The cheese-loving English inventor Wallace and his loyal dog Gromit are coming back to the small screen.

Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands counting down to the new year and cheering at fireworks launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower.

The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run, as New York City officials laid out their plans for the iconic New Year’s Eve event.

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to grow their business.

If stock options are part of your compensation package, it’s worth your while to get familiar with how they work generally, as well as how your company handles stock options specifically.

If you're making New Year resolutions, experts say keep them small and focused on specific goals.

Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals.

Value was in vogue in 2024.

A trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning.

Most people think of physical therapy as rehabilitation.

If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone.

The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball have been installed, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were replaced at once.

529 college savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education.

As the calendar changes to 2025, you might be thinking about how to approach your relationship with money in the new year.

The death of an Oregon house cat from bird flu and a pet food recall are raising questions about how people can protect their pets.

New data shows holiday sales rose this year even as Americans wrestled with still high prices in many grocery necessities and other financial worries.

Thousands of workers are facing an unsettling reality heading into 2025.

Edmunds highlights five dream-worthy vehicles for holiday wish lists, focusing on models that are luxurious yet somewhat attainable.

A network of faith-based organizations minister to seafarers in hundreds of the world’s ports.

A survey shows small business owners are feeling more optimistic about the economy following the election.

Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce detailed and novel online reviews has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory.

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow might be enough to brighten some homes this holiday season.

Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, but what, exactly, is an angel.

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms.

Nebraska's third-largest high school decided not to play varsity girls basketball this year after no juniors or seniors went out for the sport.

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract.

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day.

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”.

It's eggnog season.

Two little piggies will not become Christmas Eve roast pork thanks to a holiday pardon they received from a Florida mayor.

NORAD’s Santa tracker is a Christmas tradition that’s become nearly global in scope.

The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli's Christmas TV special are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

Artificial intelligence holds the promise of helping countless other students with a range of visual, speech, language and hearing impairments to execute tasks that come easily to others.

Born in Ghana, Sister Seyram Mary Adzokpa had never encountered a nun until adulthood.

Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger.

Whether dressed in black, mimicking bare branches or decked out with enough bows for a Taylor Swift concert, the Christmas trees in some U.S. homes this year display an unconventional streak.

President Joe Biden’s administration has started to withdraw pending regulations that won’t be finalized by the time he leaves office.

Creamy, delectable – and pricey.

Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day.

The federal government is phasing out off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes.

Packaged foods in the U_S_ must follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy.”.

Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents.

'Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is.

Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports.

A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has admitted in an Australian court to reckless driving while he was awaiting trial on charges of raping a woman three months ago.

Macao has grown from a monopoly-driven gambling enclave into the world's biggest gaming hub, packed with Chinese tourists, since Beijing took control of the former Portuguese colony 25 years ago.

The U.S. market gained more than 25% for the year to date through mid-December 2024.

Capybaras are having a big moment.

Full-size trucks are hugely popular thanks to their versatility and ability to get tough jobs done.

The holidays are meant to be a time of celebration with family and friends.

The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices.

Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moravian missionaries named the Pennsylvania city of Bethlehem after the biblical birthplace of Jesus on Christmas Eve in 1741.

Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry.

It's about as American an idea as it gets -the hunger to make your own path, to find your own way, make your voice heard.

Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up.

Experts say that the holidays can put a strain on your mental health.

A lot of theater companies dust off chestnuts like “A Christmas Carol” or “White Christmas” this time of year.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.

More than 100 kids have been treated to an airplane flight and visit to a hangar at Denver International Airport that was transformed into the North Pole.

Santa Clauses are coming to town.

With a late Thanksgiving, the holiday shopping season is five days shorter than last year, and owners of small retail shops say that people have been quick to snap up holiday décor early, along with gifts for others and themselves.

The griping Vatican-based movie thriller “Conclave” about picking a new pope and Stephanie Hsu starring in the dark comedy series “Laid” as a woman whose former lovers keep unexpectedly dying are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly,” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health.

The December holidays are supposed to be a time of joyful celebration.

Fewer grandparents were taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in the number of preschoolers and more people were staying put in their homes in the first part of the 2020s compared with the last part of the 2010s.

Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years.

More than 600,000 people annually visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park in the small town of Rovaniemi in Finland.

Cyber officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications after a sprawling hacking campaign.

Google has unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence.

Midsize three-row SUVs are among today’s primary modes of family movement, but some are roomier than others.

Regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop is installing kiosks in all of its stores in the Northeast U.S. to make digital-only coupons more accessible.

Remember what you searched for in 2024.

Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables.

If you want to get yourself thoroughly depressed, spend a little time looking at statistics about Americans’ retirement preparedness.

U.S. consumers who were tricked into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week.

OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but won’t let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuse.

The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.

Brenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now.

Depending on who you ask, the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country or were cause for celebration.

It was 1906 when U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated the first national monument — Devils Tower in Wyoming.

France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral has formally reopened its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019.

Chipotle is raising its U.S. prices to offset inflation and to compensate for a promise to increase portion sizes.

Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and Jamie Foxx's Netflix comedy special called “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was.

The Princess of Wales is taking another step in her return to public life following cancer treatment as she hosts her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey.

Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen is set to become a father for the first time with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet.

The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019.

Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback.

The day after an inferno struck Notre Dame cathedral in 2019, its chief architect, Philippe Villeneuve, walked despondently into its remains.

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi.

A U.S. Senate subcommittee has held a hearing to question the growing use of airline fees to charge passengers for things like early boarding and better seats.

The global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to an end after the popstar performed more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years.

Similar in size and fuel economy, these two hybrid compact sedans differ from there.

For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment.

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history.

When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were left in limbo.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift tops a list of 2024's most notable quotations compiled by Yale University, with her declaration that she's a “childless cat lady" while endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he takes office.

Did you have a “Brat summer” this year.