New Year's Eve: A look at celebrations around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic
This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget with made-for-TV fireworks displays or packing it in early since they could not toast the end of 2020 in the presence of friends or crowds of carousing strangers.
New Year's Eve events toned down in North Texas, TABC patrols increased
Both Texas Live! in Arlington and Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth will have smaller-scale celebrations to count down to 2021. Meanwhile, Tarrant County leaders and local first responders are focused on safety.
Cities to step up illegal fireworks, gunfire enforcement for New Year’s Eve
Mesquite police will be cracking down on celebratory gunfire and fireworks this New Year's Eve. They're doing things differently after last year's celebration led to hundreds of 911 calls.
New Year's Eve celebrations toned down worldwide
The coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year's festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down.
Record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100
Holiday songs filled nine of the Top 10 slots, with artists of yesteryear and modern pop stars filling the 39 spots.
Holiday mystery: Gingerbread monolith appears in SF park on Christmas Day
The Bay Area had its very own mysterious monolith that appeared on Christmas morning -- this one was more seasonably appropriate.
Love it or hate it: Flamin' Hot Cheetos tamales divide family at Christmas
A Washington man decided to create a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos tamale to spice up his family’s Christmas Eve tradition but his family were not so thrilled with his rendition.
'Unprecedented' mail volume, low staffing delays Christmas gifts, US Postal Services says
Some Christmas gift-givers discovered their presents didn't arrive in time for the holiday despite ordering weeks ahead.
Nursing home residents go holiday ‘deer hunting’
Residents at a nursing home in Ohio went “deer hunting” for the holidays.
Thousands of North Texas first responders get Christmas meal from charity
Feed-A-Hero hosts year-round events, but Christmas is special. It’s been organizing since 2013 — when it fed six firefighters. It now feeds thousands.
Home for Christmas: Delta flight attendant hopes to reunite lost stuffed cat with owner
A Delta flight attendant hopes to reunite a wayward stuffed cat with its owner with the public’s help and a dash of holiday magic.
‘Brighter days are coming soon’: President-elect Biden wishes Americans a Merry Christmas
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill wished Americans a Merry Christmas on Twitter Friday.
'We have a big problem': Experts fear the holidays will fuel the US COVID-19 crisis
Hard-hit California has eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases as the U.S. heads into a Christmas travel surge that could fuel the deadly crisis across the nation.
A Christmas warning for parents about dangers of toy batteries
As children open Christmas presents, a Redondo Beach couple is warning other parents about toy batteries.
2 mischievous goats eat cookies meant for Santa
A pair of mischievous goats stole Santa’s cookies.
Happy ‘howlidays’: Shelter dogs pick out their own toys for Christmas
A video showing shelter dogs choosing their Christmas gifts is the most wholesome content you didn’t know you needed this holiday season.
Tips for recycling wrapping paper this holiday season
Can you recycle all of your holiday wrapping paper, ribbons and bows? Here are some tips to help make your Christmas a little more green.
'It does break my heart a little bit': A bleak Christmas for America's unemployed
Millions of Americans have been jobless since the viral pandemic ripped through the U.S. economy in March, triggering a deep recession and causing widespread unemployment.
North Texas Meals on Wheels Christmas deliveries continue despite pandemic
Due to the pandemic, those doing the delivering will still be able to interact with Meals on Wheels clients, but it will be done in a safe, socially distanced way.
Where is Santa Claus? NORAD launches tracking service on Christmas Eve
Thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), kids will be able to find St. Nick’s exact location at any given moment.