Buying toys just isn't fun anymore. Six months ago, store shelves were loaded with cheap toys and metal trinkets. Grabbing an inexpensive present was simple. ...more

December 8, 2007

Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for his friends and only contempt for his victims. ...more

December 8, 2007

A gunman in camouflage and wielding a rifle opened fire in an Omaha mall crowded with holiday shoppers Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding five others, before turning the gun on himself. ...more

December 6, 2007

By DAVE SIMANOFF The Tampa Tribune You need toys. You need hostess gifts. You need electronic gadgets and a wad of gift cards. ...more

December 5, 2007

High Tea, Plant City Style He, a cowboy, makes a mean scone. She, a nurse, is a tea expert. Together, Rick and Susan-Lynn Lewis give harried holiday shoppers an alternative to mall madness at Plant City's Simply Country Gifts & Southern Belles Tearoom. The "country Victorian" tea room offers Christmas carol teas this month. ...more

December 2, 2007

You need toys. You need hostess gifts. You need electronic gadgets and a wad of gift cards. ...more

December 1, 2007

Miley Cyrus celebrated turning 15 on Friday with more than 15,000 hometown friends, who serenaded her with "Happy Birthday" toward the end of her concert in Nashville, complete with pyrotechnic displays and a cake delivered onstage. ...more

November 26, 2007

It happens every holiday season. People consumed by their day-to-day lives take notice of others less fortunate and want to help. Food, clothing and cash donations are always welcome at social service agencies. But many residents long to roll up their sleeves and give back to their communities, to be a part of something bigger than themselves, to set examples for their children. Perhaps helping others makes this time of year more meaningful. ...more

November 19, 2007

the smart-alecky, fast-talking, seemingly insincere hustler who ultimately turns out to be a lovable lug beneath the bravado - in "Fred Claus." Only this time he does it surrounded by elves and toys with jaunty Christmas music blaring in the background. ...more

November 8, 2007

Let's face it: The holidays can be a stressful time, especially for college students who also are studying for finals. ...more

November 7, 2007