A southwestern Illinois woman is accused of reckless conduct after an angry tug-of-war with a relative over a Christmas tree seriously injured her toddler.

U.S. Retail Sales Fell 0.8% in Week After Christmas (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Purchases at U.S. retailers declined last week as post-Christmas markdowns failed to overcome what may have been the worst holiday shopping season in four decades.

Lost turkey avoids being gobbled up for Christmas (BBC News)

A lost turkey is named after The Great Escape star Steve McQueen after it avoided the chop this Christmas.

NHL mulls changes in Christmas schedule (The Star-Ledger)

DEVILS NOTEBOOK RALEIGH, N.C. -- They've resisted so far, but the NHL is now considering playing at least one-- and possibly two -- games on Christmas Day. No games are currently played on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. However, NHL...

Shelters deal with influx of Christmas-gift pets (The Virginian-Pilot)

VIRGINIA BEACH Cocoa, a 4-month-old black pit bull puppy, was purchased from a pet store a few weeks before Christmas by what was to be her new family. A month later, she was in a cage at a Virginia Beach shelter with a broken leg, waiting to be taken to another new home. Too much rough play with the family's two other dogs, the shelter staff was told. Cocoa just wasn't going to work out.