At parks across the five boroughs, chipping machines are turning Christmas trees into mulch. The city’s annual MulchFest event will be held on Jan 4. and 11, allowing New Yorkers to bring their trees to a designated chipping location and bring the mulch from their tree back home. You can drop off your holiday trees at one of dozens of…

Police have arrested a man they say stole a trailer filled with toys for needy children just one week before Christmas. According to an arrest report, 50-year-old Oscar Gomezguerra was caught on surveillance video taking the trailer from St. Kevin’s Church located in Southwest Miami-Dade. Just two days after the trailer was stolen, an anonymous caller tipped off police...

Debbie Reynolds had everything prepared to celebrate Christmas 2016 with her family when her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, suffered a heart attack aboard a flight on Dec. 23, NBC News reports. Fisher died four days later, on Dec. 27. Her mother, Reynolds, passed away the following day from a stroke. Her son, Todd Fisher, blamed heartbreak for his mother’s death. Sue Cameron,...

A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

Now that holiday gifts have been opened, it’s time to take a moment to say thanks with a handwritten thank you note.

Christmas produces a lot of joy…and garbage. Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the EPA. Learn what should go into the recycle bin and what might be better suited for the landfill — or swapped out completely.

Hundreds of Coast Guard recruits were paired with families in and around Cape May, New Jersey, as part of the annual Operation Fireside campaign.

While others were unwrapping presents, two sisters continued their family tradition of packaging and delivering food to families in need on Christmas. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

People all over the city stepped up to help out those in need on Christmas, volunteering to make food and give gifts to those who have fallen on hard times, or are sick at the hospital. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Thousands turned out to watch the annual reenactment of George Washington’s daring Christmas Day crossing of the Delaware River in 1776 — the first time the crossing was completed in three years.

Traditional Santa Claus figurines, Plush Santa Claus dolls, Santas of different nationalities, miniature Santas and ones that sing and dance — even a Santa Claus doing pushups. You’ll find more than 300 versions of the jolly ol’ fellow in Suarez’s San Diego home at Christmastime. But the tradition serves a special purpose for the Suarez family, who lost their son,…

The faithful packed into St. Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate Christmas. While hundreds attended mass early Wednesday morning, it was not as busy as Midnight Mass – an annual event that for a number of people is an important Christmas tradition.

Christmas Day on New York City’s subway system started with a violent attack, as a man was shot three times on a subway in Brooklyn just after midnight.

The faithful packed into St. Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate Christmas. While hundreds attended mass early Wednesday morning, it was not as busy as Midnight Mass – an annual event that for a number of people is an important Christmas tradition. Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrated Midnight Mass at the New York City landmark amid tight security and thousands of attendees. Although…

Reenactors will take to the Delaware River on Christmas to recreate George Washington and his troops daring 1776 crossing.

The faithful packed into St. Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate Midnight Mass. Katherine Creag reports.

The victim was hit three times early on Christmas morning. Erica Byfield reports.

Christmas Day on New York City’s subway system started with a violent attack, as a man was shot three times on a subway in Brooklyn just after midnight. The assault happened on a Manhattan-bound M train approaching the Lorimer Street station, police said. It is still unclear what precipitated the attack. The victim was hit in the back and...

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — “even the worst of us” — as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of scandals and opposition. With a choir singing the classic Christmas hymn “The First Noel,” Francis processed down the center aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica late Tuesday and unveiled…

A Philadelphia mailman delivered more than just letters and packages when he dressed up as Santa Claus and spread Christmas cheer along his route.