Christmas

Southern California-based Guide Dogs of America is looking for volunteer puppy raisers to open their homes to puppies in training.

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.

Families flocked to LA’s Midnight Mission’s Annual Brunch and Toy Giveaway, as organizers say they see the community need continue to grow. Ted Chen reports Dec. 25, 2019.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva joined LA Archbishop José Gómez for Christmas Mass and celebrations with area inmates. NBCLA reports Dec. 25, 2019.

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.

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

Planning on schussing, riding, or by-the-fireside-ing as the year says hasta? Pack your booties and scarf.

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

Are you feeling naughty or ice? Spin around the rink at Pershing Square on the yuletide.

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…