Many Americans make New Year's resolutions but the average one lasts less than 4 months. The second Friday in January is known as "Quitter's Day," when most people give up on their resolutions. It's ...

As we wrap up 2025 and prepare to greet 2026, keep in mind what will be open and closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Here’s our quick guide. Charles Passy covers a variety of topics, ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

The U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro amid "large-scale strikes" across Venezuela on Saturday, Jan. 3 An official White House account on X shared footage of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ...

Just when should you stop saying “happy new year”? For many, as long as they have not spoken to you or seen you in 2026, “happy new year” greetings can extend into March or even February 13, just ...

I know what you probably care most about is the weather at 12 a.m. on New Year’s Day, the moment 2025 becomes 2026. Lake-effect snow is still hanging on in the Great Lakes, so anyone planning outdoor ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation. Speaking during his ...

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Yes, it’s a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that we all follow, but it’s important to know its history. (It’s also fun.) Like many other cultures, the Pennsylvania Dutch believe eating pork on New Year’s ...

Seacrest celebrated his 21st year hosting the long-running NYE special on Wednesday at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. By McKinley Franklin Before Ryan Seacrest hosted Dick Clark’s New Year’s ...

She’s the undeniable queen of Christmas, but could Mariah Carey be the queen of New Years, too? On Wednesday night, the music diva joined Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest for a ...

NBC’s A Toast to 2025! returns as a primetime New Year’s Eve special designed to celebrate and reflect on the most memorable, entertaining, and impactful moments of the year just past. Airing 10:30 ...