World Jan 01 United Kingdom sees flooding after heavy rain as wild weather disrupts New Year’s events By Associated Press
World Dec 31 New Year’s Eve celebrations sweep around the world, but wars cast a shadow on 2024 Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year's Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns. By Associated Press
Nation Nov 25 Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations Late fall is the most spiritual time of the year in traditional Hmong culture. For many elders and spiritual leaders, it's critical that these traditions — brought from Southeast Asia which the Hmong had to flee after helping the U.S. By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
Nation Dec 31 New Year’s Day hiking tradition reaches parks in all 50 states A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago. By Mark Pratt, Associated Press
World Dec 31 New Year’s Eve muted by omicron, many around the world hope for better 2022 In many places around the world, plans for New Year's Eve celebrations are muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. By Nick Perry, Associated Press
Dec 29 In face of pandemic, Hmong Americans press forward to maintain New Year traditions By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the United States, shutting down in-person events and renewing worries of the pandemic, the Hmong American community is going forward with plans to celebrate one of their largest gatherings. Continue reading
Dec 31 Major cities ring in a muted New Year’s amid global pandemic By Rod McGuirk, Frank Jordans, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year filled with challenges. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Death toll in Australian wildfires rises to 17 In our news wrap Wednesday, New Year’s Day brought only slight relief to parts of Australia ravaged by some of the country’s worst-ever wildfires. The death toll rose to 17. Also, the Taliban staged a series of attacks on Afghan… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:02 From marijuana legalization to minimum wage, how state laws are changing in 2020 Now that 2020 has arrived, scores of new laws are going into effect across the country. From legalization of marijuana and criminal justice reform to raising minimum wage and the cost of electric cars, state legislatures are having a major… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: Around the world, celebrations of a new year In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss a border wall, as the partial government shutdown reached its 11th day. A federal workers' union is suing the Trump administration on behalf of… Continue watching