DALLAS — As Kwanzaa celebrations came to a close at the Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center, drums delivered the final beat. “It’s an exhilaration,” Leo Hassan said. “It’s healing.” ...

A North Texas woman says exercise and some therapy have helped her regain control of her life after devastating losses turned recent Decembers into a season of grief. LaTonya Rodgers, a 48-year-old ...

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In “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, ” Clark Griswold’s reading of “'Twas the Night Before Christmas” is interrupted by Cousin Eddie. (Warner Bros.) With the last-minute packages wrapped up with ...

Dr. Elmo Shropshire explained the creative differences that led to the decision in a 2015 interview Kevin Mazur/Getty; Phil Roman Entertainment In the early 1980s, Dr. Elmo Shropshire rose to fame for ...

In Angel Studios' earnest Book of Samuel adaptation, there's less texture to the characters than there is to their richly rendered garments. This is all a perfectly on-the-nose outcome for a tale ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Gun violence continues to be a point of concern around the nation and here in Hampton Roads, with the senseless acts leaving their indelible marks on families 10 On Your Side ...

The holiday season often comes and goes quicker than we'd like, and that's doubly true when it comes to seasonal movies. Tubi will be cycling out a boatload of Christmas classics once the month is up, ...

According to The Late Show, Donald Trump won’t be content until he completely ruins Christmas. Last night, Stephen Colbert aired an animated clip titled “Colbert’s Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel,” ...

Let me introduce you to one of the simplest, most powerful intimacy tools I’ve ever taught: the belly hug. Not a polite embrace. Not a windmill hug nor a pat-pat on the back like you’re congratulating ...