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 ...

The tradition of watching the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve started in 1907.

Photos from the 2025 Cotton Bowl between Miami Hurricanes and Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Dec. 31, 2025.

No. 10 Miami held on for a 24-14 victory in the Cotton Bowl quarterfinal Wednesday night, bouncing the No. 3 Buckeyes a year after they won four CFP games on the way to the title.

To reach the quarterfinal round, Miami pulled off a major first-round victory over No. 7 Texas A&M, handing the Aggies their second loss of the season.

Several international humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), face being barred from working in Gaza from Thursday for failing to comply with Israel’s new restrictions for...