NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, as New York City officials laid out their plans for ...

When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as ...

From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light ...

From Sydney to Vladivostok to Mumbai, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, ...

Crowds around the world marvelled at fireworks, raised their toasts and greeted 2025 across dozens of timezones as they bid farewell to a tumultuous year that was the hottest on record in more ways ...

Rachel Nieves was 19 and working part time at Armani when she met someone who said her personality would do well in the car ...

The commissioner of the New York Police Department said there are "no specific credible threats" to the New Year's Eve ...

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will return for the eighth consecutive year to host CNN's New Year's show, live from Times ...

Rain was forecast to fall in the New York City metro area from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., with moderate to occasionally heavy rain ...

Many had arrived early in the morning for a spot in one of the barricaded pens set up by the New York Police Department ... first ball was dropped in Times Square on New Year's Eve, atop One ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said there will be a heightened security presence in Times Square and at Trump Tower ...

Federation Square has been swarmed by Robbie Williams ... flying to Sydney for his New Year’s Eve concert after getting tickets at the last minute. “I drop everything for him,” Kylee said.