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At the end of the day, Thanksgiving is all about the bird. Because face it, the turkey is the centerpiece.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Twister, the parlor game once too hot for the Sears catalog but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Star reporters will be at the First Thursdays Oxnard Food Trucks at Plaza Park this week to ask readers what they're thankful for this year.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are considering delaying the Dungeness crab season and closing the rock crab fishery just days after warning of dangerous levels of a neurotoxin linked to a massive algae bloom off the West Coast.

By Michele Willer-Allred, Special to The Star

Taylor Swift may have left country for pop, but after his top notch night at the CMA Awards, Justin Timberlake could easily trade pop for country.

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — A construction worker who ran into a California university classroom to break up what he thought was a fight is being hailed as a hero for preventing a student armed with a hunting knife from possibly killing his intended target. The attacker was later killed by police.

Starting this week, residents are limited to outdoor irrigation to once a week.

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Weak offshore flow will develop Thursday and continue through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Dry conditions are expected along with warming temperatures and some north to northeast winds.