Skyrocketing COVID-19 case rates have caused officials In New York City and elsewhere to scale back their New Year's Eve celebrations. Around the country, people are facing tough decisions.
The party's on, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that Times Square will be open this New Year's Eve to those who are fully vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged people find an alternative option for celebrating the holiday — with an aim to avoid large crowds and indoor gatherings.
People all around the world are saying goodbye to 2020, but as coronavirus cases surge in many regions, New Year's Eve events have been seriously scaled down.
"The things we choose to drop are visual symbols about the importance of the event or the place," sociology professor Michelle Janning said. That may mean dropping a giant Moon Pie down a building.
Thousands have called for the iconic Sydney fireworks display to be canceled because of record heat and fire. Australian officials say they will go ahead unless conditions are declared catastrophic.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clark County officials have issued a warning to residents about the potential for smoke in the air from fireworks over the New Year's holiday.
The county's air quality department issued the advisory Friday. It covers Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say a man suffered a minor injury after the rifle of an officer on the Las Vegas Strip discharged following the New Year's Eve festivities.
After tallying arrests over one of Las Vegas’ busiest holiday weekends, police say only 11 misdemeanor arrests were made out of the more than 330,000 visitors came to the city to celebrate.
There was a heavy police presence assembled just months after the October 1 mass shooting.
People in major cities around the world marked the end of 2017 with fireworks displays and other celebrations. Samoa, Christmas Island and New Zealand were among the first to celebrate 2018.
A viral tweet from Phil Collins suggests people cue up his song "In the Air Tonight" so the iconic drum fill rings out at midnight. The Twitterverse offered up plenty of other musical suggestions.
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.
Lawmakers have signed off on a ban on bulky backpacks, purses and coolers on the Las Vegas Strip during an annual New Year's Eve fireworks show that attracts hundreds of thousands of people.
Police want New Year's Eve revelers in Las Vegas to leave bags, backpacks and strollers at home or in hotel rooms as authorities ready for hundreds of thousands of partiers filling the casino corridor.
Investigators said the officials were off enjoying a banquet at an opulent Japanese restaurant during the stampede along the city's waterfront that killed three dozen people and injured 49 others.
