Christmas Stories, Part 1: One year, my mom threw our Christmas tree out on the front yard, wrote MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS on the living room wall with ruby red lipstick, and locked herself in her bedroom for a day and a half.

Terror in the sky: More information is released on the man who tried to blow up a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit.

"About one of every five...": According to a Consumer Reports poll, that's the amount of people that are expected to return a Christmas present this year.

Not good: One of the two Pierce County Sheriffs that was wounded by David E. Crable is still in critical condition.

Christmas Stories, Part 2: One year, my mom didn't want to wrap our presents, so we lined up, closed our eyes, and held out our hands while she fished out our presents from a large black garbage bag.

Rational thinking: The Catholic Health Association backs the Senate's compromise on abortion funding.

The retail nightmare continues: People take to the stores to find good deals, and possibly presents for next year.

More tragedy: Today is the fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami that took hundreds of thousands of lives.

Christmas Stories, Part 3: I wanted to get my mom a present, but I was a kid, thus no money. So I found an old Santa mug in our linen closet, thinking "she has to of forgotten that we have this," and I wrapped it up. She unwraps it and says "you got this out of the linen closet."

In Iran: As Ashura descends upon the nation, politically charged protests are expected.

Hiram Monserrate: Gay activists crash party thrown by New York State Senator who slashed his girlfriend's face last year with a broken bottle, and voted against same-sex marriage this year.

"Hiram's a wife beater! He can get married and we can't! How can wife beaters get married and we can't? Hiram believes marriage believes marriage should be between one man, one woman, and a broken bottle."

L.A. Hospitals: California regulators discover dozens of registered nurses that have committed felonies such as murder and sex offenses.