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When U.S. presidents and their diplomats meet some Arab leaders, they come away with more than an earful about foreign policy. They also get exquisite baubles, objects of gold, robes, art — even a papier mache Santa Claus.
A California coroner says a man who dressed as Santa Claus and murdered his ex-wife and eight of her family members at a party Christmas Eve used cocaine before the rampage.
A New York City man who fought a parking ticket he got while dressed as Santa Claus and giving out toys says the city's response is more ho-hum than ho-ho.
Wall Street has managed its second straight comeback, but the rebound was more a sign of the market's turmoil than strength.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified six of the nine people killed when a man dressed as Santa Claus attacked his ex-wife's family on Christmas Eve.
Before donning the Santa Claus suit that would deceive his first victim, Bruce Pardo spent months plotting his Christmas Eve massacre behind a mask of friendliness that fooled his neighbors, lawyer and the ex-wife he killed along with eight of her kin.
Hundreds of Bosnians have protested against a recent ban on Santa Claus in the city's kindergartens.
The Baltimore Ravens charged into the postseason with a performance that typified their astonishing turnaround season.
When Roxanne Jauregui heard on Christmas Day that there had been a horrible shooting on her best friend's street in Covina, she picked up her cell phone and called her soul mate of 30 years to get some firsthand details.
Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children.
Police in south Texas say a 9-year-old girl's letter to Santa may have finally stopped a nightmare of sexual abuse for her and her 10-year-old sister.
You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus has abs of steel.
A northern Ohio artist known for envelope-pushing holiday displays is back — with Santa Claus in a wheelchair being pushed down stairs by a crazed tree.
Some of the kids crawling onto Santa Joe's lap this year have more than stuffed animals and video games on their most-wanted lists. Several times already this season, Joe Jackson has been asked to get Daddy a job or Mommy money to buy the house back.
Burdened by the global financial meltdown, Santa Claus will pack fewer Christmas gifts this year as he sleighs through Finland, Denmark and Sweden.
Some police officers in a North Texas suburb are playing Santa Claus with naughty drivers.
A dispute between a veteran Santa and one of the Washington area's biggest malls appeared to be headed for a happy ending after his abrupt firing prompted a public outcry.
From Santa Claus to Sarah Palin, it’s been going on for at least 40 years. Philadelphia may be known as the City of Brotherly Love, but its sports fans aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy.
Even though, as Simon Cowell pointed out, discovering that Clay Aiken is gay is like “being told Santa Claus isn’t real,” apparently there are a few adults out there who still sit home on Christmas Eve hoping that St. Nick can navigate his way in foul weather.
Police say they have arrested two men for hiring a gunman dressed as Santa Claus to shoot one of the men's illegitimate daughters.
A small-time New Jersey actor accused of traveling to Thailand to have sex with underage boys was denied bail on Monday.
A woman accused of groping Santa Claus at a Connecticut mall won't have to serve any jail time if she stays out of trouble.
11 Things Wal-Mart Has BannedRetail giant Wal-Mart is the world's largest public company, and whether or not you're a fan of shopping at the House that Sam Walton Built, you've got to admit that the store stocks just about everything. But not quite, though.
Failed public art project No.5The poster child for Rotterdam's failed attempt to treat its citizens to public art is a statue called 'Santa Claus' by the American artist Paul McCarthy.
ALERT: Santa Claus Bailout Hearings!C-SPAN coverage of Santa Claus asking Congress for a financial bailout of the North Pole Gift Giving Industry. If they don't approve his aid package, Christmas may be ruined.
Gordon Brown's Letter to Santa Claus. (Satire)Has he been naughty or nice? We uncover Gordon Brown's festive wishlist and Santa's reply.
As the years go by, I'm finding more and more that my "Christmas spirit" has diminished. While I do appreciate the nostalgia of decorations, music, and presents when I was a child and a good part of my adulthood, those things were mere trappings.
Filling in for Santa Claus is no easy taskLots of kids are afraid of Santa Claus. As a parent, I was afraid of being Santa Claus.
N.O.R.A.D. Santa TrackerYou better WATCH OUT...!!! He knows if you've been bad or good. ====
Sometimes people think that, because I write this column for peanuts, I am somehow also available for free science consulting services.
Christmas travelers annoyed by baggage chargesIt pays to pack light when planning for air travel over the holidays.
Today I am feeling as sick as a parrot which the most awful cold, perhaps flu. If you came to my flat you would not think we are celebrating Christmas at all. There is not a single item of Christmas cheer around me, deliberately.
YouTube - A Polar RescueThanks to Anthony Watt's site - to find this gem. I had to classify as entertainment, you certainly couldn't call it science.
Mass Santa record brokenA new world record has been set in Romania after nearly 4,000 Father Christmases took to the streets handing out presents.
Merry Non-Religious Mid-Winter Gift Giving Holiday! Atheist Christmas Cards Hit the MarketArtist and comedy writer Andrew Shaffer has tapped into an improbable market: he began designing and selling Great Depression and atheist Christmas cards.
Special CSPAN Coverage: The Santa Claus Bailout HearingsC-SPAN coverage of Santa Claus asking Congress for a financial bailout of the North Pole - Present Giving Industry. If they don't approve his aid package, Christmas may be ruined.
Ethics rules complicate life for SantaEthics rules could be the Grinch that stole Christmas for Santa Claus and any Capitol Hill staffer hoping for some one-on-one time with the big guy from the North.
DOT Gives Santa's Sleigh Access To Special Santa Skylanes To Speed U.S. Toy Deliveries Washington, D.C. (AHN) - To avoid any possible delays with deliveries on Christmas Eve Santa Claus will have access to the same military airspace that President George W. Bush announced would be made available to civilian flights during the holiday period, U.S.
'Soul Santa' by JBX - A Free Christmas MixJared Boxx is the co-owner of Big City Records, one of NYC's top used vinyl record stores specializing in Jazz, Soul, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, 45's & LP's, also carrying various new releases.
This Is the Real Santa(Gretchen R. Crowe/Catholic Herald)The Arlington Catholic Herald has published a feature story about how John Buckreis, a parishioner at St. Michael Parish in Annandale, Va., portrays Santa Claus to kids in his area. Check out the article.
Santa Claus gets parking ticket from Scrooge copHo, ho, huh? Santa's naughty list just got a bit longer after an overzealous parking agent slapped him with a summons.
Technology helps Santa make magic, scientist says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ever wondered how Santa Claus can travel around the world in just one night on his reindeer-pulled sleigh and deliver toys to all the children? "He exploits the space-time continuum," says Larry Silverberg, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineeri …
Does Santa Claus really exist? And if he does, how does he manage the seemingly impossible task of delivering presents to the world's Christmas-celebrating good little girls and boys in a single chilly December night? The question has stirred the imagination and emotions of much …
As the first snowflake floats to the ground, the first thing that comes to some minds are (a) how much snow will fall and (b) what should one be adding to the iPod this year? It's true.
There is a Santa Claus, but no Mrs. ClausThis excerpt from St. Augustine's Treatise on John's Gospel (Tract. 123, 5: CCL 36, 678-680) is read on the feast day of St. Nicholas, December 6. It focuses on the real meaning of the gift-giving for which St.
The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara, near Myra in modern day Turkey. Nicholas' wealthy parents who raised him to be a devout Christian died in an epidemic while he was still a young boy.
Bad Santa picturesIt is a rite of passage in every child's life - the day they get to meet Father Christmas. But as these hilarious pictures show, it doesn't always go as planned...
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