Nation Dec 15 Federal authorities arrest 4 suspected extremists in New Year's Eve bombing plot across Southern California By Associated Press
Nation Jan 03 Will a devastating New Year's Eve explosion dampen Hawaii's fireworks culture? Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displays. By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Gene Johnson, Associated Press
World Dec 31 2025 begins around the world with light shows, embraces and ice plunges American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand. By Charlotte Graham-McLay, 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
World Dec 31 PHOTOS: Cities around the world celebrate New Year's Eve Revelers in major city centers across Europe and the Middle East were ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks, as many cities around the globe celebrated New Year's Eve without restrictions for the first time since the start of the… By Associated Press
Dec 31 New Year's Eve muted by omicron, many around the world hope for better 2022 By Nick Perry, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 23 New Year's Eve in Times Square still on amid omicron spread, just with smaller crowd By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says next week's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will still go on, just not with as many revelers as usual because of COVID-19. 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
Dec 30 The icy backstory to that 'clink clink' you'll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020 By Tulasi Srinivas, The Conversation The history of ice in drinks goes back to antiquity. But it only really got going when a Bostonian started exporting ice to the British in colonial India. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 6:56 News Wrap: Kim says North Korea ending moratorium on nuclear testing In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced he is ending a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile testing. He also said his military will soon unveil a new strategic weapon, and that his country will… Continue watching