Four lucky fans of the ‘90s Christmas blockbuster movie “Home Alone” will have the opportunity to spend a night in the McCallister family’s stately, Illinois residence.

An Indonesian volcano was active again on Monday, spewing out hot clouds of ash, two days after a powerful eruption killed at least 22 people and left dozens missing.

Congress faces a different kind of holiday rush as they plan for an extended session with a blistering and ambitious schedule to accomplish before Christmas.

The biggest headline from week 13 in the NFL was that the formerly winless Detroit Lions won a game for the first time since December of 2020, much to the delight of Lions fans nationwide. The team won in dramatic fashion against their hated rival Minnesota Vikings.

The College Football Playoff Committee chose which four teams would be competing for the National Championship after a slew of conference championship games on Saturday. The final rankings have Alabama in the top spot, followed by Michigan at #2, Georgia at #3, and Cincinnati at #4. 

Following an investigation that has spanned a decade, BuzzFeed News reporters found credible evidence that at least 10 employees and contractors of the Central Intelligence Agency committed sex crimes against children over the past 14 years; crime the agency has attempted to cover it up in order to protect state secrets.  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions on Monday, drawing international condemnation of what critics described as a “sham trial.”