The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has brought balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man to the New York City skies and floats featuring Labubu and Lego to the streets.

In a story published Aug. 29, 2025, about Social Security whistleblower Charles Borges, who had resigned after filing a complaint that alleged Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans’ sensitive information, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he was being represented in the case by The Project Government Accountability Office.

A whistleblower says more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The Miss Universe Organization says New Orleans will be the site of its 71st contest, drawing nearly 90 women contestants from around the world in January.

Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic.

The reigning Miss Universe says the long-running beauty pageant being held in Israel next month shouldn’t be politicized.

The next Miss Universe competition will take place in December in Eilat, Israel.