As “Auld Lang Syne” takes its annual spin around the globe on New Year’s Eve, its chorus belted out by revelers young and old, Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate Michael Pedersen says the song’s enduring power ...

This New Year custom of eating 12 grapes has a special meaning tied to luck and hope. With the New Year drawing near, many people start purchasing grapes, but for that one moment, it's special. People ...

Some people may have locked their lips when the clock struck midnight, signaling the start of a new year. But why?

“Bring in the new year. Be joyous, but be safe.” Other things to remember: The celebration is scheduled to end at 12:30 a.m.

The Doomsday clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight on Tuesday morning, putting it the closest the world has ever been to what scientists deem "global catastrophe." The decades-old international ...

Universal Studios held its New Year’s EVE celebration, their popular event that ends each year with fireworks.

Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, according to the atomic scientists behind the Doomsday Clock. The ominous metaphor ticked one second closer to midnight this week. The clock now stands ...

After announcing one of the biggest acquisitions in game industry history, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick named his company's biggest franchises. It contained some expected names, and one outlier – ...