Holidays

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USPS, UPS and FedEx say to mail your holiday gifts, cards and packages by these dates to ensure they arrive in time.

The 2024 White House holiday decorations include 83 Christmas trees and more than 28,000 ornaments.

Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined in 2005 by the National Retail Federation — has become the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it.

Criminals are exploiting the holiday season to perpetrate scams against shoppers and donors, the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Francisco said, and people need to be vigilant.

While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller. Many of the millions of catalogs getting sent to U.S. homes were scaled down to save on postage and paper. Some gift purveyors are sending out postcards. In a sign of the times, the American Catalog Mailers Association rebranded...

The week-long holiday was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966.

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens will glow over several nights; nearby, the Pacific lends epic atmosphere.

Hundreds of shoppers are expected to attend the third annual Blackout Holiday Market in Oakland.

Hundreds of shoppers are expected to attend the third annual Blackout Holiday Market in Oakland. Velena Jones reports.

Tourists and shoppers flocked to San Francisco on Black Friday looking for some holiday deals.

Tourists and shoppers flocked to San Francisco on Black Friday looking for some holiday deals. Christie Smith reports.

The historical hotel always pays homage to a Christmas classic and its ties to the elegant desert property.

The 49ers are getting ready to open the playbook by offering rare memorabilit and one-of-a-kind experiences to help give something back for the holidays.

Here’s what to know about Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus.

Experts are reminding everyone during the holiday shopping season to be aware of consumer fraud.

Consumers are hardwired to think more of short-term gratification than long-term goals.

Find the cheer in Cherry Valley at this annual outdoor offering, which features tons of twinkle.

Here’s what to know about the new love story launching on the Hallmark Channel.