12/24: Firefighters ambushed during N.Y. blaze; Answering letters to Santa

December 24, 2012 5:58 PM

Responding to an emergency call in Webster, N.Y., four volunteer firefighters were targeted by a gunman. Police says they were lured by a man with a simple objective in mind -- to kill or hurt them; Also, last-minute Christmas shoppers are taking it seriously this year, and it's a nationwide affair; And, There are those who believe in Santa answering mail, and those who believe in answering Santa's mail. In a tradition that began in 1930, in a small rural town on the Kentucky border, Santa and his volunteer elves answer nearly 30,000 letters each year.

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