| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Thanksgiving rescue | | The two boys who were found early Thanksgiving morning buried under five feet of snow and the officer with a hunch who rescued them recounted their harrowing tale Friday for reporters. |
| Austin shooting | | A man shot up a federal courthouse and a Mexican consulate -- which he also seemingly tried to set ablaze -- in Austin, Texas, early Friday before being shot dead outside police headquarters, that city's police chief said. |
| Ray Rice | | Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has won his appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL for violating its domestic violence policy, the players union said Friday. |
| Black Friday | | The busiest shopping day of the year also saw a major boom for gun sales, with the federal background check system expected to set a record of more than 144,000 background checks Friday, according to the FBI. |
| Bill Cosby | | The University of Massachusetts Amherst and its alumnus Bill Cosby have split ways amid allegations of sexual assault and rape. |
| 'Star Wars' | | A droid rolling along in the desert. Stormtroopers leaving a transport vehicle readying for battle. A Sith lord showing off his three-sided lightsaber. |
| Ryan Knight | | Ryan Knight, a cast member on MTV's "Real World: New Orleans," has died, police have confirmed. |
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