New Year

In The Market For A New Year's Resolution? Let Us Sell You Some Ideas

12:23pm January 01, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

You've already tried exercising, drinking water or eating better. This year, resolve to make room for joy — not just self-improvement — with compliments, meditation or home cooking.

Pasta Carbonara is made with spaghetti, eggs, cheese and pork.

Bacon, Eggs, Cheese — And Spaghetti? The Italian Twist On A Hangover Cure

7:00am January 01, 2017

by Deena Prichep

This New Year's day, consider a bowl of pasta carbonara for a hangover fix. Made with spaghetti, eggs, cheese and pork, some say it's just as effective as bacon, egg and cheese on toast.

Your obligatory shot of a clock — with this crucial reminder: The ineluctable march of time will dally just a little bit when it bids farewell to 2016.

With A Leap Second, 2016 Promises To Linger Just A Little Bit Longer

4:42pm December 29, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

To keep our system of time in sync with Earth's rotation, the world's foremost timekeepers are adding an extra second to 2016. For such a small thing, the leap second has some big implications.

People celebrate New Year's in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, on Jan. 1, 2011. Traditionally, the drinking doesn't begin until after midnight, when people eat 12 grapes for good luck.

In Spain, New Year's Eve Is All About The Grapes — Save The Bubbly For Later

7:18pm December 27, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

As the clock strikes midnight, people in Spain gobble 12 grapes in quick succession, with wishes for the new year. Then, they go out to party all night long with cava, a Spanish sparkling white wine.

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Smoke billows from the Address Downtown skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.

World News

Smoke Still Rising From Dubai High-Rise Amid Fire Investigation

10:34am January 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Dubai's fireworks display for New Year's Eve continued as planned, even as the blaze raged a short distance away.

People watch fireworks in Taipei, Taiwan.

Ringing In 2016 Around The World

7:26pm December 31, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

A few cities, including Paris and Brussels, have canceled fireworks over fears of terrorist attacks. But in most of the world's major cities, celebrations are going forward as planned.

Anusha Gurung (left) and her friend Illa Gurung take part in a New Year's dance competition in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Health & Safety

Nepal's Gurung Community Says Goodbye To A Trying Year

4:32pm December 31, 2015

by Danielle Preiss

Two earthquakes, a delayed constitution and unrest on the Indian border: The Year of the Monkey can't come soon enough.