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People dressed in creepy costumes and masks walk in a procession. The person in front is wearing a red hood and carrying a staff with a bell, and the next person in line is wearing a green monstrous mask with a wide, toothy smile.

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When Christmas is a little too bright … look to Krampus

by Deena Prichep December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

If Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares children into behaving themselves, complete with goat horns and gnashing teeth.

From left: Taylor Swift, Protest Frog, Kristi Noem.

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Our quiz writer digs deep on politics and … bowler hats. Can you score 11?

by Holly J. Morris October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

What do you know about marathoning seniors, Diane Keaton’s fashion choices and Taylor Swift sales? Find out!

Armed members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall in Washington, DC, August 26, 2025.

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Where things stand with Trump’s National Guard deployments

by Alina Hartounian October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops in more than half a dozen American cities that it says are crime ridden.

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