Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will soon celebrate its 100th edition: Which stars are in the lineup?

NEW YORK (AP) — Megan Moroney,Teddy Swims, Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots and JoJo will help celebrate the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, a lineup that includes a record-breaking, very appropriate 100 inflatables in the sky, including Bluey, Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty.

The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day in all time zones and will feature a tribute to Dolly Parton led by Megan Hilty, and special appearances by Melissa Joan Hart, Jack McBrayer, Janet McTeer, Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, all leading the way for Santa Claus.

Performances will also include EJAE, Indigo Girls, Natalie Merchant, Baha Men, Natasha Bedingfield, Blues Traveler, DEVO, Feid, Mckenna Grace, Icona Pop, Il Volo, Wyclef Jean, Jamie Miller, Ryan Peter Murphy, Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, RIIZE and Smash Mouth.

The familiar TV hosts — Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker from the “Today” show — will return on NBC and Peacock. A Spanish-language simulcast on Telemundo will be hosted by the network’s Andrea Meza, Aleyda Ortiz and Clovis Nienow.

“For our 100th parade, we’re creating a celebration of unprecedented scale and will deliver an unforgettable Thanksgiving for millions across the country,” said Sharon Otterman, Macy’s chief marketing officer, in a statement.

New balloons and inflatable elements include Bluey, Buckaroo Bob the Minion, Earl the Squirrel, Hello Kitty Big Apple, Joe Cool & Woodstock from “Peanuts,” Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey, Underdog and a new balloonicle, Fuzzyeti’s Fur Wheel Drive by Levi’s. Macy’s Studios also created Billie Brightpaw for the centennial lineup, described as a cheerful and curious bear.

New floats in the 2026 parade lineup include Dashing All the Way with DoorDash; Hogwarts Holiday with HBO; Mr. Peanut Power Plant with Planters; Purina Dog Chow Salute to Service Dogs with Purina Dog Chow; Road Trip to Parade with GEICO; and Macy’s Tony Sarg’s Amazing Marionettes.

There also will be iconic characters from past parades, including Angry Birds’ Red, Arthur, Bugs Bunny, Bullwinkle J. Moose, Curious George, Adventure Time’s Finn & Jake, Jimmy Neutron, Popeye & Olive Oyl & Swee’Pea, Pink Panther, Poppy from “Trolls,” Scooby-Doo, Sonic the Hedgehog, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Wild Thing.

“Few holiday traditions capture the excitement of Thanksgiving morning quite like Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” said Jen Neal, executive vice president at NBC & Peacock, in a statement.

The parade will be preceded by a new documentary, “America’s Parade: 100 Years of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” set to air Nov. 20 on NBC and begin streaming the next day on Peacock. The film will be “celebrating the people, artistry and imagination behind the tradition,” blending archival moments with a look at preparations for the milestone march. It will include interviews with previous performers like Billy Porter and Andrew Rannells.

This year’s marching bands will represent schools from Indiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Hawaii, Texas, Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, as well as the New York Police Department Marching Band and Macy’s Great American Marching Band, which represents students from all 50 states.

There will also be performances from Maria Verdeja School of the Arts, The Divine Nine Unity Step Team, Native Pride Productions, Spirit of America Cheer and Spirit of America Dance.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade made its debut in 1924 and has become an annual tradition and hallmark of the holiday season, with the exception of a three-year break during World War II.

This combination of images shows, from left, Megan Moroney, Keke Palmer, Queen Latifah, and Teddy Swims. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose brother led one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels was sentenced Friday to more than 22 years in U.S. prison for his part in a sprawling drug trafficking conspiracy that brought cocaine and methamphetamine to American streets.

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of the late Jalisco New Generation co-founder known as El Mencho, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in July after the Mexican government handed him over to U.S. authorities last year alongside other high-ranking cartel leaders.

His case is part of a broader Trump administration effort to crack down on powerful cartels such as Jalisco New Generation, also known as CJNG, that have helped fuel America's drug epidemic.

“Oseguera Cervantes’ sentence sends a clear message to criminals around the world that the Department of Justice is committed to the total elimination of drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations, including the CJNG," Assistant Attorney General Tysen Duva, who leads the department's Criminal Division, said in an emailed statement.

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 68, of Michoacán, Mexico, worked for cartels with his brother Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as El Mencho, who was killed by the Mexican army in February, according to federal prosecutors.

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes was a leader of the Milenio Cartel and later reported directly to his brother after El Mencho became the CJNG’s top leader, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors in Washington's federal court had recommended a 30-year prison sentence, noting that his duties included receiving CJNG drug proceeds, managing the cartel's money laundering activities and supervising meth laboratories.

“Rival cartels rarely settle disputes through diplomacy alone," prosecutors wrote in court papers. “And while there may be no nonviolent drug cartels in Mexico, (Oseguera Cervantes) was a member of particularly brutal cartels."

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes' attorneys requested a 20-year prison sentence, saying in court documents that he accepts full responsibility for his crimes and “blames no one except himself.” They noted that he already has spent several years behind bars in Mexico for essentially the same conduct to which he pleaded guilty in the U.S.

He expressed remorse in a letter addressed to the court, saying he is “deeply sorry for my actions and for the harm they caused.”

“One of my greatest fears is that I will die far away from my family," he wrote. "I love my children and my family very much, and I hope that I may one day have the opportunity to spend the remaining years of my life with them.”

Associated Press reporter Alanna Durkin Richer contributed from Washington.

FILE - Two handcuffed members of a drug cartel named El Milenio are seen during a presentation to the press in Guadalajara, Mexico, May 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso, File)

FILE - AK-47 ammunition sits on a table in front of 18 alleged members of the drug cartel El Milenio during a presentation to the press in Guadalajara, Mexico, May 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso, File)