Many Americans will toss their mountainous pile of holiday waste into the recycling bin, which can do more harm than good. Here's how to properly dispose of holiday wrappings, decorations and Christmas lights.

Snowed-in? Curl up by the fire and fight-off cabin fever while creating your very own NewsHour logo cross-stitch. The pattern we’ve provided was created by former NewsHour staffer Justin Myers. See his finished product below, and share a picture of…