Shoppers wait on a check-out line in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Shoppers wait on a check-out line in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Cars and Trucks are piled on Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. The Texas Department of Public Safety says at least 35 people have been injured in a more than 50-vehicle pileup. (AP Photo/The Beaumont Enterprise, Guiseppe Barranco)
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2008 file photo, Model Gabriel Aubry and actress Halle Berry attends the Calvin Klein 40th anniversary party during Fashion Week in New York. Berry's ex-boyfriend Aubry was arrested for investigation of battery after he and the Oscar-winning actress' current boyfriend got into a fight at her California home, police said Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHY BLACK FRIDAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
Americans' growing comfort with online shopping puts more pressure on brick-and-mortar stores, which depend so heavily on the holiday season.
2. WHAT BLACK LEADERS WANT FROM OBAMA
They say they don't want the middle and working class to bear the brunt of the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts.
3. D.C. ON RECORD PACE FOR FEWEST HOMICIDES
The number of murders in the nation's capital is on pace to finish lower than 100 for the first time since 1963.
4. EGYPTIANS SET TO PROTEST AGAINST MORSI
Decrees concerning the judiciary and a new constitution are seen as the latest power grab by the leader of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
5. WHAT ISRAELIS THINK ABOUT THE CEASE-FIRE WITH HAMAS
A poll finds about half believe the government should have continued its military offensive against the Palestinian militants.
6. ALL ABOARD A PARTY TRAIN TO VEGAS
The long trip from Southern California to Sin City is about to get bigger, better and boozier.
7. 140 CARS AND TRUCKS IN TEXAS HOLIDAY PILEUP
A big crash in extremely dense fog near Beaumont kills two motorists and sends dozens to hospitals.
8. MEXICO WANTS TO BOOT THE U AND THE S
Its formal name is "The United Mexican States" and President Felipe Calderon wants to make it simply "Mexico."
9. HALLE BERRY'S EX ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED BATTERY
The Oscar-winning actress and her model ex-boyfriend have been involved in a custody dispute involving their 4-year-old daughter.
10. JETS CRASH AND BURN AGAINST PATRIOTS
New England scores a staggering 21 points in 52 seconds en route to a 49-19 blowout of New York
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