New York is a great city to visit no matter what time of year. But at Christmas, there is even more to see and do. Here are a few things you should take in if you’re in Manhattan within the next few months:
Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Centre
Ice skating at Rockefeller Centre
Nutcracker ballet
Bryant Park: Holiday shops and free-admission skating rink
Christmas-themed department store display windows
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
If you’re traveling in Santa Monica, California and expect to go for a jog, beware: you could get a ticket for stopping to stretch. And don’t even think about doing sit-ups - you could be slapped with a $158 fine. It is illegal to congregate on grassy medians, and it just so happens that these medians have long been used in the city by the exercising community to stretch, or perform certain stationary exercises. But no more. Read more…

A referendum on the independence of Greenland was approved yesterday by the country’s residents.
Greenland has had home rule since 1973, however foreign and military policy is controlled by Denmark. The greater independence of Greeland means the official language would become the Inuit language, as opposed to Danish, and also gives Greenland control of all revenues from its natural resources. Read more…