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The Fire Brigades Union is staging two further strikes this weekend and has asked people to avoid cooking if they have been out drinking at a Christmas party in case they cause a fire.

When red-suited revelers throng the city's streets and taverns under the banner of SantaCon, some see an outpouring of holiday spirit, not to mention spirits.

Red-suited revelers are set to throng New York City's streets and taverns this weekend, but organizers say they aim to have a more orderly SantaCon come to town this year.

The House overwhelmingly passed the legislation, 350-69, on Thursday night, the last roll call vote before the House adjourned for the year.

This photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in Kwethluk, Alaska, shows Santa and Mrs. Claus getting off a small airplane to visit the children at the school.

A Minnesota National Guardsman and Iraq War veteran charged with fraud for allegedly stealing personal information of roughly 400 members of his former Army unit had worked in intelligence, where he likely was... A Minnesota National Guardsman and Iraq War veteran charged with fraud for allegedly stealing personal information of roughly 400 members ... (more)

The Charles W. Howard School, led by Tom Valent and his wife Holly, in Michigan welcomes over 100 Santas each year for a three-day seminar on how to look and act the part.

Joromie Lewis died after drinking a pear drink manufactured in the Caribbean which contained a lethal amount of cocaine A Royal Navy veteran has died after drinking a pear drink which police believe drug smugglers may have used to bring cocaine into the country from the Caribbean.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year.

Michael Chong pulls a sepia-coloured photograph down from the wall of his Parliament Hill office.

A Minnesota National Guardsman faces federal fraud charges in connection with the theft of names, Social Security numbers and security clearance levels of roughly 400 members of his former Army unit in Fort Bragg, North Carolina The Iraq War veteran intended to use the confidential material to create fake IDs for his militia, court documents say.

The city of Oakland has agreed to settle a claim by an Iraq War veteran who was beaten by a police officer during an Occupy Oakland protest two years ago.

If you know you are going to a party in the evening, experts advise eating a healthy breakfast and lunch.

The House passed legislation Wednesday that instructs the Veterans Affairs Department to unearth the remains of an Army veteran buried with military honors last year even after police said he killed an Indianapolis woman and injured three others before taking his own life.

In protest of a Nativity scene at the Florida Capitol, Chaz Stevens has put up a Festivus pole with beer cans around it.

With just over two weeks until Christmas, we interrupt the festive mood with a dark and daunting message from Santa Claus himself .

This Dec. 4, 2013 file photo shows the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York.

A Virginia teen set to have brain surgery in Ohio has collected thousands of toys for patients who will be in the hospital with her at Christmas.

The 44-year-old actress and her fiancA©, Justin Theroux, held their third annual tree trimming fiesta on December 8, and invited some of Aniston's old "Friends" and one of Brad Pitt's exes over for Christmas-y fun.

RA©gine Chassagne of Arcade Fire performs onstage during The 24th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Shrine Auditorium on December 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.