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CNN —Some American holidays are intrinsically tied to certain traditions. Fourth of July and fireworks shows. Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping. And then there’s Christmas and the movie theater.Moviegoing may not be the first thing you think of when considering the Christmas season.

Santa Claus, sugar cookies… and movie theaters? How moviegoing became a Christmas tradition

“I don’t want a lot for Christmas / There is just one thing I need / An answer to just one question / An estimate of Mariah Carey’s song royalties, please?”No, my makeshift lyrics aren’t as catchy as the opening lines of Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the 1994 jingle that became practically ubiquitous over the airwaves around holiday season.

How much money does Mariah Carey make from ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’? ‘It’s a lot,’ music expert says

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.At least 35 children were killed in southwestern Oyo state on Wednesday.

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

The place where workers are happiest with their pay isn't a Big Tech company based in an expensive coastal city, but rather an HR business located in the Sun Belt.Paycom, an HR and payroll tech company based in Oklahoma City, was named the No.

This is the No. 1 company where workers are happy with their pay—it's not based in New York or San Francisco

The final days of December aren't just home to the winter holidays. They are also host to the beginning of another Zodiac season.Represented by the sea goat, Capricorn is the tenth Zodiac sign. But don't be fooled its symbol, Capricorn is one of three earth signs.

Meet Capricorn, the Zodiac's ambitious realist: The sign's personality traits, dates

‘It is what it is.’It seems like every five minutes there’s new news and rumors about the rash of drones sightings causing worry in cities all across the country, along with mysterious flashing orbs visible in the sky.Some quick-study keyboard drone experts point to the correlation to drone sightings around U.S. military bases located near land owned by Chinese interests.

‘I don’t know where you’re gonna go’: Soldier says the New Jersey drones are coming from us. Then he says that the ‘orbs’ are the real problem

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Ivan Juric was hired as the manager of Southampton on Saturday and was quickly challenged with the task of preserving its place in the Premier League.Juric replaced Russell Martin, who was fired last week with his team on the bottom of the table.

Ivan Juric hired as Southampton manager

GOP Senator: Musk ‘brought transparency’ to funding fightRepublican Sen. Bill Hagerty joins CNN's Dana Bash to discuss his party's chaotic handling of the government funding fight.

GOP Senator: Musk ‘brought transparency’ to funding fight

The SummaryThe bird flu outbreak took several concerning turns this year, with the number of human cases up to at least 64.Experts outlined several indicators that the virus’ spread is going in the wrong direction.Among them are recent detections of the virus in wastewater and signs of dangerous mutations.

Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong direction

Smith also addresses whether he would, in theory, vote for President-elect Donald TrumpWould Stephen A. Smith have voted for Trump if he could have?ESPN's Stephen A. Smith tells 'Life, Liberty & Levin' whether, in theory, he'd vote for President-elect Donald Trump.

Stephen A. Smith regrets backing VP Harris, 'open' to voting GOP: 'Not interested' in the 'fear mongering'

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral truce on Sunday, to last until Jan. 3, the first since the previous ceasefire broke down in August.In a statement posted on X, the National Liberation Army said that it will halt attacks on the military as the nation celebrates Christmas and New Year’s.

Colombia’s ELN rebels announce Christmas truce

Skip the junk. Shop practical portable chargers, hand warmers and of course, a few cheeky ornaments.— Recommendations are independently chosen by our editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission.If you have a White Elephant gift exchange coming up, I have news for you: You don't have to buy junk that no one wants.

Last-minute White Elephant gifts everyone will want to steal

He thinks I’m a party pooper. I’m exhausted by all the cooking and cleaning.DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I recently bought our first house together.It has an outdoor kitchen and other features he really likes. I like it too, but there have been some issues already in the first month or two.

Dear Abby: I’m fed up with my boyfriend showing off our house to strangers

’Tis the season for gifting, and young people aren’t leaving themselves out.Nearly half of Gen Z (47%) and millennial (43%) consumers plan to buy gifts for themselves this holiday season, according to researchers at the consulting firm Deloitte.

Young adults are keeping themselves on their holiday gift lists

The contents of your living room can sometimes speak louder than words. Photos by Mina Kim – WPA Pool / Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W+P)Much is made of Prince Harry‘s feud with the Royal Family and how he’s supposedly burned his bridges with his father, King Charles, and brother, Prince William, for good — but is there really nothing but bad blood between these blue bloods? To be fair, we’re pretty sure there’s no love lost between William and Harry these days — as the pair made

King Charles’ real feelings about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle become clear after eye-opening discovery at one of his homes

Article continues below advertisementArticle continues below advertisementA source said: "Jill views Democrats on Capitol Hill, the [wider] party, the Obamas, staff inside and outside the White House, the media, and all of Washington DC with such misguided resentment that I can't imagine she [isn't] encouraging [Joe] to burn the whole thing down, despite his better judgment."

Jill Biden 'Filled with Vengeance' and 'Urging Joe to Burn the Whole Thing Down'… With Obama, Harris and Pelosi on 'Christmas Hit-List'

Kevin Underwood, 45, scolded his executioners after they chose to kill him with a lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary on Thursday, which was his birthdayA death row killer who almost ‘decapitated’ a ten year old girl and fantazised about eating her flesh slammed authorities before his execution.

Kevin Underwood’s vile five-word outburst before execution after plotting to eat little girl's flesh

‘Bro’s car is gonna smell like Italian food for months.’A Buc-ee’s enthusiast decides to try a snack from his favorite gas station. Unfortunately for him, opening it in his car backfires spectacularly.In a video with 1.8 million views, TikTok user Chris Koerner (@texassnax), who launched a company called Texas Snax inspired by his love of Buc-ee’s, samples Buc-ee’s Pickled Garlic in the car.

‘It’s my first time ever’: Man buys snack from Buc-ee’s. Unfortunately for him, he then opens it in the car

The rapper and his son, Romeo Miller, announced the death of Tytyana “TyTy” Miller on Instagram. She was featured on the reality show "Growing Up Hip Hop.”Master P and his family are mourning the death of Tytyana Miller.The rapper announced on Instagram Sunday that his daughter had died at age 29. Her cause of death is unknown. “Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana,” Master P wrote. “We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve.

Master P's Daughter Tytyana Miller Dead At 29

A Florida mom jumped in the middle of her son’s street fight and pistol-whipped his teen opponent in the face, brutal video shows.The maternal beatdown happened Tuesday afternoon after a throng of high schoolers gathered in the parking lot of a Popeyes in Miami Gardens, Fla., cell phone video obtained by 7News shows.

Enraged mom jumps into son’s fist fight, pistol-whips kid in insane attack: video

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The Texas Rangers on Sunday were investigating a police pursuit in Killeen that ended in tragedy when a pickup driver slammed his truck into a JCPenney store and continued crashing through a crowded shopping mall before he was fatally shot by police officers, authorities said.Sgt. Bryan Washko, spokesperson for the state Department of Pubic Safety, said at a briefing late Saturday that five people were injured, some seriously.

Driver crashed through Texas mall, injured 5 before being shot dead by police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state.

Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

Bill Clinton was President, glowsticks were popular and anyone who received a message through AOL heard, "You've got mail."This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, the popularized term referring to a widespread computer programming bug feared to wreak havoc when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.

Y2K swept the nation 25 years ago: Historical photos show millennium panic in America

Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he's not "rooting against him.""If you're rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation," Fetterman told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

Democratic Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump

Baldoni was supposedly worried that Reynolds action would have a domino effect.It Ends With Us director and star, Justin Baldoni supposedly decided to run a smear campaign against co-star Blake Lively after one action from Ryan Reynolds sent him into panic mode.The marketing for It Ends With Us was already struggling prior to its release and much of the blame was put on Blake due to her tone-deaf promotion of the film along with her supposedly taking over production.

‘We should have a plan’: Ryan Reynolds one action allegedly made Justin Baldoni eager to plot a smear campaign against Blake Lively

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before.The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through the sun’s corona: the outer atmosphere visible during a total solar eclipse.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

Student Steven Amaro, who was recently CPR certified, administered a shock using a defibrillatorSkate club heroes save history teacher who went into cardiac arrestAdam Compton, a Texas teacher who suffered cardiac arrest during an after-school skate club, MacArhur High School athletic trainer Amanda Boyd and high school senior Steven Amaro recount the day Compton's life was saved.

Student heroes jump into action to save history teacher who went into cardiac arrest: 'Eternally grateful'

Quick LinksThe Chevrolet Suburban may be the longest running nameplate on the market, dating back to the 1930s, but the Ford Explorer has been around for a while, as well, debuting in 1990, and the automaker has had a lot of time to work out the kinks and improve this mid-size SUV from generation to generation.

The Safest And Most Reliable SUV You Can Currently Buy Is...

Photo: The Global Guy | ShutterstockDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is planning on opening a cigar bar lounge in McNamara Terminal, provoking pushback from anti-smoking groups concerned about the health impact such a facility would have on other passengers.Detroit Airport wants to open new cigar lounge

Controversial? Detroit Metro Airport Planning To Open Cigar Lounge

Maintaining pristine white laundry can be a challenge, but there’s a natural solution hiding in your kitchen that outperforms harsh chemicals. Lemon juice, a common culinary ingredient, proves to be an exceptional whitening agent for clothes and linens. This eco-friendly alternative not only brightens fabrics effectively but also preserves their quality, making it a superior choice to traditional bleach.

Forget bleach for laundry, this kitchen product is much more effective.

The University of Michigan is being sued by current and former students who allege that school targeted and disproportionately disciplined pro-Palestinian students involved in campus protests.A federal lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan accuses the school of violating the students' constitutional rights to free speech, due process, and equal protection under the law.