Netanyahu said he had been blocking Palestinian statehood "for decades." There are now three remaining deceased hostages in Gaza, following Thursday's return of the body of Meni Goddard. Israeli ...

Millions of people sing it each year at the stroke of midnight, some beaming with joy and others overcome with emotion as they bid goodbye to the year that has passed. But what does the New Year’s ...

We look back at 2025. By Lauren Jackson I am an editor for this newsletter. The list of our most-read stories reflects who we were in 2025. It shows what we were curious about, what we longed for and, ...

Central Park got more than four inches of snow for the first time since January 2022, with higher totals outside New York City. By Maia Coleman and Christopher Maag New York City was hit with its ...

Happy New Year (in some parts of the world)! Though the hours are still ticking away until 2026 is celebrated in the United States, we'll show you highlights from around the globe, including Australia ...

The second ball drop will honor America's semiquincentennial year. After the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, revelers ringing in the new year in Times Square got a second treat as red, white ...

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling new ball — the largest in the history of an event that started ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of laws into effect in the months leading up to 2026, many of which aim to tackle a slew of issues, including immigration, artificial intelligence, ...

Apple’s latest iPhone software, iOS 26.2, was released on Friday, Dec. 12. But alongside it was iOS 18.7.3 which briefly looked like it would be an alternative for iPhone users avoiding iOS 26 on ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

Winter storm warnings were in effect across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for what was forecast to be New York City's most significant snowstorm in years, but ice turned out to be the major ...

COVID-19 infections are rising across the United States, amid surges in other winter illnesses. The uptick in COVID comes as the country faces a severe flu season and outbreaks of norovirus, which are ...