* NFL Player Plays 'Secret Santa' for 300 Walmart Shoppers. The Chicago Bears' Khalil Mack just made the holidays better for a bunch of families in Florida.

* Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the United States government, under several administrations, routinely lied about the progress of the war in Afghanistan over 18 years - Washington Post.

* Kanye West’s Building Project to Help Solve the Homeless Crisis Is Shut Down by Los Angeles Bureaucrats.

* Humans Are Being Exposed to 44 TIMES More Chemicals in Plastics that Are Linked to Cancer and Infertility than First Thought - New study from the University of Washington.

* Banana duct-taped to Miami art gallery wall taken down after crowds become 'uncontrollable'.

* Teacher instructs 6-year-olds to write gay love letters.

* New exhibits at Creation Museum; $5.5M upgrades include 4D theater, planetarium under construction.