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Which Restaurants Will Be Open on Christmas? A Complete Guide

Megan L. Whitfield December 24, 2025

If you’re looking to avoid the kitchen this Christmas, many restaurants will be open on December 25th, offering everything from quick bites to...

Scouts playing bagpipes with a giant Christmas tree and colorful lanterns in a joyful crowd

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Bethlehem Celebrates Christmas After Two Years of Silence

Cameron R. Hayes December 24, 2025

After a two‑year pause, Bethlehem’s Manger Square erupted in color and music on Christmas Eve, as the giant tree returned and scouts played...

Diverse Hispanic women receiving awards with bright colors and dynamic lighting celebrating community and leadership.

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Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas Celebrates 40 Years, Honors Leaders at State Estrella Awards

Derrick M. Collins December 24, 2025

As the calendar turns to 2025, the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (HWNT) is celebrating a milestone: 40 years of championing Hispanic heritage...

Mother sits in dim home office with laptop showing photo album and two children playing quietly

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Jamie McPhee Finds New Normal After Husband’s Suicide

Cameron R. Hayes December 24, 2025

Jamie McPhee is learning to live again in the shadow of her late husband, James Ransone, who died by suicide on December 19 at the age of 46. A...

Venus Williams and Andrea Preti embracing with sunset glow over ocean and villa.

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Venus Williams Marries Andrea Preti and Becomes Oldest WTA Singles Champion in 20 Years

Megan L. Whitfield December 24, 2025

Venus Williams, 45, has just achieved a historic milestone on the WTA Tour, becoming the oldest player to win a singles match in two decades, while...

Angel Tree receives wrapped gifts with volunteers and smiling children watching

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Every Angel Adopted for First Time in Years as North Texas Salvation Army Sees 35,000 Families Benefit

Natalie A. Brooks December 23, 2025

In a heart‑warming milestone, the North Texas Salvation Army announced that all Angels on its Angel Tree were adopted for the first time in several...

Pregnant freestyle skier shoveling dirt from driveway with sunrise glow and warm light

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Ashley Caldwell Balances Motherhood, Dirt, and Olympic Dreams

Derrick M. Collins December 23, 2025

Mid‑July, 37‑week‑pregnant freestyle skier Ashley Caldwell spent a weekend shoveling 11 truckloads of dirt out of her driveway, a personal ritual she...

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Ozempic and Wegovy: How GLP-1 Drugs Are Changing Weight Loss and What the Science Says

Natalie A. Brooks December 23, 2025

The buzz around Ozempic began a decade ago when a diabetes drug started to show remarkable weight‑loss side effects. Today it remains the most...

Betty Reid Soskin standing in front of a snowy landscape with National Park Service uniform and a warm fire glow

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Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104

Megan L. Whitfield December 23, 2025

On the winter solstice, the National Park Service lost one of its most enduring figures, Betty Reid Soskin, who passed away at the age of 104 in...

Ira Schab sits in armchair looking out the window with soft sunset glow and nostalgic Pearl Harbor memorabilia.

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Ira “Ike” Schab, One of the Last Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies at 105

Caleb R. Anderson December 21, 2025

Ira “Ike” Schab, a World War II Navy veteran and one of the few remaining survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died at the age of...