8+ hour, 9+ min ago (219+ words) Editor's Note: Video above features a previous light show in years past. It's known as one of the Southeast's largest drive-thru holiday light shows featuring nearly six million Christmas lights, but that's not all. The 16th annual Speedway Christmas is underway at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The unique holiday light show allows drivers to take their vehicle onto the racetrack for a four-mile course, including the legendary oval, pit road, and infield road course at the race track. The Speedway Christmas runs from now until Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, nightly from 6 p.m. " 10 p.m. SPEEDWAY TICKETS AND PRICES Tickets are sold per vehicle, starting at $46 for weekday prices. Find out more about ticket prices here. Season passes and Express Lane passes are also available to purchase online. You can get $5 off your ticket all season long by presenting a Coca-Cola product at the gate. Every Thursday-Sunday…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago (331+ words) President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to combine efforts with tech companies and universities to convert government data into scientific discoveries, acting on his push to make artificial intelligence the engine of the nation's economic future. Trump unveiled the "Genesis Mission" as part of an executive order he signed Monday that directs the Department of Energy and national labs to build a digital platform to concentrate the nation's scientific data in one place. The administration portrayed the effort as the government's most ambitious marshaling of federal scientific resources since the Apollo space missions of the late 1960s and early 1970s, even as it had cut billions of dollars in federal funding for scientific research and thousands of scientists had lost their jobs and funding. Trump is increasingly counting on the tech sector and the development of AI to power the…...

10+ hour, 2+ min ago (190+ words) The newly released Oklahoma City Monopoly board mistakenly features the Tulsa skyline, prompting playful responses from both cities and a promise of correction from the game's producer. The Oklahoma City Monopoly board, recently released, mistakenly features the Tulsa skyline, leading to playful exchanges between the two cities and a promise of correction from the game's producer. Tulsa already has its own official Monopoly board, released in 2023, making the error even more conspicuous. The spot on the Oklahoma City board featuring the Tulsa skyline is intended for the Community Chest cards. The city of Oklahoma City responded to the situation. "The Monopoly board was not a City project and Mayor Holt did not see it until it was unveiled earlier this week. We still love Tulsa even though they snuck onto our board," according to a city spokesperson. Tulsa added a…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago (401+ words) Los Angeles police have blocked the county coroner's office from releasing details about the death of a teen girl whose body was found in the trunk of a car registered to the singer d4vd, the medical examiner's office said Monday. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found dead on Sept. 8 in an impounded Tesla in Los Angeles just after her 15th birthday. Several news outlets reported the car belonged to d4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, 20. The order came several days after multiple Los Angeles TV stations reported police consider the Houston-born alt-pop singer a suspect, citing anonymous sources. The LA Police Department has not confirmed that and d4vd's lawyer Blair Berk did not respond to request for comment on Monday. LAPD Capt. Mike Bland said the security hold was not sought to undermine transparency, but to maintain the integrity of the police…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago (461+ words) Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year " Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" " will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year. Conan Gray and Lainey Wilson will bring the tunes. The Nov. 27 parade begins rain or shine on Manhattan's Upper West Side and ends at Macy's Herald Square flagship store on 34th Street, which serves as a stage and backdrop for performances. It will feature 34 balloons, four mini-balloons, 28 floats, 33 clown groups and 11 marching bands " all leading the way for Santa Claus. Here are key things to know about the parade and how to watch it. It starts at 8:30 a.m. Eastern and airs at that time in all time zones. The Weather Channel predicts a high of 48 degrees and a partly cloudy day, with winds up to 13 mph. AccuWeather also predicts…...

20+ hour, 23+ min ago (512+ words) A Nottingham family is finally resting easy after their 4-year-old dog, Comet, was found nearly a month after going missing. Jenna Jordan and her husband adopted Comet in December 2020 from Pope Memorial Humane Society in Dover. The shar-pei mix was part of a litter named after Santa's reindeer, given their birth month. "He put his head right in my hands, and we were like, 'Oh, he's so sweet!'" Jordan recalled about their first time meeting him. Comet not only became an important part of the family, but also joined just six months before the birth of their daughter. The role Comet would play became even greater when their little girl was diagnosed with leukemia in her early years. Now in remission, the two bonded during her time in recovery. "Our dogs are our family. He's obviously especially important to us…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago (116+ words) On Monday, around 9:30 a.m., firefighters said they were called to a fire inside a parking garage on the 600 block of West Fifth Street. Search location by ZIP code Crews respond to vehicle fire inside parking garage, Winston-Salem Fire Department says Winston-Salem fire crews said they responded to a vehicle fire at a parking garage. On Monday, around 9:30 a.m., firefighters said they were called to a fire inside a parking garage on the 600 block of West Fifth Street. Crews said no injuries were reported. At this time, there is no word on what led to the flames. This story may be updated if more information becomes available....

14+ hour ago (79+ words) Officials said the conference is Monday at 11 a.m. Search location by ZIP code Davidson County deputies share details about death investigation Deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office are holding a press conference to discuss a death investigation. Officials said the conference is Monday at 11 a.m. Davidson County deputies shared with WXII crews that the case is regarding the death of Jonathan Shores, 33, and the arrests of Jose Lopez and his girlfriend Brennan Alexander....

6+ hour, 22+ min ago (14+ words) Scattered showers Tuesday, possible thunder across North Carolina Scattered showers Tuesday, possible thunder too...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago (365+ words) The Macuga sisters from Park City, Utah, are Olympic hopefuls in skiing, each excelling in different disciplines while maintaining a strong family bond and competitive spirit. Alli Macuga, an Olympic moguls hopeful, said, "No matter what it is, we are going for the win." The Macuga sisters are fierce competitors, even without their skis. Alli Macuga's sister, Sam Macuga, said, "Yeah, the game of spoons is banned in our house because we threw our cousin into the Christmas tree over it." Alli Macuga absorbs the bumps of moguls with ease, Lauren Macuga is known for her speed in downhill skiing, and Sam Macuga defies gravity with her ski jumps. Sam Macuga described the sensation of ski jumping: "The air gets under your skis. It picks you up by all that surface area, and you actually feel it rotate you over…...