CHRISTMAS

MIAMI — (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is moving to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel that hosted a Christmas drag show, a crackdown that comes as the Republican governor looks to shore up his conservative credentials ahead of an expected 2024 presidential bid. Amir Blattner, the hotel’s general manager, said the liquor license remains active as the complaint is being reviewed. “Governor DeSantis stands up for the innocence of children in the classroom and throughout Florida,” the Republican governor’s office said in a statement regarding the hotel’s liquor license. Another bill would restrict venues from allowing children to attend drag shows if they have sexual content.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is moving to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel that hosted a Christmas drag show.

A severe winter storm in New Hampshire downed trees and power lines causing numerous power outages in December. Biden officially declared a federal disaster declaration on Wednesday.

In a complaint, Florida officials stated that the show used “targeted, Christmas-themed promotional materials that did not provide notice as to the sexually explicit nature of the Show’s performances or other content.”

The economy expanded by 0.3% as children returned to school and postal strikes ended.

Richard Acosta, 34, was found guilty of capital murder this week after his son shot and killed three people at a convenience store in December 2021 in Garland, Texas.

Southwest's COO will faces questions from a Senate panel on Thursday over the airline's holiday meltdown.

Luxury rehab centres address the life-consuming nature of crypto trading, but some question the huge costs.

An Orlando performing arts venue is having its liquor license revoked after it hosted a Christmas drag show in December, according to state officials.

This hidden gem is not just an outdoor attraction, but serves an important purpose.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is probably not as sick as many would wish him to be, and it would be dangerous to overestimate the extent of the Kremlin leader’s health problems, Israeli military doctor Boris Bril has said.

Households cut back on streaming services in their droves as the cost of living rose sharply.

Southwest tried to send them on "flights to nowhere," the coach said, before a local businessman finally chartered a bus for $15,000 to get them home.

A man and woman were arrested after a an elderly woman in a Brevard County senior living facility was found with bruises on Christmas, according to arrest warrants.

OKLAHOMA CITY — (AP) — The body of a child found in Oklahoma earlier this month was positively identified as 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, who investigators said was beaten to death by a caregiver on Christmas. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced on social media Thursday that the state’s chief medical examiner had made the identification. The girl was reported missing Jan. 10 when a postal carrier found her 5-year-old sister alone outside the home where she lived with Ivon Adams III and his wife, Alysia Adams. Ivon Adams, 36, was arrested in Arizona on murder and child neglect charges and returned to Oklahoma. The document does not reveal why Ivon Adams was beating the girl.

The owner of the mail delivery service reveals the cost of the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.

Authorities in north-central Mexico have confirmed that a U.S. resident was among four people who were killed in the state of Zacatecas around Christmas

Small businesses are still unable to send new parcels overseas two weeks after the Royal Mail cyber-attack.

PALM BAY, Fla. — Friends and family members of two teenagers shot and killed last Christmas marched to Palm Bay City Hall Thursday for an event they called “the justice walk.”It took place along Eldron Boulevard and Malabar Road as the city held its council meeting. No arrests have been made in the case. READ: 2 arrested in connection with home invasion in downtown Orlando high-rise, police saySee the full story in the video above. READ: Audit reveals Orange County fleet of vehicles aren’t being serviced properlyVideo: Palm Bay police mum on teen boys’ murders More than a week after the bodies of two teen boys were discovered in the woods of partially developed land, Palm Bay police are not providing any updates. (Nick Papantonis, WFTV.com)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister who just announced her resignation, faced a constant barrage of online and in-person abuse.

As damaging as it was for more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow to fall on California since Christmas, a worst-case global warming scenario could juice up similar future downpours by one-third by the middle of this century, a new study says. The entire western United States would likely see a 31% increase in precipitation from these worst of the worst storms in a souped-up warming world because of more intense and widely spread rainfall, the study said. “It could be even worse,” said study author Ruby Leung, a climate scientist at the U.S. Pacific Northwest National Lab. This happens because of the physics of rain storms, Leung said. When she used computer simulations, Leung chose the most severe worst-case scenario for how the world’s carbon emissions will grow.

A new study says drenchings like those California has been getting since Christmas will only get wetter and nastier with climate change.

Friends and family members of two teens found shot to death in Palm Bay on Christmas marched for justice ahead of a city council meeting.

Just a few days after Christmas in the middle of the night at the Seminole County Solid Waste Transfer Station in Longwood, a fire started deep inside a trash trailer and slowly started to spread. Eventually four trailers were engulfed and burned to a crisp over three hours.

Harry received a police bike for Christmas and was surprised when local police came by and let him lead a patrol down the street.

Arfon Jones says he fells like he gave someone "a nice Christmas present".

The duke says he is a Friends fanatic and the Queen quizzed Meghan about Donald Trump when they met.

In its first meeting since police said two teenagers were found shot and killed on Christmas, the Palm Bay City Council Thursday proposed a workshop to help find solutions to violence and other illegal activities in the undeveloped neighborhood called the Compound.

Total retail sales jumped by almost 7% but price rises meant shoppers bought less but spent more.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

This week on “Black Men Sundays,” host Corie Murray interviews Reggie Tolbert.

Moscow has said it killed more than 600 Ukrainian forces in a "mass missile strike" in Kramatorsk.

In and around The Villages, Christmas was a time to give gifts and celebrate with family and friends. But for the less fortunate, the holidays may have been a reminder

A Chicago man allegedly shot the pregnant mother who they share an 8-year-old daughter with, which resulted in a miscarriage, prosecutors say.

United States Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Fox News' 'Special Report' to react to criticism and the Southwest Airlines debacle.

Officials say the annual tradition is good for aquatic ecosystems

LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine after the head of the Orthodox Church called for a Christmas truce, the Kremlin said Thursday. Putin instructed Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to introduce a ceasefire from noon on Friday, Jan. 6, until midnight on Saturday, Jan. 7., a statement from the Kremlin read . The request comes after the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, requested that both Ukraine and Russia observe a truce over the Christmas holiday. Those who belong to the Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas in January. An official in the Ukrainian presidential office had called the proposal “propaganda.”This is a breaking news story.

KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — The head of the Russian Orthodox Church called Thursday for a 36-hour Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine at the end of this week, but his appeal looked unlikely to bring any breakthrough in halting the war that began last February with Russia's invasion. The Russian Orthodox Church, which uses the ancient Julian calendar, celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Turkey’s president Thursday and the Kremlin said afterward that Putin “reaffirmed Russia’s openness to a serious dialogue” with Ukrainian authorities. Previous attempts at brokering peace talks have fallen at that hurdle, as Ukraine demands that at the very least Russia withdraws from occupied areas. The fighting in Ukraine has increasingly become a war of attrition in recent weeks, as winter sets in.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling for a 36-hour Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine at the end of this week

Orlando police search for a woman who disappeared on Christmas night.

Orlando police search for a woman who disappeared on Christmas night.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced scrutiny after President Biden called for an end to "poison" politics despite smearing Republicans as racists in 2022.

Dallas-based Southwest canceled more than 15,000 flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 30, according to tracking service FlightAware.

Two men were charged by the DOJ in connection to four substation attacks in Washington state on Christmas that left thousands without power and caused more than $3 million in damages.

Two men were charged by the DOJ in connection to four substation attacks in Washington state on Christmas that left thousands without power and caused more than $3 million in damages.

Donations poured in within hours after Damar Hamlin suddenly suffered cardiac arrest after a tackle, with some donating thousands.

LONDON — (AP) — Commuters returning to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break were advised not to travel as tens of thousands of British rail workers stage a fresh round of strikes that will disrupt services all week. Many places, including most of Scotland and Wales, have no train services. But rail workers, like others who work in the public sector, say wages have failed to keep pace with the skyrocketing cost of living. Inflation in the U.K. has soared to a 41-year high of 11.1%, driven by sharply rising energy and food costs. Nurses, airport baggage handlers, ambulance and bus drivers and postal workers were among those who walked off their jobs in December to demand higher pay.

Grandma thinks the constant gifts of photos she’s already of her grandkids are “a gift of no consideration at all.”

A junior business major who plays basketball for Indiana University gave his sister the ultimate Christmas present.

Over 4,500 houses were damaged by the floods, along with roads and bridges, and some areas still struggle with disrupted power and water supply.

Over 4,500 houses were damaged by the floods, along with roads and bridges, and some areas still struggle with disrupted power and water supply.

Elle Edwards, 26, was shot on Christmas Eve outside The Lighthouse pub in Wallasey.

Floods have subsided in most of the areas hit by bad weather that disrupted Christmas celebrations in the eastern, central and southern Philippines. Over 4,500 houses were damaged by the floods, along with roads and bridges, and some areas still have disrupted power and water supply, the disaster management agency said. Teams from the capital Manila were sent to assist communities with limited clean water in setting up water filtration systems. At least 22 cities and municipalities have declared a state of calamity, the disaster management council said. A shear line — the point where warm and cold air meet — triggered heavy rains in parts of the country last week, causing the floods, the state weather bureau said.

Thousands of people in the Philippines remain in emergency shelters in the wake of devastating Christmas flooding as the death toll climbed to 51 with 19 missing.

The death toll in the massive floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has climbed to 51, with 19 others missing, the national disaster response agency said Monday, as affected residents struggle to get back on their feet. Photos on social media showed residents in Misamis Occidental province in Northern Mindanao sweeping away thick mud from the floors of their homes. The Northern Mindanao region in the south bore the brunt of the disaster, reporting 25 deaths, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Andrew Holmes Foundation party served holiday cheer to families who faced tragedy, gun violence

A 23-year-old man was arrested in Puerto Rico after being accused of murdering his brother in Polk County on Christmas Eve, according to the sheriff's office.

Two Texas men have been arrested for an alleged baby Jesus theft from a nativity scene at church in Fort Worth, police said.

For many Mexican families, a rosca de reyes, or king cake, brings a slice of Christmas magic into the new year.

A waitress in Wisconsin received some extra Christmas cheer when she received a $1,000 tip from a customer on Christmas morning. The customer thought she was "everything."

Chicago police are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars in donations that a church had collected for its community outreach efforts at their Christmas services.

Authorities in western New York announced Wednesday that 10 arrests were made by a newly created anti-looting task force.

Ahead of the New Year's weekend, the airline said that Friday will see minimal disruptions after its slashed schedule stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers during a wintery holiday stretch.

Singer Harry Styles joined his mother and sister in England to celebrate Christmas a month after ending his two-year relationship with Olivia Wilde.

Southwest canceled thousands of flights over the past week while other airlines stabilized after brutal winter storms.

Florida officials are taking aim at an Orlando Christmas drag show, warning that the performance may have been marketed to young children.

Passengers from all over the country are scrambling to make new travel plans in the wake of nationwide flight cancellations.

The St. Johns River’s temperature is still in the 50s, and that means manatees continue to pile into nearby Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County.

Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections are suffering through another wave of scrubbed flights.

Philippine officials say the death toll from heavy rains and floods over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing.

A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes.

An 80-year-old woman died on Christmas after she was hit by two vehicles while crossing a road in Leesburg, according to police.

The Titusville Police Department had the chance to play Santa while providing gifts to children and seniors with two holiday events, according to news releases from the city.

Back-to-back fires broke out at two homes in the south end of Marion County on Christmas, according to fire rescue officials.

A man accused of stealing multiple packages from Hollywood residents was arrested on Christmas Eve, police say.

President Joe Biden is celebrating a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House and has spoken with American service members stationed around the world.

Pope Francis has used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanity.

Traditional surfing session held every Christmas Eve

The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries.

Tens of thousands of migrants who fled violence and poverty are spending Christmas in crowded shelters or on the dangerous streets of Mexican border towns.

The biblical town of Bethlehem is marking what is shaping up to be a merry Christmas.

SeaWorld Orlando is set to delay its opening over the Christmas weekend due to "unseasonably cold" weather.

A Volusia County World War II veteran will get to spend Christmas finally back inside his own home.

Jazz musician John Korbel releases latest Christmas single. Find out how he was inspired to write the song that stands out from traditional Christmas songs.

Cold Weather shelters are set and ready for people as Lake County is set to be impacted by an artic blast throughout the weekend.

Thirteen years after starting the biggest Christmas party on Cocoa Beach, George Trosset expects Saturday to be coldest Surfing Santas yet.

This holiday weekend, shelters for the homeless are expected to extend capacity due to cold weather.

Stay frosty, people.

It’s a News 6 tradition that unfortunately, we’ve had to skip for the past few years because of the pandemic.But now, we’re back!

Here’s a list of all the movies coming to theaters and streaming services ahead of, on and after Christmas.

Games at Christmas are a time-honored tradition.

Florida and winter have a flaky relationship, let's make the most of it.

Some passengers at Orlando International Airport are looking at delays and cancellations as a powerful winter storm is moving from the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast.

It will be feeling festive for the holidays!

Spain has kicked off the festive period with one of its most iconic events: the huge Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo," or The Fat One.

The Orlando International Airport announced that it is expecting to see the highest level of traffic just after New Year's Day.

Get ready to layer up this weekend.

Central Florida is bracing for freezing temperatures ahead of and during the winter holidays.

Disaster Recovery Centers across Florida that remain open to assist people impacted by recent hurricanes Ian and Nicole have posted holiday closures for Christmas and New Year’s, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Surfing Santas typically draws national television coverage with colorful images of costumed surfers joy-riding across a sun-splashed Florida beach — while most of America shivers amid wintry December weather, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.