Cassie Premo Steele takes us to Poinsett State Park, where sloping trails, CCC cabins and Spanish-moss covered trees offered ...

From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times ...

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

When we read about the Greco-Roman world, we often hear the stories of famous and wealthy men and women. But the letters of ...

Twice a week, the utility’s workers use a machine developed for swimming pools to suck up the coins from the basin. During ...

The other exception is the Fourth of July. Fireworks can be used until 1 a.m. on July 2, 3 and 4. If July 4 falls on a ...

This list of our favorite restaurants that opened this year is by no means exhaustive — but they're the best ones we tried.

The Sound and the Fury,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Maltese Falcon' lose their copyright protection on Jan. 1, and it's ...

Time balls date back to the early 19th century, when they signaled the time to passing sailors. Now they’re part of the pomp ...

Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo" and Colm Tóibín's "Long Island" have been included among TIME magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of ...

New Year's Eve was celebrated in ancient times, contrary to what some may believe. It was among the most universal pagan ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark the feast day for St. Silvester.