it's hard to find a job.
The search for remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to firefighters on the front lines.
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in Virginia is working to make the state the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Retail analysts predict holiday spending this year could surpass the $1 trillion mark for the first time. What's behind the forecast increase in sales? One expert says it may be a result of "frugality fatigue." | Attention shoppers! Deals are pretty much everywhere
Pearson Candy Co. — maker of Salted Nut Rolls, Nut Goodies, Mint Patties and Bit-O-Honey, among other products — is now owned by Minneapolis private equity firm Spell Capital Partners.
"We treat it (drug addiction) as a criminal issue instead of a public health issue," said Riley Tillitt, who lost his brother to a heroin overdose. That attitude is leading to more people overdosing, he said.
Broadhursts Bookshop in Southport, England, sold the book about William the Conqueror that had sat on the shelf for decades. The store's tweet about the sale has inspired thousands of replies.
