Happy New Year (in some parts of the world)! Though the hours are still ticking away until 2026 is celebrated in the United States, we'll show you highlights from around the globe, including Australia ...

Hundreds of National Guard troops are patrolling the streets of the iconic French Quarter in New Orleans this New Year's Eve, one year after a terror attack killed 14 ...

States across the country have also passed new rules around cellphone usage for minors, medically assisted death and gender-related care. By Chris Hippensteel and Sonia A. Rao Artificial intelligence.

The New York Times started the tradition in 1907, and this year’s ball drop will be a reminder that The Times played a role in making New Year’s Eve what it is. By James Barron In just a few hours, a ...

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling new ball — the largest in the history of an event that started ...

The first few hours of 2026 were more peaceful in New Orleans than one year ago, with local authorities reporting no incidents of fatal violence overnight as French Quarter revelers rang in the new ...

An image of a giant colorful ball in New York City's Times Square may come to mind for many when thinking about New Year's Eve, but for several others across the country, ringing in the new year looks ...

The annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will feature more red, white and blue this year. Keeping with tradition, the Constellation Ball will drop from the One Times Square building, ...

Tourists celebrating the new year in Hawaii could become the first to be taxed to address the consequences of climate change. In Utah, people who party too heartily — and get caught driving drunk — ...

The second ball drop will honor America's semiquincentennial year. After the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, revelers ringing in the new year in Times Square got a second treat as red, white ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of laws into effect in the months leading up to 2026, many of which aim to tackle a slew of issues, including immigration, artificial intelligence, ...

He was booked for unlawful use of weapons to intimidate another. Police arrested a 21-year-old man who was allegedly armed with a shotgun, handgun and ammunition near the Space Needle during Seattle’s ...