NEW YORK -- New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2025 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square. The New Year's Eve weather forecast calls for heavy rain, and it could be the ...

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

NEW YORK -- As New York City prepares for the 2025 New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, it's time to test your knowledge about the holiday tradition. Here's a closer look at how it all comes ...

The Times Square ball drop has been a fixture of New Year’s Eve since 1907 ... wood with 100 light bulbs to descend a pole that stood 50 feet above the 400-foot tower. The ball was built by a young ...

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — For 20 years, the Price Tower in Bartlesville was a staple of celebration on New Year's Eve with its unique olive ball drop. The event, which included a dinner and party ...

Think, eating turkey on Thanksgiving, exchanging presents during Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or Christmas—and watching the ball drop in Manhattan ... in 1904 called Times Tower at the intersection ...

The Times Square ball drop has been a fixture of New Year's Eve ... bulbs to descend a pole that stood 50 feet above the 400-foot tower. The ball was built by a young immigrant metalworker named ...