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.

Boy, five, drowns in Disneyland Paris hotel pool while on Christmas break (Guardian Unlimited)

An autistic five-year-old boy from Derry has drowned in a swimming pool near Disneyland Paris while on a Christmas holiday. It was revealed yesterday that the hotel where he died did not have a lifeguard supervising the pool at the time of the accident last Thursday evening. Colum Canning was due to celebrate his birthday on Boxing Day along with his twin brother Kieran. Both boys were ...

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...