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Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Thanksgiving approaches, millions of Americans are gearing up to hit the highway or head to the airport -- and some airlines are expecting their busiest Thanksgiving ever. Heres what you need to know: Thanksgiving travel by air AAA projects 4.7 million travelers will fly over Thanksgiving -- a 6.6% increase from last year. This would mark the highest number of people flying for Thanksgiving since 2005. The busiest and most expensive days to fly before Than...

Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Republican Tim Scott said Sunday night he is suspending his presidential campaign. Scott made the announcement on "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy" on Fox News. "When I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign. I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, have been really clear that -- theyre telling me, Not now, Tim," Scott said. Scott’s campaign canceled ...

Sgt. Andrew P. Southard, 27, of Apache Junction, Arizona; Sgt. Cade M. Wolfe, 24, of Mankato, Minnesota; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38 of Clarksville, Tennessee; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California; and Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire. -- DOD(WASHINGTON) -- Five American service members were killed in a crash late Friday after their helicopter had a "mishap" during a training exercise and went into the eastern M...

ABC News(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- The parents of a Belmont University freshman who was killed by a stray bullet earlier this week are speaking out about the death of their daughter. Jillian Ludwig, 18, was struck in the head by a bullet when walking in a park in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said. She was taken to the hospital on Wednesday in critical condition and died on Thursday morning. "Theres a piece of my heart that was taken from me," Jessica Ludwig, her mother, told "Goo...

Massachusetts General Hospital(BOSTON) -- A sickle cell disease center is leading the way in treatment with a new, innovative approach to caring for those with the illness. Dr. Sharl Azar, Medical Director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), hired a medical exercise specialist to work with their patients on fitness programs that will help improve their lives. "One of the parts of the lore of this disease has been patients livin...

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With just six days until a government shutdown, newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is pitching Republicans Saturday on his plan to avert a shutdown. Johnson told the Republican lawmakers on a conference call that he is moving forward with a two-step government funding plan in what Johnson described as a "laddered CR" or continuing resolution, multiple sources tell ABC News. Notably, funding for Israel, Ukraine or border security are not at...

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Tori Mccun found out that her father had suddenly died in June, grief and stress sapped her resolve to write a eulogy, she said. Despite the misgivings of her three sisters, Mccun turned to ChatGPT. Mccun, 31, a data management specialist at Bloomberg, prompted the textbot to ask questions about her dad, eliciting memories from her and her siblings which she fed back into ChatGPT for a draft speech, she said. After some fine-tuning, Mccun delivered...

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Five American service members were killed in a crash late Friday after their helicopter had a "mishap" during a training exercise and went into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the military said Sunday. Two officials confirmed that the five were Army special operations soldiers, as first reported by The New York Times and Washington Post. Search and rescue efforts went into Saturday before being called off, according to the official...

FoxAnthony Anderson and his mother, Doris "Mama Doris" Bowman, are teaming up again, this time for a new Fox series called We Are Family.  The Jamie Foxx-produced show "will showcase non-famous relatives of celebrities performing amazing solo performances and duets with their hidden famous family member," according to the network. The mother-and-son combo are replacing another pair of famous family members as hosts: Jamie and his daughter/Beat Shazam co-star, Corinne. ...

Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio State University said police are investigating two antisemitic incidents that occurred within 24 hours against its students, including an alleged hate crime assault. The alleged assault occurred off-campus early Friday, around 1:30 a.m., against two Ohio State students, according to an OSU public safety notice. The victims were leaving a bar when they got into a verbal altercation with two unknown male suspects, Colu...