President Barack Obama might be trying to enjoy himself during his Hawaii Christmas vacation, but his fun time cut into a military couple’s wedding, and they had to forsake their original choice of scenery because of the president’s golf game, Yahoo News reports. According to the report, two Army captains, Natalie Heimel and her fiance,…

Members of the Mendocino High School girls’ basketball team in California are organizing on Monday after being banned from a tournament because of their insistence on wearing “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts in solidarity with Eric Garner, the New York City man who died in July after police placed him in a choke hold, USA Today reports.…

Police are seeking leads on a gunman after a 31-year-old man was shot dead in New York City while delivering Christmas gifts to his family, the New York Daily News reports. Rashaun Nicholson was taking a bag of presents to his wife and four children in a housing complex on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on…

It’s miserable out. It’s cold, there’s barely a ray of sun in the sky, hibernation season is officially under way, and with it the era of hot cocoa, endless hours of Netflix and … oh yes, cuffing. Cuffing season is in full swing. But before you and bae decide to get all cozy and, er ……

Heri za Kwanzaa! The weeklong celebration of African heritage officially begins Dec. 26, when observers will come together and rejoice in family, community and culture. According to the Official Kwanzaa website, the name of the holiday comes from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning “first fruits.” Established in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, who believed…

JetBlue airlines is extending its services to law-enforcement officials, offering free flights along its route network to officers wishing to attend the funerals of the two New York City police officers who were killed in Brooklyn, N.Y., the New York Post reports. JetBlue has promised to fly up to two cops from each department to…

With the holidays comes lots of traveling, and in between trips, the thought of sipping on a relaxing cocktail might sound appealing … unless it’s an “Apartheid” cocktail, which was what Icelandair was offering, Talking Points Memo reports. According to the news site, the controversial cocktail made it to Twitter when user @AfricasaCountry tweeted out…

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a song that was performed at a charity event organized by a retired officer, CBS Los Angeles reports. TMZ originally released a clip of the performance that was allegedly performed by private investigator Gary Fishell. The event took place at Elks Lodge in Glendale, Calif., last week, the news…

Houston Police Officer Juventino Castro will not be charged in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Jordan Baker, who was unarmed, the Houston Chronicle reports. A Harris County grand jury came to its decision Tuesday, formally clearing Castro in the January shooting. According to the Chronicle, the case marked one of the county’s first grand jury…