Pope Francis starts new year with call to protect women, focus on the good

Pope Francis has used his New Year's Day appearances to encourage people to focus on the good which unites them and to decry violence against women.

New Year’s Day: Which stores, restaurants will be closed?

Many grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations and restaurants will have limited hours on New Year’s Day, and some businesses will even be closed.

New Year's Eve: Omicron mutes celebrations as many hope for better 2022

New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled in many places around the world for the second straight year due to a surge of COVID-19 infections.

Pork and sauerkraut, hoppin' John on New Year's: History of lucky food traditions

Pork and sauerkraut, hoppin’ John and 12 lucky grapes: Here’s a look at the history behind six New Year’s food traditions and what they symbolize.

Houston Christmas tree recycling locations and hours

These Houston Christmas tree recycling locations, for live trees only, are open from December 26 through January 31. Here's a list of sites and hours.

Holiday sales climb 8.5% despite supply issues, omicron variant

Even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the holiday shopping season, sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years.

Bidens’ new puppy joins Christmas Day calls to the troops

Commander sat between the president and the first lady Saturday inside a studio set up at the White House, resting his head on a pillow as the Bidens spoke to U.S. service members stationed around the world.

Pope Francis prays for pandemic's end in Christmas Day address

Pope Francis' Christmas Day speech gives him an opportunity to draw a global audience's attention to conflicts big and small. This year was no different.

Catching up with last minute Christmas shoppers in Houston
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It's Christmas Eve but malls and shopping centers in Houston are packed with people rushing to buy those last-minute gifts. FOX 26?s Gabby Hart speaks with some of those shoppers at Memorial City Mall.

Santa tracker: NORAD shows when he's coming to town

For the 66th year, NORAD is tracking Santa Claus this Christmas, showing families around the globe exactly when he’ll be coming to town.

Santa Claus’ house: Take a tour of his North Pole estate valued at $1M

Santa Claus’ house on Zillow is estimated at more than $1 million, and the online real estate marketplace is offering a tour of the North Pole property.