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NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking …

Volunteers take phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their house, during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Thomas Paul/North American Aerospace Defense Command. via AP)

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British baker’s criticism of Mexican ‘ugly’ bread triggers …

Bolillos, a traditional Mexican bread, sit for sale at a street stand in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories …

FILE - Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, walks past as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels, in Paris, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like ‘baubles’ …

FILE - Denise Lodge, left, covers her face with a printout of the indictment against her as she walks from the federal courthouse, June 14, 2023, in Concord, N.H., following her arrest on charges related to an alleged scheme to steal and sell donated body parts. (Steven Porter/The Boston Globe via AP, File)

Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps …

With hubcaps fastened to his backpack, cyclist Barnaby Wickham pedals through a neighborhood on his journey home, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches …

In this image taken from a video a skydiver is caught on the wing of a plane as he exited the aircraft in Tully, North Queensland, Sept.20, 2025.(Jarrad Nolan/Australian Transport Safety Bureau via AP)

Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah’s Arches National Park …

FILE - Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park on April 25, 2021, near Moab, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst, File)

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San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving …

FILE - A Waymo car drives up a hill in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Holiday ornaments decorate life all year long in …

Owner of the Christel Dauwe Collection ornaments shop, Christel Dauwe, shows an ornament of the Horse Bayard, a folkloric Belgian event, at her shop in Antwerp, Belgium, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast …

In this undated photo released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, items dropped by a drone into the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C., are seen. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)

Caroline Garcia turned down $270,000 betting company …

FILE - France's Caroline Garcia reacts as she plays United States' Bernarda Pera during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after …

In this photo provided by the New Zealand Police a Fabergé pendant is held after it was recovered, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, from a man accused of stealing and swallowing the pendant. (New Zealand Police via AP)

Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current …

This photo released by San Diego Fire-Rescue shows owner Alexis reuniting with Sadie, a black Labrador retriever-mix, after Sadie was rescued from the water near Mission Beach, San Diego, Nov. 23, 2025. (San Diego Fire-Rescue via AP)

A seal galumphs into a bar. The bartender says ‘Grab …

This security footage provided by Sprig + Fern The Meadows, shows a seal walking inside bar in Richmond, New Zealand, on Nov. 30, 2025. (Sprig + Fern The Meadows via AP)

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