CHRISTMAS

A Colorado blue spruce from a tree farm in New Jersey was planted near the White House a little more than a year ago. The National Park Service has now confirmed that the tree, planted in March of last year, has died due to transplant shock.

U.S. employers planned slightly fewer layoffs in February than the previous month, but the overall pace of corporate downsizing is up 18 percent over last year, global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. said in a report Thursday.

Today, is the birthday of the late, great Dr. Seuss. Check out some of his most famous and well known books.

Despite facing difficulties with the media conglomerates that broadcast a large majority of television content, Apple may be pushing ahead with its plans to release a streaming television service by Christmas. Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of internet software and services, has been leading talks with content providers for months reports the NY Post. The paper describes Apple's negotiating stance as this: We decide the price, we decide what content.

Tim Burton, the mastermind behind Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, just released the trailer for his latest film, Frankenweenie. An animated comedy and horror film, Frankenweenie is set to hit theaters on Oct. 5. The film has an interesting cast of actors lending their voices to the characters.

Sales at U.S. retailers climbed slightly in January as Americans took advantage of post-holiday promotions, and although Tuesday's data fell short of economists' median projection, it still provided yet another hopeful sign of a strengthening economy.

Jimmy Kimmel is known for pulling cruel on children, such as when he asked parents to tell their children they ate all the Halloween candy or when he asked parents to give their children terrible presents for Christmas. Now Kimmel is pranking full-grown adults and getting them to act like children. In his latest prank video compilation, Kimmel has asked people around the country to unplug to the television during the Super Bowl.

Madonna Badger attempted suicide last week, according to CBS2 news

Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from tech bellwethers IBM and Intel contrasted with Google's disappointing report.

A prime suspect in the Christmas Day bombings that killed more than 40 Nigerians in attacks aimed at Christian churches has escaped from police custody, officials said.

Taylor Swift says her new album will be about an absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak, prompting speculation in the media that the latest subject of her songwriting skills may be her short-lived 2010 crush on Jake Gyllenhaal.

French videogame publisher Ubisoft raised its fiscal full-year sales and profit targets on the back of strong demand for games such as Assassin's Creed Revelations and Just Dance in the Christmas period.

Friday was the holiday of Epiphany in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Madonna Badger arrived at Saint Thomas Church on 5th Avenue Thursday morning to say her final goodbyes to her three daughters who were killed in the Connecticut Christmas Fire a little over a week ago

Here are all the details on where to buy Kate Middleton's holiday accessories including diamond drop earrings, velvet hat, rain boots and sheepskin shearling jacket.

Reports are that a very pregnant Beyonce, who was seen on New Year's Eve, could possibly be giving birth on Wednesday Jan. 4. However, the location of the birth is being kept a secret.

With no prenuptial agreement, Katy Perry's divorce could mean Russell Brand gets $20 million from the split.

Azizolah Yazdanpanah, 56, allegedly shot and killed his estranged wife, Fatemeh Rahmaty; their two children; and three relatives from Rahmaty's family, on Christmas Day.

Country music star Wynonna Judd received an early Christmas gift when her boyfriend, Cactus Moser, proposed on Christmas Eve, the singer's spokesman said on Thursday.

Paul Christoforo and his Ocean Marketing firm were dumped by N-Control Wednesday after a rude exchange with a customer went public. In an exclusive interview with the IBTimes, Christoforo discusses the incident, hate mail, and his future.

Avenger Controller has dumped Paul Christoforo and his Ocean Marketing firm after a rude exchange with a customer went viral. The e-mail thread was originally posted on Penny Arcade, a popular webcomic.