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Welcome to the weird two-week stretch where nothing really gets done and everyone's just riding it through the holidays. (Well, unless you work in the restaurant industry, or shipping, or retail, or the healthcare industry, or janitorial services, or at a gas station, or an airport, or a place of worship, or as a musician, or don't celebrate anything around this time of year.)

When Huawei recently teased a new smartwatch in a promotional video, it featured an unusual design: the watch face flipped open to reveal a secret compartment where a pair of magnetic earbuds sat inside charging.

This Christmas, Beth Hoeing, the principal of Southwestern Elementary has surprised her students with her daily "Elf-on-the-Shelf" antics, and gone viral on TikTok in the process.

Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis.

A popular California mountain lion, known as P-22, that attacked and killed a Los Angeles resident's chihuahua last month has been euthanized. CNN reporter Camila Bernal has the story.

Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term bond yields as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates.

It's barely dusk on a cold Saturday afternoon in early December. But Amsterdam's Red Light District is already starting to heat up.

On a frigid December night outside a suburban Chicago church, a group of parents and wide-eyed children line up to see Santa Claus.

At just 23, Kylian Mbappé has won more in his short career than most players are ever able to achieve.

When engaging in discussions or debates about the greatest players of all time, soccer fans and pundits will often point to tangible achievements: trophies, individual accolades or scoring records.

During his "Saturday Night Live" monologue, actor Austin Butler choked up as he paid tribute to his late mother.

For the third year in a row, a Montana city is embracing the holiday spirit by allowing defendants to pay off some of their court fines with donations to the local food bank.

The Buffalo Bills claimed victory in a last-second 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins Saturday night, a dramatic win after the game was briefly paused due to fans throwing snowballs onto the field.

This week in travel: the world's top destinations for festive cheer, the high-rolling lifestyle in Monaco and Italy, a bag full of knives, and the places you won't be able to visit in 2023.

New York became the tenth state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a measure into law Thursday evening.

Television personality Sharon Osbourne was transported to a southern California hospital Friday night after an emergency call, police said.

The State of New York has determined that New York City's ban on foie gras, stuffed goose or duck liver, violates state law, according to documents filed in New York City Superior Court.

One of Iran's best-known actresses has been arrested days after she criticized the execution of a man who was involved in the nationwide protests that have swept the country since September.