Bulgaria is welcoming a new year and a new currency On New Year's Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous ...

Happy 2026 PEZ Fans – ! Welcome to your cycling (and mostly cyclocross) news roundup, in which we relate the rather sad story of Wout van Aert’s comeback, foiled by two flat tires as he seemed to be ...

Those festive Christmas decorations are starting to come down, both indoors and out. Some lights may no longer be working. Some may not be wanted for next year’s displays. The city of Modesto is ...

The new year is getting off to an ugly start. New Yorkers and tourists alike are slamming the bizarre latest rendition of the Big Apple’s kitschy 2026 New Year’s party glasses. The $3.99 shiny shades ...

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri—about the year in cinema. Hi, guys! Funnily enough, I was ...

Over the past year, Europe has become an unseemly hybrid: a punching bag and a laughingstock. But even if recent events make it difficult to feel optimistic, the continent's history offers plenty of ...

1513 GMT – The dollar edges lower against a basket of currencies, while the euro rises slightly against most major currencies. Trade is quiet ahead of the New Year holidays, though traders await ...

There will be no solid waste collection on Jan. 1, the city of Memphis announced in a Dec. 22 social media post. According to the post, city government offices will be closed in observance of New Year ...

Ukrainian troops fire a Caesar gun towards Russian positions at the front line in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images) KYIV, Ukraine — A maximum of 800,000.

Have a broken laptop or old batteries lying around and wondering what to do with them? Do you throw them in the trash curbside? Is that even allowed? The Free Press consulted with Steve Noble, an ...

A Waste Management truck drives on South Main Street in the Near Southside neighborhood of Fort Worth on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. A winter storm warning is in effect for North Texas. Amanda McCoy ...

When is New Year's Eve and New Year's Day? New Year's Eve on Wednesday, Dec. 31, is followed by New Year's Day on Thursday, Jan. 1. Are banks open on New Year's? Most banks, including City National ...