Christmas

A Bristol, Va., man decided to put his Christmas lights back up to cheer people up during the coronavirus pandemic. “If I’m driving by, it makes me excited, so imagine what a kid is going to be like if they see this popping up,” he said.

Baby, a 15-year-old cat who was adopted after being a hospice resident at a Massachusetts animal shelter, is loving life and no longer needs medication after Bjarna O’Brien welcomed her into her family.

Police have arrested a man they say stole a trailer filled with toys for needy children just one week before Christmas. According to an arrest report, 50-year-old Oscar Gomezguerra was caught on surveillance video taking the trailer from St. Kevin’s Church located in Southwest Miami-Dade. Just two days after the trailer was stolen, an anonymous caller tipped off police...

Debbie Reynolds had everything prepared to celebrate Christmas 2016 with her family when her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, suffered a heart attack aboard a flight on Dec. 23, NBC News reports. Fisher died four days later, on Dec. 27. Her mother, Reynolds, passed away the following day from a stroke. Her son, Todd Fisher, blamed heartbreak for his mother’s death. Sue Cameron,...

A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

A Christmas laundry-and-pancakes marathon in Santa Ana helped those in need with an often overlooked need: clean clothes. Vikki Vargas reports Dec. 24, 2019.

Christmas produces a lot of joy…and garbage. Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the EPA. Learn what should go into the recycle bin and what might be better suited for the landfill — or swapped out completely.

Now that holiday gifts have been opened, it’s time to take a moment to say thanks with a handwritten thank you note.

Some thieves are using hacking techniques to steal value from gift cards, while others are going old school and stealing the numbers before the cards are even purchased. The longer you wait to use your gift card, the longer the hackers have to steal the value on it. Consumer investigator Chris Chmura reports.

“The goal today is to give the homeless community a sense of normalcy in this dining room,” said Reynolds Stewart of Cityteam. The group served 700 meals to those in need this Christmas, 100 more than last year. Sonja Shin reports.

As the people at Our Lady of Guadalupe church in San Jose prayed Christmas Eve, the community around them came together to raise money after a shocking theft.

After thieves stole $3,000 from a Church in San Jose, the community rallied and ended up donating more than triple the amount that was stolen. Scott Budman reports.

Reenactors will take to the Delaware River on Christmas to recreate George Washington and his troops daring 1776 crossing.

A Philadelphia mailman delivered more than just letters and packages when he dressed up as Santa Claus and spread Christmas cheer along his route.

A San Jose church community has created a Christmas miracle, raising over $8,000 after thieves apparently stole $3,000 meant to buy toys for children. Ian Cull reports.

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — “even the worst of us” — as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of scandals and opposition. With a choir singing the classic Christmas hymn “The First Noel,” Francis processed down the center aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica late Tuesday and unveiled…

Christmas Day will be wet and cool in the Bay Area, with widespread rain descending on the region Tuesday night and into Wednesday, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service. The bulk of the system will bring showers to the region late Tuesday, with rain expected in the North Bay starting at about 10 p.m. The rain will…

Queen Elizabeth II plans to acknowledge that both Britain and her family have endured a difficult year by saying during her Christmas message that it has been a “bumpy” time.

Ever wonder how astronauts celebrate Christmas in space? Well, the crew onboard the International Space Station shared a video showing how they are enjoying the holiday season.