Ways to cope with 'holiday blues' this season

Signs you may be experiencing "holiday blues" include fatigue, losing interest in activities you normally enjoy, trouble making decisions or concentrating, withdrawing from friends and family, anger, irritability, and sadness.

Knitted scarves for the homeless

Dana Zukofsky spent the last few months knitting 80 scarves to donate to the homeless population spending the holiday season at The Bowery Mission.

Last-minute holiday shoppers hit the stores

With just hours to spare until Christmas Day, shoppers are scrambling to make their final holiday purchases, be it at big box stores or even smaller holiday markets to find food, toys, trinkets and stocking stuffers.

Christmas comes early for U.S. troops in Syria.

Santa made an early visit to American troops based in Syria this year, with several military support organizations, churches and charities making sure the soldiers’ stockings were filled with plenty of treats.