CHRISTMAS

The parents of Madonna Badger, whose Connecticut house was engulfed by fire on Christmas Day, would have celebrated their 49th anniversary on Monday, a family friend told The New York Times.

Best post-Christmas sales at some of America's favorite retailers including Staples, JCPenney and Kohl's.

All eyes were on Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, this weekend when she joined the Royal Family for their traditional Christmas morning church service at Sandringham.

Christmas may be over but never forget the shopping season is still going strong. There were Christmas deals until Dec. 25... now there are after-Christmas sales!

The victims, who were not identified as police worked into early morning hours the day after Christmas to solve the crime, appeared to be all related. They included four women and three men, ages 18 to 50. Grapevine police said they think the shooter was one of the dead found at the apartment -- apparently a classic murder-suicide.

McConaughey hasn't said whether he asked her to marry him on Christmas, or just announced it them. But the star of The Lincoln Lawyer revealed that he's getting married to model Camila Alves on his WhoSay account.

Walmart may have been closed on Christmas day, but its after Christmas sale has begun with incredible discounts.

The 2011 holiday shopping season is expected to extend at least another week, as four in ten Americans plan on hitting the stores over the next few days, according to a new Consumer Reports poll.

Tom Cruise's latest adventure as Agent Ethan Hunt - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - released by Paramount Pictures, topped the weekend box office collections, having grossed more than $26 million during the Christmas holiday weekend (Dec. 23 - Dec. 25), according to Rentrak.

There were five games scheduled for Dec. 25; the third of these - the Chicago Bulls vs the Los Angeles Lakers made for some nail-biting moments.

Christmas is over and it is also time to bid a fitting farewell to your special Christmas tree. The best option is go green by recycling them. Real Christmas trees can be recycled in many ways.

After Christmas Sales 2011: Walmart, Best Buy, Target's Best Holiday Shopping Deals

A 47-year-old mother lost her three children in a Christmas morning house fire in an upscale Stamford neighborhood in Connecticut that has left five people dead.

Check out a collection of photographs that show how Christmas was celebrated across the world...

Gift Card Exchange Day is celebrated on Dec. 26. Find out which sites are best for exchanging your cards for cash today.

While Black Friday may be know as the best shopping day with the best holiday deals, the day after Christmas, Dec. 26, is a close second and may even take the cake. Whether you've got your heart set on a deal on a tablet computer or searching for a sexy dress for that New Year's Eve party you've been postponing to RSVP for, here are the 10 best stores with the cheapest post-holidays deals during the 2011 after Christmas sales both online and in stores.

Seven people aged 18 to 60 have been found shot dead in their apartment in a Texas suburb, likely killed Christmas morning just after opening their holiday gifts. Though police would not reveal the victims' identities or speculate on motive, they did say they believed the shooter was among the dead.

At least 39 people are reported dead in Nigeria after a series of church bombings during holiday services and one suicide bomber attack by Muslim extremists left a horrifying mark on Christmas Day. As world leaders condemn the attacks, Nigerians ask why President Jonathon failed to prevent them, with some youths rioting and setting up burning barricades in the street.

Is Walmart open on Christmas? The many eager shoppers who took to Google to find out Walmart's Christmas store hours might be downtrodden.

Whether you want to send off a last-last-minute present or get a jump on your post-holiday shopping, here is a complete rundown of what stores are open Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Is Walmart open on Christmas? Can you pick up a prescription at Walgreens Pharmacy? What about stores open on Christmas Eve, like Target and Kmart? Find out here.

The best after-Christmas sales from favorite retailers like Barnes & Noble and BestBuy.