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Your Christmas celebration is about to get funkier — and, it goes without saying, better.

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will seek a new five-year term in elections scheduled for Oct. 6, brushing aside opposition objections and concerns about his waning popularity. Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup, has signaled his intension to resign his post as army chief if re-elected.

As Fed chair, Janet Yellen helped the central bank largely achieve its mandate to engineer full employment while keeping inflation at a level that fosters growth.

The panel is expected to hold about a half dozen public hearings in June and release a report on its findings in September.

Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.

There's little suspense about one outcome of the congress: President Xi Jinping is all but assured of another five-year term. He's maintained a grip on power to a degree not seen in China for decades.

Four more states have primary elections on Tuesday. In Alaska, Joe Miller was virtually unknown when he declared his candidacy as a Republican challenger to incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. But then the Tea Party Express endorsed him after accusing Murkowski -- the only woman in the Senate's Republican leadership team -- of being "not Republican enough."

The UK Parliament voted in favor a report that concluded former Prime Minister Boris Johnson purposefully misled his fellow lawmakers over parties that took place at his residence during the pandemic.

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez is securing a new term in office by pardoning Catalan separatists in exchange for their support.

Among Democratic high rollers, Weinstein's presence was bigger than his bankroll.