A pandemic Christmas: Services move online, people stay home
ROME (AP) — Families that usually reunite on Christmas over a hearty, lingering meal celebrated apart Friday, services shifted online, and gift exchanges were low-keyRead More
Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to ‘kindness of strangers’
LONDON (AP) — One of the traditional fixtures of any Christmas Day is to see Queen Elizabeth II and her family go to church. NotRead More
Police: Man steals mini-snow plow, crashes into Target
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been arrested after a Christmas morning crime spree that gave new meaning to the termRead More
Turkey that had online fans but real-life haters is killed
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A wild turkey that had developed an online fan following but also drew complaints about aggressive behavior was euthanized last week,Read More
Humane Society gets 250 guinea pigs from overwhelmed owner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Humane Society in Portland has taken in 250 guinea pigs from an overwhelmed pet owner. It’s not known exactlyRead More
Judge delays execution of only woman on US death row
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting upRead More
Pope on COVID-19 vaccine: Needy, vulnerable must come first
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first inRead More
Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that tookRead More
Millions of passengers continue to flood airports nationwide despite experts’ advice to stay home
Despite the pandemic, millions of people are packing airports for the holidays. Wednesday alone, the TSA said they screened roughly 1,191,000 passengers — the mostRead More
Nashville hospital dresses babies in neo-natal care unit as Christmas presents
Family is the greatest gift of all and the newborn babies at a hospital in Nashville took that saying literally. Nurses dressed up the babiesRead More