From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Northern California joins parts of Washington and Oregon under a Flood Watch. Repeat atmospheric rivers continue to point relentless streams of rain and gusty wind toward the West Coast. The current ...

Merry Christmas. And you're welcome. No need to thank us — the people of North Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley — for inventing Christmas as everyone knows it. Santa, reindeer, letters to the North ...

"It's loud!" says Martina Gieske, an only child who married into a family of 14 siblings. "It took me a few years to memorize all the names." Hanging 104 Christmas stockings on a fireplace mantle is ...

One pretty common Christmas tradition you might follow without even thinking about it is putting oranges in the stockings. But, of course, there is an origin story as to why we do this each holiday ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The holiday season is here and an emerging weather pattern starting late next week will bring unseasonable warmth to most of the country through late December. Yes, we’ve had ...

Here's a fun Christmas fact: There is no clear origin of Christmas stockings. We could have all just decided it would be fun if once a year we stuff a giant decorative sock with trinkets and give them ...

This cute and easy Christmas snowman keychain crochet tutorial shows you how to make an adorable mini accessory perfect for the holiday season. With simple stitches and quick assembly, it’s a fun ...

As a theatre fan, what would you like in your Christmas stocking this year? The Playbill Store Team has compiled 10 of our favorite 2025 Stocking Stuffers to help you and your loved ones celebrate ...

Christmas stockings are one of the season’s most cherished traditions, hung on mantels, draped along stair rails, or waiting at the foot of the bed for Christmas morning surprises. Whether they’re ...

How about a Christmas stocking made from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate and handstitched by a sewing circle at Dumfries House in Scotland, where the king’s charitable foundation ...