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1. Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra rises to 174

   The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday rose to 174 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said.

2. Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say

   Syria's foreign ministry said in a statement Friday that the attack was "a horrific massacre" and said women and children were among those killed.

3. National Guard member dies from injuries. And, death toll in Hong Kong fire rises

   National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom had died from her injuries after a shooting in the nation's capital. And, the death toll in the Hong Kong high-rise fire rises as dozens remain missing.

4. A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk

   India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

5. The DOT says it wants to make trucking safer, but some see an 'immigration raid'

   The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name.

6. What will holiday shopping say about the state of America? An expert hunts for clues

   Retail expert Katie Thomas scours her local shopping mall in Pittsburgh to divine what Americans' shopping habits reveal about the economy and the nation's future.

7. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says states should retain power to regulate AI

   Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tells NPR's Steve Inskeep why he wants states to regulate artificial intelligence.

8. Father and daughter reflect on how they became a family

   In 2010, 13-year-old Aimee Gerold and her father, Bob, came to StoryCorps to talk about Aimee's adoption and how their family began. Fifteen years later, they returned to reflect on that conversation.

9. Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender

   Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood."

10. Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in social media screed

    President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to "permanently pause migration" from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.