As the holiday season culminates with Christmas celebrations, here’s a slideshow presenting some of the most beautiful pictures of holiday lights from around the world.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ruled that holiday decorations will not be hung this year in the Staten Island Ferry stations.
Ten Christmas gift ideas for the gadget-happy tech enthusiasts in your life.
Oslo dresses up in white lights ahead of Christmas but keeps the spirit of the season partly under wraps as befits a reserved Nordic capital with a winter shroud of darkness and some of Europe's highest food and drink prices.
Morgan Stanley's announcement that it is slashing 1,600 jobs is only the latest in a late-year blizzard of pink slips being floated among people at the heart of American high-finance. Bonuses are also down sharply. Is the economy Grinch stealing Wall Street's Christmas?
Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the traditional Christmas tree ceremony, at the Monaco Palace, along with several children, on Wednesday.
Mekeeda Austin, 13, wrote a letter to Santa asking for two items for Christmas this year: A BlackBerry smartphone and the real-life Justin Bieber. As ridiculous as these requests were, Austin went one step further; She told Santa, Remember...two of these, or you die.
A man dressed as Santa Claus has poisoned a 15-year-old girl by slipping a date rape drug into a glass of schnapps, in what is only the latest in a string of poisonings targeting young women at the Alexanderplatz Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. Press have dubbed the poisoner the schnapps spiker, and a reward is being offered for his capture.
According to a new AAA survey, almost 92 million Americans -- or thirty percent of the population -- will travel this holiday season.
The U.S. Marine Corps has issued an apology after it sent Christmas ornaments addressed to dead marines to the families of those who received Purple Hearts during their service.
After the hugely successful (and hilarious) Halloween Candy challenge, comedian Jimmy Kimmel asked the parents of America to try the Terrible Christmas Present.
From a family devoted to their iPhones more than they are to each other, to San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini posing in front of a stuffed antelope and jaguar, to three young boys clad in what can only be described as bacon suits (yes, you read that right), here are 20 of the best of the worst, the most awkward and hilarious photos from the Christmas and Holiday season so far.
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and its Indonesian union signed a pay deal on Wednesday to end a three-month strike that had paralysed output at the world's second-biggest copper mine, a union official and the company said.
A new pair of Kobe Bryant's Grinch shoes will debut this Christmas, looking to steal the Christmas spotlight more so than last year.
Across the globe, small towns and big cities are celebrating the holiday season with spectacular light displays. Take a look at some of the best public Christmas lights from Rome to Rio.
You've seen Awkward Family Photos, where users spread the awkwardness and upload pictures from around Web of families posing together awkwardly.
But have you seen the awkward Christmas photo of San Juan, Puerto Rico mayor Jorge Santini and his family that has gone viral?
If you're looking for some simple, fun apps or even if you want some inexpensive apps that help simplify things for you this holiday season, you've come to the right place. This list has 10 Apple and Android apps that will put you in the Christmas spirit and give you a few ideas for activities, gifts and even recopies if you need.
Amazon.com Inc said it has extended the order deadline on one of its Christmas shipping options as it seeks to stay competitive in a holiday season that has seen more retailers offer free shipping.
Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed Wall Street estimates as bigger discounts during the holiday season squeezed margins at the world's largest electronics chain, and its shares fell 9 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday.
Moviegoers will have a lot to choose from under the big box office tree this Christmas holiday -- in fact, they might even have too many choices.
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President Barack Obama struck a pious tone on Sunday at a Christmas concert featuring teen pop star Justin Bieber and other singers that the president attended with his wife and daughters.
