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Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce (62) gestures as he leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Kelce Bowl: Eagles’ Jason, Chiefs’ Travis the center of attention in a Super Bowl rematch

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Decoration on a Christmas tree. File photo credit: Vladimirkarp via Shutterstock.

‘Grinch-burg’ no more: Wisconsin city drops Christmas decoration ban for municipal staff

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Empty seats are seen in the Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, June 21, 2023. Hundreds of people used to come to this theater every day to watch movies, but the Taliban government has banned movies. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Sci-Fi version of Bible story, ‘The Shift,’ plus three family-friendly movies out this week

By Plugged In – Higher Ground Partner

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Investigators leading the impeachment of Paxton have released nearly 4,000 pages of documents that reveal in new detail how the embattled Republican allegedly used multiple cellphones, aliases on ride-sharing apps to conceal an affair and pressured top aides to help a donor who is now facing criminal charges. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Pamela White poses in her home in Ponchatoula, La., with a photo of her son Dararius Evans, who was killed in January of 2020, Thursday, May 4, 2023. White and her family turned to Louisiana’s victim compensation board for help paying for the unexpected funeral. She was met with administrative hurdles, a denial that blamed her son for his own death, a lengthy appeal — all while paying up front through a personal loan that gathered interest as she waited. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Safety net with holes? Programs to help crime victims can leave them fronting bills

By Mike Catalini and Claudia Lauer - Associated Press

A Southwest Airlines ground crew directs a plane out of the terminal at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, Calif. on Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) **FILE**

Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from reporters after his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis will be in Iowa on March 10 to introduce himself to an expectant audience of Republicans, making a long-awaited visit ahead of a likely 2024 presidential bid. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

DeSantis moves to revoke hotel’s liquor license over ‘sexually explicit’ drag show open to kids

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida lawmakers will meet Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, to complete a state takeover Walt Disney World's self-governing district and debate proposals on immigration and election crimes, as DeSantis continues to leverage national political fissures ahead of an expected White House run. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Ron DeSantis strips liquor license from a theater that let kids watch drag queen show

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Metropolitan Epiphanius, center right, and priests deliver an Orthodox Christmas service inside the nearly 1,000-year-old Pechersk Lavra Cathedral of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Hundreds of Ukrainians heard the Orthodox Christmas service in the Ukrainian language for the first time at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Lavra Cathedral on Orthodox Christmas Day, a demonstration of independence from the Russian orthodox church. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

This portrait of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was printed from original glass plate negatives of Mathew B. Brady. Grant, the president responsible for giving America the national Christmas holiday, is finally getting a special day of his own. (AP Photo/Mathew Brady, File)

Ulysses S. Grant, president and general, gets a day in Ohio

By Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Washington. Biden is returning to Washington after spending his vacation in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden enters the 2024 cycle with firm progress on COVID-19, though hurdles loom

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A woman walks through unclaimed bags at Southwest Airlines baggage claim at Salt Lake City International Airport Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Southwest Airlines is still trying to extract itself from sustained scheduling chaos and cancelled another 2,350 flights after a winter storm overwhelmed its operations days ago. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Southwest: Normal flight operations to resume Friday

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Supporters, including young children, hold flags outside Plaza Live, where “A Drag Queen Christmas” is scheduled to take place, in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. According to a tweet from the press secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis, the show has triggered a state investigation. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Florida moves to bar children from attending ‘A Drag Queen Christmas’

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander (88) and St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly (90) chase after a loose puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Maple Leafs fined $100K for traveling during holiday break

Associated Press

George W. Bush at Christmastime illustration illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

At Christmastime, George W. Bush was Santa, Obama was Scrooge

By Joseph Curl

Illustration on "Kidults" (adults that want to stay children) by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The rise of ‘kidults’ and their infantile fascinations

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, works the ball inside to the rim as Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul defends in overtime of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

In wide-open NBA, uncertainty is only certainty

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Fiscal Responsibility in Congress Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Omnibus bill affirms Congress’ budgeting practices that spiked the national debt

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Relatives of soldiers from the Azov Regiment, who were captured by Russia in May after the fall of Mariupol, sit at the Christmas table in a flashmob action under the Christmas tree demanding to free the prisoners, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Some Ukrainians move up Christmas to part ways with Russia

By Renata Brito and Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

FILE - Wreaths hang on the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Nov. 27, 2022. President Joe Biden celebrated a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House over a record-setting cold and windy weekend in the nation’s capitol. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden and first lady thank service members in Christmas calls

By Hannah Fingerhut - Associated Press