• Maryland shoppers flood the malls for post-holiday gift returns

  

• Water main break floods Minneapolis neighborhood on Christmas

  

• Santa and his elves make a special delivery on Long Island

  

• California rain may ease, but more mudslides, flooding possible, forecasters say

  

• Tail end of winter storm will continue to soak Southern California through Friday

  

• Brookfield Zoo offering free admission days in January

  

• 2 Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers caught in avalanche, 1 suffers serious injuries

  

• Bensenville man accused of trying to kidnap Jewel-Osco employee with special needs