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A baby girl born in the family car at only 22 weeks gestation has made it home from the hospital in time for Christmas. Baby Daleyza weighed just over one pound when she was born in the front seat of the family car on the way to the hospital. Her mother, Jazmin, was only 22 weeks pregnant when she unexpectedly went into labour and had to drive 50 miles to a hospital after she discovered the local hospital was not equipped to care for such a premature baby. Baby Daleyza wouldn’t wait until they got to the hospital, however. She...

Experience the 2025 Christmas Market at Shanghai’s Bund — one of the city’s most popular winter spots. Lights, food, music, and the festive vibe of 外滩源 make this market a must-see every season. Enjoy the walk!

Explanation: Does the road to our galaxy's center go through Monument Valley? It doesn't have to, but if your road does -- take a picture. In this case, the road is US Route 163 and iconic buttes on the Navajo National Reservation populate the horizon. The band of Milky Way Galaxy stretches down from the sky and appears to be a continuation of the road on Earth. Filaments of dust darken the Milky Way, in contrast to billions of bright stars and several colorful glowing gas clouds including the Lagoon and Trifid nebulas. The featured picture is a composite of...

Hassle-free returns might be a thing of the past. You might want to reconsider returning that pile of unwanted gifts sitting under your tree because major retailers, like Macy’s and Zara, are charging fees for holiday gift returns. Which means that the hideous, itchy sweater Aunt Suzy excitedly gifted you this year may actually cost you more to give back than to keep. The good news is that in-store returns remain free — but if you plan to take the lazy way out by mailing something back, even if it’s unopened and in perfect condition, it’ll cost you. Macy’s is...

Our mythical figure of Father Christmas is really no more than a modern incarnation of Odin, the chief god of the Nordic peoples. The earliest evidence for this was found in the London district of Dagenham.

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The birth, life, and sacrifice of Jesus Christ are the best news and most essential truths we sinners could ever read. For the moment, push the presents, tinsel, strands of lights, and Santa-adorned decorations out of your mind. Pause and reflect on the significance of this day. It has nothing to do with “Black Friday” sales. It has nothing to do with red-nosed reindeer, talking snowmen, or North Pole elves. It is not about crackling fires, baked treats, or warm cocoa. This is the day we reflect upon the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is so...

This is Thinking In Public, a program dedicated to intelligent conversation about frontline theological and cultural issues with the people who are shaping them. I’m Albert Mohler your host and president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Tara Moore teaches in the writing program at Penn State University at York. She has previously authored the book Victorian Christmas In Print. Her most recent work is Christmas The Sacred To Santa. This new book was published just this year by Reaction Books in London. Dr. Moore welcome to Thinking In Public.

I have not had much time to write for American Thinker lately because we had to put a governor back in her box after her special session shenanigans. When the regular Oregon legislature session rejected the most significant tax increase in Oregon’s history, the Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, took it upon herself to call for a special session to pass the Transportation Tax package, a $4.3 billion naked wealth grab from the taxpayers of Oregon. Kotek dragged in a cancer patient in a wheelchair and an extremely ill legislator who had not gone to the capitol for months to secure...

One of the greatest hockey stars to lace up their skates in Minnesota spread some holiday cheer by dropping by the house of one of the state's oldest fans. 108-year-old Dorothy Heckmann was enjoying the holidays with her family while wearing her Minnesota Wild hockey jersey. But while she was lounging in her chair, she received some attention from a visitor: Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike Modano. The priceless look of shock and joy on Heckmann's face for the surprise is worth a thousand words as Modano shook her hand. As Modano wished her a Merry Christmas, Heckmann replied, 'Oh my goodness,...

A viral post featuring a notice from a local McDonald’s restaurant is drawing new attention to concerns about rising crime in Uptown Minneapolis. Attached to a door, the sign reads: "Attention guests, effective Friday, December 5th, our dining room doors will be locked and attended [to] during our normal business hours of 5am-10pm to ensure a safe environment." "We will deny access to any individual who we consider a risk to maintaining a safe environment for our guests," it continued. McDonald's confirmed the notice to Fox News Digital. Mike Darula, local owner and operator of the franchise, told Fox News...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the weekend, which lacks the mayor’s favored per-employee "head tax" on corporations, as "morally bankrupt." If Johnson were to veto the budget, it would place the onus back on city council to rehash a plan that could get signed before Dec. 30 – or plunge the city into shutdown. City Council lacks any Republican representation – with a Democratic majority of 48 plus two independents, so the situation represents a clash within...

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Even foods most Americans consider "healthy" can pose serious foodborne illness risks, experts warn — and several say salads, sprouts and deli meats are among the everyday items they personally refuse to eat. One Seattle attorney who has spent decades litigating some of the country's worst foodborne illness outbreaks recently told The Washington Post that his well-done burger and steak order has prompted chefs to come out and ask what's wrong with him. "I explain what I do for a living," Bill Marler told the outlet. "It's an occupational hazard." He said he no longer touches bagged salads, fruit cups...

It started out as a joyous Christmas Eve at the Sodder home on December 24, 1945. George and Jennie Sodder were spending the festive holiday with nine of their ten children, ages 2 to 18, at their home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Then a devastating house fire broke out and five of their children - Maurice, 14; Martha Lee, 12; Louis, 10; Jennie, 8; and Betty, 5 - mysteriously perished. Four of their children had escaped; the tenth child - one of their sons - was away in the service at the time. The bodies of the five missing children...

Thousands of California residents found themselves under evacuation orders on Christmas morning, as disastrous floods and debris flows closed down major highways. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency as the holiday period was forecast to be a washout for the Golden State - with coastal areas expected to see several months' worth of rain within just a few days. Some parts of Los Angeles County had already seen more than 11 inches of rain as of Wednesday night, as more than 61,000 California residents were without power, according to PowerOutage.us. But meteorologists warn this is just...

Politico is framing the celebration of Christmas as a “far-right” front in Europe, arguing that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her party have made it a “spectacle.” Conservative social media users blasted the left-wing outlet’s Wednesday article, “How the far right stole Christmas,” authored by Rome correspondent Hannah Roberts. […] In the Christmas Eve piece, Roberts wrote that the holiday “is becoming a new front line in Europe’s culture wars,” with so-called “far-right” parties and politicians “claiming the festive season as their own.” The evidence?: Meloni’s defense of public Nativity scenes and other long-standing Christmas traditions in her majority-Catholic...

Stay up to date with live coverage of the Trump administration and national politics Wednesday as President Trump wishes Americans a Merry Christmas on Christmas Eve just days after declaring the day a national holiday. Meanwhile, The US military has moved a large number of special-operations aircraft, troops and equipment into the Caribbean as Trump openly considers military action to oust Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report. President Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to wish Americans a "MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!" Trump will be spending the holiday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Last week, Trump took executive...

A grand jury has chosen not to indict the father of two Kentucky State University students who faced murder charges following an on-campus shooting that left one student dead and another critically wounded. Following Tuesday's hearing, defense lawyer Scott Danks announced via social media that grand jurors voted against indicting his client, Jacob Lee Bard, for the Dec. 9 shooting, and he has been released from custody. Bard's legal team previously told media outlets that 20 to 30 individuals had assembled to attack his son and family, and that he acted justifiably in shooting two people who were assaulting his...

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