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While Christmas is a Christian holiday, many traditions are derived from paganism.

The jury asked for clearer definitions of “sufficient provocation,” “imminent danger,” “aforethought” and “self defense."

The USDA has reissued a recall made on an assortment of ready-to-eat poultry products.

Whether it's a Christmas spectacular or the tale of a wayward witch, there is no shortage of Broadway hits this holiday season.

With the effects of climate change mounting, there will be more and more people displaced by the environmental conditions.

Some places in the Big Apple are offering special Christmas-themed pre-fixe menus for holiday diners.

Democrats are taking the president-elect to task for what they call several controversial and unqualified White House administration appointments.

A recount of Election Day results that fully legalized pot use in the state has begun.

Mayor Bill de Blasio will ask for $35 million from the federal government to increase security at Trump Tower, which houses the president-elect's transition team and his family.

Originally, the site of one of the worst mass shootings in the country's history was to be sold for $2.25 million to the city of Orlando, which planned to turn the club into a permanent memorial.

The businesswoman has taken public stances on several policy issues, from child care to maternity leave.

Separate overdoses within a few blocks of each other left six people dead Sunday night, and police blame a "bad batch" of the drug.

The president-elect is a firm Second Amendment supporter and has called for a national open carry law.

The country's health minister said he would not block the new bill from moving forward.

NASA wants to restore the old mission control room used for the Apollo missions.

The Green Party nominee is seeking recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — three states where Donald Trump trailed in the polls but won on Election Day.

The likely next attorney general could reverse most U.S. efforts to legalize pot.

The Golden State is readying two bills that would effectively make President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises to deport millions of undocumented immigrants much more difficult.

Seventeen car crashes were reported Sunday because of the accumulating snow.

The president-elect added the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and a former NATO commander to his growing list of secretary of state choices.

While Massachusetts emerged on top of the list with the country’s wealthiest and most highly educated populations, Mississippi — also the poorest state in the country — was ranked the lowest.

The gunman told police he came to the restaurant to “self-investigate” a false election-related conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton.

Police officers in Prescott apprehended Ebonice Johnson, a store employee who had a .22-caliber rifle which she said she planned to use.

The ruling comes after the Green Party’s presidential candidate Jill Stein filed a lawsuit against Michigan’s election officials to speed up the recount bid.

David Petraeus, shortlisted by President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in 2015 for leaking classified information to his biographer.

An investigation into the California mother's mysterious disappearance continues days after she was found "heavily battered."

After months of protests in North Dakota, a final decision has been handed down regarding the completion of the controversial pipeline.

Sen. Dick Durbin says he hopes the bipartisan legislation will be ready before the inauguration.

As his spokespeople sought to downplay the importance of the president-elect's phone call with Taiwan's leader, Trump tweeted more criticism of China.