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See What It Looks Like in Times Square Right Now
New Year’s Eve 2020 was a far and away different experience amid the pandemic compared with the crowded excitement of previous years. But the ball still dropped, and the iconic spectacle was still a thrill. Watch the livestream above all night long to be part of New York City’s Times Square celebration (and to see the cleanup afterward) even...
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New Year's Revelries Muted by Virus as Curtain Draws on 2020
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 they’d prefer to forget
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2020 Year in Review
In the final hours of 2020, a year that has been the most difficult in generations, we take a look back on the year that was.
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DC Gets Creative to Celebrate New Year's Eve Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
News4’s Aimee Cho reports from Sherman Circle with a look at how some local neighborhoods are planning to ring in 2021.
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WATCH: Fireworks Shows as Countries Begin to Ring in New Year
Countries close to the international date line, including Australia, China and Taiwan, began to ring in 2021 with fireworks shows.
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After a Year Like This, Expect a Strange New Year's Eve
If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it
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It's OK to Celebrate New Year's Eve Alone… Here's How to Ring In 2021 Solo
If there was ever a time NOT to stress out about ringing in the new year alone this is it. For once no worrying about that overcrowded New Year Eve’s party or that awkward midnight kiss. This is the year to curl up with a good book and watch the Times Square Ball drop from the comfort of your...
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Workers Install 192 Crystals on Times Square New Year's Ball
Workers have installed nearly 200 glittering Waterford crystal triangles on Times Square’s New Year’s Eve ball in preparation for a pandemic-limited celebration.
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Megan McGrath's Tips for a New Year's Eve Buffet
Many of us will spend New Year’s Eve at home. News4’s Megan McGrath has tips and ideas for an appetizer buffet.
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Beverly Hills Eatery Reportedly Planning Indoor ‘Speakeasy' NYE Party Draws Police Interest
La Scala, a gourmet Italian eatery on 434 N. Canon Dr., reportedly placed invitations in carry-out bags to gauge its customers’ interest in a “speakeasy”-style party, but when word got out on social media, Beverly Hills officials stepped in.
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Why You Should Make a Vision Board Before the New Year — and How to Get Started
As a health and wellness coach, I’ve learned about the importance of a vision board in many trainings. But since I’m not a huge arts and crafts person, I never really incorporated a vision board into my own routine or into that of my clients. Except for last year, when I made a vision board on a whim that...
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Upcoming New Year's Eve in Times Square Will Be ‘Virtually Enhanced Celebration'
The upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be “a virtually enhanced celebration,” the event’s organizers announced Wednesday.
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New Medication Aimed at Curbing Dogs' Anxiety Over Loud Noises
Fido and Spot may not have to cower under the bed this summer when fireworks and thunderstorms hit. The first prescription veterinary medicine for treating anxiety over loud noises — a widespread problem that can send dogs running away in terror and harm both themselves and property — will soon hit the market. Veterinary medicine maker Zoetis Inc. of Florham...
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New Year's Eve Celebrations in the DC Area
Looking for ways to ring in 2020 in the DC area? Tommy McFly has some ideas.
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Pope Francis Apologizes for Swatting Away Woman's Hand
Pope Francis has apologized for swatting away the hand of a woman who tugged his arm as the head of the Roman Catholic Church greeted pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve. In video of the incident, a woman reaches out, grabs his hand and then jerks him forcefully toward her. In his impromptu remarks Wednesday, Francis...
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New Year's Celebrations Around the World
A look at New Year’s celebrations in five major cities around the world.
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Cheers, Tears, Prayers for 2020: A New Decade Is Ushered in
2020 is being rung in around the globe. More than 1 million people descended on Sydney Harbour to see fireworks despite the wildfires ravaging other parts of Australia. In Hong Kong, revelers as well as pro-democracy protesters came out to usher in the new year. Russia held the world’s longest New Year’s celebrations, spread across 11 time zones. Samoa’s New...
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Pictures From 2020 New Year's Eve Celebrations Across the World
Here are photos of New Year’s Eve fireworks events and celebrations around the globe, as revelers welcome a new decade in 2020.
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WATCH: Pope Swats Away Woman Who Yanked His Hand at New Year's Celebration
A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St. Peter’s Square after she had grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her. The pope in his new year’s wishes to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday apologized, saying he had lost his patience with the woman.
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WATCH: Times Square Live Cam
See what it looks like right now at the Crossroads of the World.