What to do with your leftover Halloween candy (besides eating it)

Got some leftover Halloween candy this year? While eating it is always fun, you can also donate the candy to U.S. troops. Here are a few ideas.

2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree selected

The tree that will become the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for 2022 has been selected.

Spirit Halloween helps hospitalized kids celebrate the holiday in style

Halloween is about more than just costumes and decorations for one major holiday retailer: It’s also about helping sick children. 

2022 Village Halloween Parade in NYC

New York City's Village Halloween Parade draws tens of thousands of costumed participants and even more spectators.

Halloween freebies, deals: Here's where you can get free food on October 31

It’s no tricks and all treats at many U.S. restaurants and stores on Halloween 2022. Here are some of the places to get free food and deals today.

Here's how to get a free doughnut at Krispy Kreme on Halloween

Krispy Kreme is rewarding those who get into the Halloween spirit on Monday, Oct. 31 with a free doughnut of choice, the chain said. No purchase is necessary.

NICU babies at Children's National celebrate 1st Halloween

Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s National Hospital dressed up for their very first Halloween. 

Why do we carve pumpkins on Halloween?

Behind that jack-o'-lantern's face is a story — a story about ancient traditions and Irish American culture.

Milwaukee LGBTQ bars ban customers from wearing Jeffrey Dahmer costumes

LGBTQ bars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are banning customers from wearing Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes because the famed serial killer notoriously preyed on the city's gay community.

Haunted House of Hamburgers offers Halloween year-round on Long Island

The Haunted House of Hamburgers has opened on Long Island just in time for Halloween, meaning that spooky season fans can now get their fix year-round.

Here's who has the best odds of a white Halloween

I'm dreaming of a white… Halloween? That doesn't quite have the same ring as a white Christmas, but believe it or not, some parts of the U.S. actually have decent odds of seeing snow on Halloween each year.

Plymouth man with Parkinson's trades beloved light show for Halloween event

After pulling the plug on his annual holiday light show in Plymouth last year, Mike Justak of PD Shimmers is back with a Halloween projection show to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease – something he's battled for nearly two decades. 

Scariest Door competition in NYC

People living on the Upper West Side are getting in the Halloween spirit with a bit of friendly competition, vying for the coveted title of 'scariest door.'

Diwali 2022: Celebrations illuminate NYC | 'It's about time'

The drab mist in New York was little match for the holiday at hand: Diwali, the festival of lights that symbolizes the triumph over darkness. The multi-day festival has secured a sturdy foothold far from the Indian subcontinent in places with significant disapora populations — like New York.