The Associated Press

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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day

8:40AM ( 4 months ago )

10 people including children die in stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas charity event

Authorities in Nigeria say 10 people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at an annual Christmas event

8:36AM ( 4 months ago )

13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events

Authorities in Nigeria say At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in the country, as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events

8:36AM ( 4 months ago )

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”

8:35AM ( 4 months ago )

It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

It's eggnog season

8:23AM ( 4 months ago )

Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event

Authorities in Nigeria say ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event

8:19AM ( 4 months ago )

Ten people including children have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event

8:14AM ( 4 months ago )

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct

7:09AM ( 4 months ago )

What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack

Authorities have not formally named the suspect in the car ramming in the city of Magdeburg that killed at least five people and wounded hundreds, saying only that he is a Saudi doctor who has lived in Germany for nearly two decades and that he acted alone

6:43AM ( 4 months ago )

France's Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals

A week after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte, France’s poorest territory, the island remains in crisis

6:24AM ( 4 months ago )