ST. IGNACE — Michigan State Police from across the Upper Peninsula came together this week to make sure a little girl spending Christmas in the hospital doesn’t go without the joy of having toys from ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Santa Claus will be out spreading some holiday cheer in Spokane County Saturday evening. Spokane County Fire District 9's Santa Float will be cruising through the Falcon Ridge ...

Isaac Watts, the father of English hymns, is credited with composing some 750 hymns, including “Joy to the World,” widely regarded as one of the most cherished Christmas songs. Each year, millions of ...

Former MSNBC host Joy Reid took issue with a popular Christmas carol, reposting a video that describes the beloved tune as racist. The now-viral clip has renewed scrutiny of the carol’s past, as the ...

Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid played Grinch on social media this week, sharing a video claiming beloved Christmas anthem “Jingle Bells” was written “to make fun of black people.” In the video she shared ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

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A graduate student instructor at the University of Oklahoma was placed on administrative leave after a student filed a discrimination complaint. The student, Samantha Fulnecky, claims she received a ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Two bleeding-edge tech companies in the Denver metropolitan area progressed to the next stage of a federal competition with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake. Boulder-based ...

Holly Rowe has worked at ESPN for more than 20 years. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Erica Denhoff / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The ...