In Alaska, pilots drop turkeys to rural homes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there's no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner - or any dinner - delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks to the Alaska Turkey Bomb.

Warren Buffett gives away another $1.1 billion

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by handing out more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations Monday, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death.

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat

A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs.

Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten

TOKYO (AP) - Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action.

Penguin released after waddling onto Australian beach

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday.

US teenager soon to be Buddhist lama in Himalayas

ISANTI, Minn. (AP) - The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a faint smile.

Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan on Monday sent a delegation to the United Nations climate talks in a bid to garner help in dealing with global warming.

Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance

NEW YORK (AP) - The moment I knew I had to get serious about work-life balance came without warning. I was writing a high-profile news story during the pandemic when my heart began pounding like a jackhammer.