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A Washington state police officer had a touching reaction when a family gave him a Christmas gift to cope with the loss of his beloved K9 companion.

Some Northern California McDonald’s employees are being honored for taking quick action to save a woman in distress on Christmas Eve.

A 12-year-old girl fatally struck by a car while crossing State Road A1A in Central Florida on Sunday afternoon donated her organs three days later, in time for Christmas.

A father of four in Atlanta, Georgia, got a phone call recently, which turned out to be the Christmas miracle his whole family needed.

More than 500 election clerks in Michigan have not been properly accredited to run the state’s elections, according to a recent audit.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore broke its annual per capita homicide record after reaching 342 killings Friday.

A mom in Galva, Illinois, is making sure her son has all the skills he needs to succeed in life after he graduates from high school. 

A husband in Austin, Texas, gave his beloved wife a very unique gift for Christmas this year. 

A child died from cardiac arrest Thursday on a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Seattle.

A wild brawl broke out at an upstate New York mall on Christmas Eve, with participants causing mayhem in the beef jerky outlet store, according to a video of the incident.

Two alleged thieves were caught with more than 100 packages and pieces of mail after their vehicle rolled over Monday in Durham, California.

A nine-year-old pit bull mix was adopted from an animal shelter after five years, just in time to spend Christmas with his new family on Wednesday.

A woman in Newnan, Georgia, received a big surprise last week when strangers decided to take care of her car repair bill. 

Two brothers decided to donate their Christmas gifts to children displaced by a fire that broke out in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, building that houses the homeless on early Wednesday morning.

An alleged bank robber in Colorado Springs, Colorado, wanted to make sure others shared in his newly acquired cash Monday.

DENVER (AP) — The purpose of recent nighttime drone flights over northeast Colorado has remained a mystery to authorities who are trying to learn the identities of the operators.

Police were on hand to deliver a very special gift in time for Christmas on Interstate 93 near Concord, New Hampshire.

An 11-year-old known as “Sam the Bottle Man” is making a difference for sick children in need one nickel at a time.

The Trump administration has attempted to keep people from relying on food stamps, but nine cases of fraud stand out as the biggest of 2019.

Massachusetts police officers surprised four-year-old Jaiden “JJ” Clifford with gifts in a special visit to his home on Sunday.

Three adults are dead and four children have been rescued from a home following an apparent murder-suicide in Lakeland, Florida, on Christmas Eve, reports WFLA.

Two more women have come forward claiming that Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted them, alleging that they were sexually assaulted as minors in a lawsuit.

A Michigan family honored their late son by donating 700 toys as Christmas presents to local pediatric hospitals in his memory.

A single dad in Belton, Texas, got a huge surprise recently after he asked people to send Christmas cards to his son, who has special needs.

A young boy in Annville, Pennsylvania, gave a very special tribute Sunday to members of the United States military who are away from their families this holiday season. 

An entire town in Louisiana got a spiritual blessing in time for Christmas, thanks to gallons of holy water and an airplane.

Kris Kringle and his flying reindeer have begun their annual trek to spread Christmas joy to children all over the world. 

Shoppers gave retailers a massive boost Saturday by making it the biggest sales day in U.S. retail history.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and BYO cup policies.

A Kentucky community came together to help a Marine veteran in need by raising enough money to help her purchase a vehicle.

Two Kentucky market owners have been accused of running a $2 million food stamp fraud scheme between October 2010 and December 2015, according to a Thursday indictment.

A girl in Wesley Chapel, Florida, is helping make a difference in the lives of foster children living in her community. 

Dancers of all ages from a Utah dance studio dazzled the stage with ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, and holiday classics all to benefit a little girl in need.

A grandfather in Gladstone, Oregon, recently decided to do something very unique for his ten grandkids this Christmas.

A Trump fan in Bellingham, Massachusetts, is making sure the president’s supporters have all the MAGA hats, pins, and t-shirts they need for the 2020 election. 

A viral photo of a man defecating in an aisle of a Safeway store in San Francisco earlier this month has highlighted the challenges that the city faces in keeping the streets — and shops — clean amidst an explosion of homelessness.