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It wasn't Paula Deen's career implosion. Nor the rise and fall of the Cronut. It wasn't even the Sriracha apocalypse.

Chinese authorities are ramping up prosecutions of rights activists during the year-end holidays, apparently hoping the West will pay less attention to its wide-ranging crackdown on dissent that has drawn international criticism throughout the year.

Giving a puppy or kitten to the pet lover on your list is a gift idea animal activists have long warned people to avoid.

Federal prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Harvard University student with making bomb threats that led to evacuation of four campus buildings and cancellation of some final exams Monday.

A mother captures her baby with Santa Claus during a photo session on December 16, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

A suburban Albuquerque teacher who told a black student that Santa Claus is white has been placed on paid administrative leave.

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Traverse City commissioners have approved a proposal that would limit to four the number of summer festivals in a popular downtown park along Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay.

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The phones are jingling off the hook at Dial-a-Carol, a student-run project on the University of Illinois' Champaign campus.

An Iraq War veteran accused of stealing identification information of roughly 400 members of his former Army unit so he could make fake IDs for his militia was ordered Monday to remain in federal custody.

More disappointing news about multivitamins: About a third of Americans pop these pills but they don't seem to protect our aging brains, or guard against heart disease.

A children's advocacy group says an animated video on the NORAD Tracks Santa website injects militarism into Christmas by showing fighter jets escorting Santa's sleigh.

A new paper delivered at the American Society of Cell Biology annual meeting in New Orleans on Sunday suggests that nicotine can cause direct harm to cells in the heart.

An Iraq War veteran accused of stealing the identification information of hundreds of members of his former Army unit is scheduled to appear in court for a detention hearing.

Growers are worried about citrus greening, a condition where an insect causes bacteria to grow on the leaf and fruit, eventually killing the tree.

Looking to diversify your cocktail repertoire? Most people turn to champagne for their end-of-year cheers, but why not shake it up, literally, with some refreshing holiday-inspired recipes that will ring in the new year with a bit more personality? Sparkling Chocolate Truffle Ingredients: 1 part JDK&SonsTM Crave Chocolate Truffle Liqueur 1a 2 part ... (more)

Authorities say a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been found dead in a trash bin near her home hours after she was reported missing.

If you are one of the sane members of American society, you hate Christmas music.

"Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas" is not destined to be a Christmas classic, but it is respectful of the holiday.