Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by America250 in December 2025 shows the New Year's Eve ball designed for the U.S.'s 250th year. | Damon ...

Get ready to ring in 2026! It's an annual tradition for nearly 1 million people to gather in N.Y.C. every Dec. 31 to watch the annual New Year's Eve ball drop, while over 1 billion more people tune in ...

The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is all set to make its 60-second descent down the 139-foot pole at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to usher in 2026. At exactly 11:59 p.m. ET, the Mayor of New ...

Eight ball drops in Times Square will commemorate America's 250th birthday . Each drop will signify when midnight strikes in each time zone. The ball drop is not a public event, as opposed to the ball ...

New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2026 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square Wednesday night. Temperatures when the clock strikes midnight will likely be the coldest in ...

NIGHT TO PICK UP ROUGHLY 100- THOUSAND POUNDS OF DEBRIS. NICOLE D'ANTONIO ABC NEWS WASHINGTON. <> "3, 2, 1... Happy New Year!" WE WERE THERE AS THE BALL DROPPED IN VAN BUREN AT MIDNIGHT, OFFICIALLY ...