Some experts say violent crime in the nation is down to pre-pandemic levels. This year began with a deadly New Year's Day car-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans and is finishing with a flurry of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ball drop in New York City this year will bring in a monumental year for the nation with 2026 marking the 250th anniversary of ...

As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years. Preliminary crime data from the Chicago Police Department showed the number of ...

Iconic landmarks host dazzling fireworks and cultural traditions to ring in the New Year. Celebrations span time zones, uniting billions in shared moments of renewal and excitement. Each country ...

Tonight’s New Year’s Eve TV lineup offers something for everyone as the nation rings in 2026. ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest kicks off at 8 p.m. ET with hours of live ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) — A New Year’s Eve ball drop is returning to downtown New Port Richey for the second year in a row, after drawing roughly 12,000 people to the area during its debut ...

This year began with a deadly New Year's Day car-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans and is finishing with a flurry of horrific shootings, including a mass shooting at Brown University, but 2025 ...

There are two sorts of people in this world: Those who think it sounds like fun to brave the elements for hours on end to watch the ball drop at midnight in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, and then ...

Thousands of New Year’s Eve revelers from near and far flooded Times Square to witness the iconic ball drop — braving sub-freezing temperatures and an expected burst of light snowfall. “I can’t feel ...

2026 is already looking to be a historic year. For the first time ever, Times Square will host two separate ball drops. The ball will drop on Jan. 1 and again this summer. Per usual, the first time ...

Erivo and Elba are being honored by the King for their services to charity and the entertainment industry Amy Sussman/Getty; John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Arnold Jerocki/GC Images Cynthia Erivo, ...

Editor’s Note: This story was edited to reflect the second ball drop will be in July. TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — For the first time, the New Year’s Eve ball will drop twice this year — once at ...