When was the first ball drop in Times Square for New Year's Eve?
The Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve has become an annual tradition for New Yorkers. Did you know the ball drop has been around for more than 100 years? When was the first year of the Times ...
Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103
Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese ...
Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of Manhattan
New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday. The goals of what’s known as congestion pricing are to reduce gridlock and pollution and raise ...
Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on his final day on the bench
A judge was found dead in a Georgia courtroom on what was to have been his last day on the job, authorities said Tuesday.
Rangers putting goalie Igor Shesterkin on IR with an upper body injury, AP source says
A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the New York Rangers are putting goaltender Igor ...
Which two years in history did the Times Square ball not drop?
The dropping of the ball in Times Square to ring in the New Year is an annual tradition watched all over the world. But did you know that the Times Square ball did not drop two years in its history?
US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year’s ...
PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans
The city of New Orleans and local community groups are offering PlayStations to people willing to turn in guns.
The world begins welcoming 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.
Chiefs' Travis Kelce tops fan balloting for 2025 Pro Bowl Games
Travis Kelce led all players in fan balloting for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. The Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end finished ...
Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve
A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, ...
How the Bengals, Broncos, Dolphins can make the NFL playoffs
The final AFC playoff spot will be awarded to either the Broncos, Bengals or Dolphins in Week 18. Here's what needs to happen for each team to clinch.