New Orleans prohibiting Mardi Gras parades in 2021

New Orleans city officials said parades of any kind will not be permitted for Mardi Gras 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the potential to be a super spreader event.

Wreaths Across America event canceled at Arlington National Cemetery due to pandemic

Officials announced Monday that the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery and the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Cemetery next month will be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Zoom gets rid of 40-minute limit on free calls for Thanksgiving

Zoom will be getting rid of its 40-minute limit on free calls for Thanksgiving to give families more virtual time together.

Thanksgiving Day plans in limbo for many families amid pandemic

Thanksgiving Day plans remain in limbo for many families as people continue to navigate how to celebrate the holiday amid restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings and rising coronavirus case numbers.

NORAD to track Santa on Christmas Eve 2020, but with less volunteers amid pandemic

NORAD will continue its annual tradition of tracking Santa Claus’ journey around the globe as he delivers gifts on Christmas Eve — but with fewer volunteers.

Santa Claus to use plexiglass, face masks at malls across US as COVID-19 cases surge

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness, mall owners are going ahead with plans to bring him back this year.

COVID-19 cases linked to Halloween gathering prompt 2 Arlington Catholic schools to switch to remote learning

A Halloween gathering linked to more than a dozen positive coronavirus cases prompted two of the 41 schools within the Catholic Dioceses of Arlington to flip back to all virtual learning late Thursday. 

Hottest electronics
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The holidays are coming up - and one of the hottest items out there will be the PS5. Today, Ryan Lynch of Records and Rarities talks to FOX 5 about the new console and some of the other electronics that will soon be available.

Online shopping surge ahead of holidays could lead to delivery delays

Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays.

How to travel and celebrate the holidays during the pandemic
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The holidays are upon us - and Dr. Amesh Adalja is on hand to help us celebrate them safely in the era of the novel coronavirus.

Local nonprofit helps reunite military families in time for the holidays

As we salute our servicemen and women this Veterans Day, it's important to remember many of them are alone or going through recovery and rehabilitation without their families around.

President Trump emerges from White House to mark Veterans Day

President Donald Trump spent 10 minutes in public Wednesday honoring America's war veterans — a veneer of normalcy for a White House that's frozen by a defeated president mulling his options, mostly forgoing the mechanics of governing and blocking his inevitable successor.