They’re ready to embark on 2026.

The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will compete for dominance in January skies.

A wild winter storm is bringing strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast.

Stocks on Wall Street are largely unchanged as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line.

Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes.

Officials say the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived.

A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations.

Investigators declined to reveal the suspected motive in the shooting death of a prominent California farmer’s estranged wife last month in eastern Arizona.

For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California.

A Utah judge has ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings.

Text message screenshots obtained by The Associated Press show that Tyler Perry and “Boo.

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor.

Stocks slipped on Wall Street, while crude oil prices rose and gold and silver prices pulled back after recent sharp gains.

A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United States, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest and aiming at the East Coast.

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen.

Officials say two helicopters have crashed midair in southern New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and leaving another critically injured.

A powerful winter storm driven by a rapidly intensifying cyclone was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, bringing heavy snow, ice, rain and severe weather expected to affect much of the country.

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026.

The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years.

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Comedian Mo Amer is gaining attention for his show “Mo,” which explores the journey of a Palestinian refugee family seeking asylum in the U.S. The series is part of a wave of TV shows by Arab or Muslim American creators that aim to tell authentic stories without relying on stereotypes.

More than a thousand flights have been canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes as a winter storm disrupted one of the busiest travel weekends of the year between Christmas and New Year’s.

Attorneys for the man accused of killing iconic rapper Tupac Shakur are pushing to suppress evidence that was collected in what they say was an unlawful nighttime search.

A federal judge has canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in its human smuggling case against him.

The sister of a Harvey Weinstein accuser who testified at the movie mogul's most recent trial has sued her sibling, saying her public remarks are damaging her reputation as a cardiologist in Poland.

A Cuban immigrant who worked at a Kentucky scrapyard has died from severe burns suffered in last month’s UPS cargo plane crash, raising the death toll to 15 people.

The New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City will sparkle in red, white, and blue to kick off celebrations for the U.S.'s 250th birthday in 2026.

Volunteering with children can build confidence and teach social and problem-solving skills.

Stocks closed slightly lower as investors returned from the Christmas holiday.

Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California this week.

Fernando Dávila, a 72-year-old artist in Florida, paints vibrant works despite being colorblind.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

Asian shares are mixed in thin holiday trading, with most markets in the region and elsewhere closed for Christmas.

Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer traveling to faraway places or engaging in bold adventures.

British socialite and onetime Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is back in the spotlight with the public release of investigative records that led to her 2021 sex trafficking conviction.

Another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides is rolling across Southern California.

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.

The Justice Department says that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.

Christian music is growing in popularity while other genres struggle to grow new listenership.

Crews are using construction equipment to clear the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home after an explosion killed two people and hospitalized 20 others.

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus.

Heavy rain and gusty winds from a powerful winter storm system are bringing flash floods and mudslides to parts of Southern California.

A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot just before Christmas.

Lawyers for Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season.

The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year.

Pope Leo XIV says he's “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide.

Pennsylvania's governor says an explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people.

Missouri pass rusher Damon Wilson II claims Georgia's athletic department is trying to illegally punish him for entering the transfer portal.

The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.

California officials are urging holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the disgraced late financier.

Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking reelection.

A news segment critical of the Trump administration's immigration policy was pulled from “60 Minutes” but is now circulating online.

This holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices.

Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has announced his diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer.

Mexico's president says air traffic controllers lost communication for 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane on a medical mission before it crashed off the Texas coast.

U.S. consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans remain anxious about still-high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

The U.S. economy economy expanded at a strong 4.3% annual rate from July through September as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew.

In a breathless year of tariffs unleashed by the administration of President Donald Trump, perhaps no one has had to live the reality of every fluctuation of trade policy than customs brokers.

Nearly six months after a roaring flood killed 25 girls and two counselors at Camp Mystic in central Texas, the 100-year-old camp will begin enrolling new campers in January.

A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died.

Instacart is ending a program where customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store.

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026.

You can roll over your unused 529 dollars into a Roth IRA or ABLE account, but there are limits.

The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling out Colorado for its slow response to what he describes as major violations of federal commercial driver’s license regulations.

Officials say a small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient along with seven others has crashed near Galveston.

Vincent Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games as "Call of Duty," has died at 55.

Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests.

Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day.

The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion after yet another drawing passed without a big winner.

Four Illinois members of Congress have been allowed into a suburban Chicago immigration processing center that’s been at the forefront of an immigration crackdown.

Lawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump.

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky.

Brown University has placed its campus police chief on leave as it reviews security policies following a tragic shooting.

Barry Manilow will have surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung, and has rescheduled his upcoming concerts in January.

Paramount is sweetening its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.

From department stores to grocers, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours.

Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment.

Heavy rain and flash flooding have soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues and at least one confirmed death.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach next year’s budget targets.

A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia should remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody.

President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over.

Rapper Nicki Minaj has made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona.

The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline.

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.

A muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park has been captured on camera.

Christian influencers are reaching hundreds of thousands of young people online.

Vice President JD Vance says the conservative movement should welcome anyone who loves America.

Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention has been marked by internal feuds among conservative figures.

Power has been restored to most of the 130,000 homes and businesses affected by a massive outage in San Francisco.

Pearl Harbor survivor and U.S. Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab has died.

President Donald Trump says he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race.

The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.

A paraplegic engineer has become the first wheelchair user in space, blasting off with Blue Origin.

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.

More than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.