For the past decade, Brant Miller has helped families discover the magic of Christmas as one of the Santa Clauses at the mall ...

In the bleary predawn hours, it's hard to tell Mall of America from any other high-end shopping center. Workers wield mops, hammers and forklifts. Under dim lights, Cinnabon bakers stretch and roll ...

Mall of America's amusement park is one of the ways the shopping center lures tourists and locals to make a day of their visit. (Jenn Ackerman for NPR) In the bleary predawn hours, it's hard to tell ...