Brianna Krawczyk is pictured with her first grade class at C.C. Ring Elementary School. Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world – but it’s ...

I am not writing to ask for gifts. I am writing on behalf of the hundreds of millions of children who do not have Christmas — and whose lives are stolen from them every day. Around the world, nearly ...

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Josephine Throne and Rosemary Bridgman never met, but, somehow, in different places and at different times, I was moved to ...

Xabi Alonso’s letter to Santa Claus is a tough one for His Majesty to fulfill, but the man from Tolosa has a series of ...

Here’s a true story starring the U.S. Postal Service and Santa Claus. Shortly before Christmas, my wife, Colleen, went to our ...

Operation North Pole returns for the first time since COVID-19, giving children under treatment for life-threatening ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Aleshkael Claros-Rodriguez may be only 3 months old, but his mother already holds out high cultural hopes for ...

Driven by natural curiosity and a true love of literature, he embraced the role of artistic director, meticulously curating ...

A fifth grader who wrote to a shopping mall asking for a Lego Store was surprised with gift cards and LEGOLAND passes ...

Mokolo, a 10-year-old male giraffe, recently joined the zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species ...

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