Robert Frost's Christmas cards collected in NH Take heart, holiday procrastinators: Famed poet Robert Frost once waited until July to get his Christmas cards in the mail.December 25, 2012
Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born.December 25, 2012
What are you leaving for Santa? Milk and cookies might be the traditional Santa offering on Christmas Eve, but in at least one household, St. Nicholas will be getting smoked salmon and scotch.December 24, 2012
Attention kids: NORAD's Santa tracker phone lines are open Volunteers are pulling on their Santa hats, phone lines are in place and wall-size tracking screens are ready. NORAD Tracks Santa is primed for its 57th annual goodwill mission.December 24, 2012
MPR Photos of the Year From the rush of the Crashed Ice competition to the presidential horse race, floods up north and Dakota War memorials, and an amazing array of unique characters and moments, MPR's photographers recorded thousands of memorable moments in 2012. Here, they have whittled everything down for the best MPR Photos of the Year.December 22, 2012
Lutefisk: Minn. dish lives on despite taste America's rising foodie culture has inspired a new generation of chefs and adventurous eaters who have mined ethnic and antiquated food traditions to create gourmet delicacies. Even Scandinavian cuisine, not usually considered the most savory, is sharing the spotlight.December 22, 2012
Red Lake shooting survivors travel to support Newtown community Survivors of the 2005 shooting at Red Lake Senior High School traveled to Connecticut this week to offer support to residents of Newtown. Twenty-six people died in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a week ago Friday.December 21, 2012
MPR News photos of the week Residents in northeastern Minnesota are still coping with damaged homes and lives after the June flood, a investigation continues in Cold Spring and a big blizzard walloped southern Minnesota. All that and more in our photos of the week.December 21, 2012
Interactive: 2012 year in review news quiz A superstorm that wasn't so super, an election that seemed to go on forever and rap video that took the world by storm - those were just a few of the stories that made news in 2012. Test your knowledge of this year's events.December 21, 2012