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Lisa Young visits her horse after losing everything else in a fire in Boulder County last week – home, belongings, and likely her two cats.

 A pair of beavers at the Oregon Zoo enjoyed a snowy walk on Wednesday while collecting some tree branches. The zoo in Portland says the pair, named Filbert and Maple, is their branch managers.

Highlights of this day in history: Thomas Edison demonstrates the light bulb; The United States winds down the Marshall Plan; Actor Anthony Hopkins, composer Jule Styne, and musician Donna Summer are born. (Dec. 31)

John Madden was dearly loved by millions of football fans worldwide. While it’s a very sad day, it’s also a day we should celebrate the life of a man who brought joy through the game of football to millions. John Madden, dead at 85.

Today in history for Dec. 29: Noblemen in Russia kill Gregory Rasputin; Wounded Knee massacre takes place; Texas joins as the 28th state; Dissident playwright Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia; First YMCA opens in Boston.

Highlights of this day in history for Dec. 28: Pres. Woodrow Wilson is born; John C. Calhoun becomes first US vice president to resign; Alexander Solzhenitsyn 'Gulag Archipelago' is published; Actor Denzel Washington & comic book creator Stan Lee are born.

As President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were taking phone calls on Christmas Eve for NORAD's Santa tracker hotline, a father ended an otherwise pleasant conversation by telling the president, "Merry Christmas and let's go Brandon."

Today in history for Dec. 25: George Washington crosses the Delaware River; Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigns; Ousted Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are executed; James Brown dies.

Authorities say two travelers are facing charges following a brawl with police at Miami International Airport.

Keepers at ZSL London Zoo left brightly wrapped boxes scented with seasonal spices, and vegetables wrapped in festive paper as yuletide treats for their lions and gorillas.