• More thrifting and fewer returns, the early trends that defined shopping this holiday

  

• Trump administration tightens rules for VAWA immigration petitions, raising fears for survivors

  

• Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after Trump's name added

  

• California mother pleads not guilty to murder of 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard

  

• Ukraine peace plan might include demilitarized zones, Zelenskyy says

  

• North Texas hits record high the day after Christmas, another cold front on the way

  

• Accumulating snow expected across Colorado; atmospheric river on the West Coast sending leftover moisture to Rockies

  

• Kwanzaa celebrations begin in the Sacramento region