After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation’s upcoming ...

The waters of the Grand Canal transformed into an awesome stage on Sunday morning, February 1, as the Venice Carnival 2026 ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of chatting with designers, scrolling through interiors feeds at midnight, and ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

Old Ball, the cantankerous, weathered basketball taking social media by storm, is literally built for the game. After being trapped in a shed since the halcyon days of Michael Jordan and the Chicago ...

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 ...

New Year’s Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and ...

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, ...

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 ...

For the first time ever, New York’s venerable New Year’s Eve ball drop, a Times Square spectacle every year since 1907, will happen twice in a single year. The Constellation Ball, the ninth and ...