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FILE - Christmas trees and Santa Clauses decorate the entrance to the beach in Haffkrug, northern Germany, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

7:41 AM on Saturday, December 20

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event

FILE - A MONUSCO blue helmet deployed near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year

5:00 AM on Saturday, December 20

The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 17 years in prison in a graft case

4:59 AM on Saturday, December 20

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 17 years in prison in a graft case

Attorney General Pam Bondi, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro behind, pauses while speaking during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest

1:46 AM on Saturday, December 20

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company

Anthony Joshua, left, in action against Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in 6th round to win heavyweight fight

12:47 AM on Saturday, December 20

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight

FILE - The Johnson & Johnson headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Minnesota jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $65.5 million to woman with cancer who used talcum powder

8:38 PM on Friday, December 19

A Minnesota jury has awarded $65.5 million to a woman who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing mesothelioma

This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein files

7:06 PM on Friday, December 19

Newly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include several photos of former President Bill Clinton

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as carry teams move the transfer cases with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths

5:31 PM on Friday, December 19

The Trump administration has launched military strikes in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter almost a week ago

FILE - Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House

4:27 PM on Friday, December 19

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress

Volunteers take phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their house, during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Thomas Paul/North American Aerospace Defense Command. via AP)

NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's trip around the world

4:09 PM on Friday, December 19

For the 70th year in a row, people of all ages will be able to get updates on Santa's journey around the world from the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado

Maintenance technician Liz Cardenas completes a task on an electronics test platform at a training area in a Walmart distribution center Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Walmart and other US companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeople

3:19 PM on Friday, December 19

As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the U.S., Walmart is building up its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving and refrigerated grocery cases cold

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing regarding marijuana in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so

10:09 AM on Friday, December 19

Lawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses

FILE - Gary Rush, College Park, MD, holds a sign before a news conference on the Epstein files in front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Latest: Justice Department releases some case files on Jeffrey Epstein

8:04 AM on Friday, December 19

The Department of Justice has released some of its records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein

Railroad tracks cut through downtown Rocky Mount, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, with a boarded up building in the background. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Trump insists during NC visit he's brought down costs, but residents say they're feeling squeezed

12:22 AM on Friday, December 19

President Donald Trump visited the eastern North Carolina town of Rocky Mount on Friday, the second time this month he traveled to a presidential battleground state to focus on the economy and affordability concerns

This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

12:21 AM on Friday, December 19

The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals

Today in History: December 20, the Louisiana Purchase is completed

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