• Philly children affected by gun violence receive toys, meet Santa at toy giveaway

  

• Hillsdale County man wins $6M playing Michigan Lottery's Super Raffle game

  

• Beloved blue whale skeleton at UC Santa Cruz gets high-tech restoration

  

• Vallejo City Unified votes to close 3 elementary schools after months of deliberation

  

• Eaton and Palisades fire victims eligible for free tickets to Rose Parade

  

• Former ICE agent reviews video of south Minneapolis raid

  

• Georgia swears in its youngest state representative

  

• "Phantom of the Opera" in Chicago goes all out with chandelier