Christmas

With burnout on the rise, CNBC asked the experts about how you can best use the holiday period to ensure you start the new year feeling refreshed.

Vulgar political rhetoric overshadowed a Christmas tradition this year in Saugus, Massachusetts. The annual Christmas Eve parade goes back decades. Each year, kids of all ages see cars and trucks lit up as they watch for Santa Claus. But this year, two pickup trucks participating in the parade made things political, displaying “Trump 2024” flags and a sign, in lights,…

A Christmas Eve parade in Saugus, an annual tradition where children watch for Santa Claus, was paused after organizers learned two participating pickup trucks had put up vulgar and politically divisive displays.

A Michigan schoolteacher who tested positive for COVID-19 in the middle of a flight to Iceland a few days before Christmas says she ended up voluntarily isolated in the plane’s cramped bathroom for the last five hours of the trip to Reykjavik.

What should you do if you or someone with whom you have been in close contact tests positive for coronavirus during the holidays? As families and friends gather over the holidays, many are looking for information on how long to quarantine, if at all and how long they might be contagious. Here’s a look at the guidance from the...

Experts say there are a number of simple holiday activities that are both fun and beneficial for children’s development.

As the holiday weekend ends and millions of Americans try to get home, COVID-19 is ruining travel plans. More than 130 flights were affected inBoston.

Passengers on more than 130 flights into and out of Boston Logan International Airport got the frustrating news their flights were canceled over Christmas weekend. “We got here, we had no idea our flight was even canceled,” said Abigail Peirce, who was trying to fly to West Palm Beach Sunday. The omicron variant of COVID has been disrupting fight schedules…

Millions were heading home after Christmas — or trying to, amid major flight cancellations and other delays. We checked in on the situation at Boston Logan International Airport.

President Joe Biden marked his first Christmas in office by making calls to military service members stationed around the world, offering them holiday wishes and gratitude for their service and sacrifice for the nation.

Overnight: Freezing rain switches to snow showers, icy spots north & west, a coating or so of snow possible northeast MA. Lows uppers 20s to low 30s. Sunday: A lingering flurry/snow shower early, icy spots early, partly cloudy and breezy in the PM. Highs around 40.

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Saturday night: Rain continues, lows drop to the low 30s. Sunday: Early AM showers then partly sunny afternoon. Highs in the low 40s.

Icy conditions made traveling dangerous across New England on Christmas

It has certainly been and eventful Christmas Day across much of New England, weatherwise!  We’ve had just about everything thrown at us, from freezing rain across southern and central New England to snow in the north. We’re still not out of the woods yet, but we’re making strides toward it, ever so slowly. Temperatures are now above freezing across...

Hundreds have gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing.

Merry Christmas everyone! My best wishes to you and your loved ones. From the NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Center… Today: freezing rain continues to push northward and remains across much of NH this afternoon. The freezing rain in Boston leaves by noon and stays off into the north. Highs in the mid 30s. Rainy all day....

Freezing rain is widespread across New England on Christmas morning, making travel potentially dangerous.

More than a dozen vehicles crashed on the Everett Turnpike in New Hampshire on Saturday morning, Christmas, as icy conditions made travel perilous. The northbound side of the highway was closed at exit 5 as crews worked to clear the vehicles — some had gone off the road, Nashua police said. The northbound side of Interstate 89 was also closed,…

Pope Francis has used his Christmas Day address to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic