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Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

From Heaven, He Continues to Give

Parents of a young boy killed in a sledding accident three years ago run a successful charity in his honor.

A movie year for the record books

2013 provided us with a lot of great movies. Here are some of the best the year had to offer.

Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94

MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died Monday at the age of 94. Kalashnikov once aspired to design farm equipment.

Lost in lushness on St. Croix

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - The blue skies over St. Croix are dotted with clouds that create just enough shadow to cut the glare of sun on water. As my little rental car wheezes up the steep, twisting road, the sea is below on my right, a deep sapphire streaked with aquamarine.

Only in Europe: A 200-m.p.g. Volkswagen

The average fuel economy for a new car in the United States is 25 m.p.g. That's far less than the 121 m.p.g.-equivalent of the Scion iQ EV, which is the most fuel-efficient passenger vehicle on the market.

Manning set NFL TD passes record with 51

HOUSTON (AP) - Peyton Manning has broken Tom Brady's NFL record for most touchdown passes in a season with 51.

Drexel cruises past St. Francis (Pa.)

One of the loudest cheers Sunday afternoon at the Daskalakis Center came midway through the second half, when the public-address announcer informed the crowd that the Dallas Cowboys were losing - which, of course, did not last.

Insurance sign-up deadline is extended

With Monday's deadline - now extended to Tuesday - to sign up for health insurance starting Jan. 1, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the federal website and sought help from local organizations.

Walter Mitty

Inquirer film critic Steven Rea rates Walter Mitty 3 out of 4 stars.

'Anchorman 2' vs. 'American Hustle,' a battle of the bands

Neil Diamond or Donna Summer? Chris Cross or ELO? Captain & Tennille or Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes? Adam McKay's Ron Burgundy sequel and David O. Russell's Abscam ensemble piece are both set on the cusp of the 1980s, and the filmmakers had to duke it out for song rights.