CHRISTMAS

The so-called Merry Christmas Bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Rick Perry will protect Christmas and other religious celebrations from legal issues in public schools.

Mainland shoppers are not just buying brand name handbags in Hong Kong.

"Almost Christmas," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is one part buddy comedy, one part ghost story.

Chaz Ebert used her Twitter account to express her love for her husband and pray for his recovery from a fractured hip.

Fox News and Bill O'Reilly are hoping for a ratings boost with the War on Easter, but will it be as successful as the War on Christmas?

Sarah Palin fires back at "politically correct Scrooges," Justin Bieber melts down on purpose, and Matt Lauer points fingers.

Saturday marks the 109th birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) and, in honor of the great author's day, IBTimes editors and reporters shared their favorite books.

Dogged by persecution and surrounded by turmoil, Egypt's Orthodox Coptic Christians will celebrate Christmas Monday.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got married on Christmas, according to some reports.

Rihanna and Chris Brown post photos in bed featuring the same polka dot cover, suggesting that they spent New Year's Day together.

Sonny Carter, 7, discovered a WWII practice bomb just minutes into testing out the metal detector he received as a Christmas gift.

Two boys who had been the focus of a nationwide Amber Alert were found alive and healthy earlier this week with their father at his home in Austin, Texas. Henry Cleary, 7, and Ben Cleary, 9, last spoke with their mother Theresa Nash before Christmas when they were in Tennessee.

"Les Miserables: Highlights From the Motion Picture" currently holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard soundtracks chart, selling 43,000 copies so far.

A young foster child allegely discovered a gun in the teddy bear gift set she received for Christmas that was donated by a church.

Noah Cyrus gets criticized on Twitter for wearing a One Direction onesie.

Winter Storm Euclid traveled across the United States this holiday week, disrupting thousands of Americans' travel plans. Next up: the Northeast.

Rihanna, who is the ambassador for her native Barbados, posted a picture of their latest campaign on Wednesday.

A stranger in the Christmas spirit picked up an Iowa family’s $211 grocery bill at Walmart last week, causing the family’s matriarch to cry tears of joy at the register for the "angel of Christmas."

The actress shows off flat abs while on vacation in Cabo, apparently squashing any rumors that she is pregnant.

A less volatile measure of initial jobless claims fell to its lowest level since the early days of the 2007-09 recession.

Sales of electronics, clothing, jewelry and home goods in the two months to Christmas increased by a tad 0.7 percent.