American goldfinches have been in our yard since Thanksgiving. They perch in trees and on birdfeeders like Christmas ornaments and utter tinkling sounds like the tones of decorative baubles. Yet this ...

The story behind Costa Rica's Christmas trees. Read about the ancient symbolism and scientific name, Cupressus lusitanicus, of these holiday decorations.

A nine-year-old was among the five people killed in the Christmas market attack in the German city of Magdeburg, an official has said.

The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five. Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff also said that more than 200 people in total were ...