Mask wearing and social distancing will be a must for attendees of this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced Thursday.
Germany’s health minister said he expects a surge in coronavirus cases around New Year’s and people will likely need a fourth vaccine.
Austria has extended its lockdown of unvaccinated individuals for another ten days, as mandatory vaccination looms.
Dec. 22 (UPI) — FOX has canceled its planned live broadcast of the New Year’s special, “Toast & Roast 2022” starring former Community castmates Ken Jeong and Joel McHale, because of the rising number of cases of COVID-19.
New Year’s Eve is in jeopardy across the UK, as the government reportedly considers forcing England into a two-week ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown. New Year’s Eve celebrations are in jeopardy in the United Kingdom, with the government reportedly looking at imposing
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has cancelled the city’s New Year’s Eve celebrations again, citing fears regarding the Omicron variant to justify this year’s cancellation. Sadiq Khan, the left-wing Labour Party mayor of London, has once again cancelled New Year’s Eve
The Austrian government has announced that it will allow unvaccinated people to enjoy Christmas and New Year’s Eve without being under lockdown restrictions — but some limitations will still apply.
Times Square’s famous New Year’s Eve celebration will commence “full strength” this year but only for the vaccinated, New York City’s Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday.
China has shut down at least 11 regions as of Monday and is facing major coronavirus outbreaks throughout the country, two weeks after the nation hosted a New Year’s Eve party for a crowd of thousands in Wuhan.
The Vienna government will be holding a security meeting next week following a riot in a migrant-populated district on New Year’s Eve that saw a Christmas tree set on fire by Muslims.
A Philippine Airlines flight attendant was killed after being raped at a New Year’s Eve party, and eight men were charged in connection with the incident.
Authorities in Zimbabwe suspended four police officers for failing to enforce a ban on New Year’s Eve parties on December 31 in the capital, Harare, allowing 2,000 people to gather for a music performance “right next to the local police station,” according to Zimbabwe’s the Herald on Tuesday.
Under pressure from the cancel mob, singer Terri Nunn of the rock band Berlin has apologized for performing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve.
The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office repeatedly declined to jail a parolee for multiple arrests before he allegedly killed two pedestrians in a hit-and-run on New Year’s Eve.
The Los Angeles County Superspreader Task Force detained at least 900 people after shutting down five New Year’s Eve parties.
Despite coronavirus lockdown restrictions on New Year’s Eve, cities across France saw urban violence, dozens of cars set on fire, and one man killed after being decapitated by fireworks.
Partiers hit the streets of Wuhan, China — the once-epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, which brought the world to a virtual standstill in 2020 — to ring in the new year as the streets of Times Square remained nearly empty.
Police in Lexington, Kentucky, have cleared the scene after an officer noticed an RV in a downtown parking lot on Thursday night.
Thursday as part of CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage, network correspondents Gary and Lindsay Tuchman hit the slopes at Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon.
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will make an appearance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021” on ABC as the pair continue to lap up attention from Hollywood ahead of his inauguration later this month.
The huge ball made of Waterford crystal that drops at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve will still fall toward Times Square, but for the first time since 1907, no one will be there in person to witness it because of the coronavirus restrictions in New York City.
France saw 1,457 vehicles set on fire across New Year’s Eve, surpassing the previous record of 1,290 vehicles torched across the country in the previous year, according to figures seen by French radio broadcaster Europe 1.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a private event in a children’s area at The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve, according to court records.
First Lady Melania Trump brought the fireworks as she entered the annual New Year’s Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday evening.
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping delivered a New Year’s Day address on Tuesday in which he celebrated “significant breakthroughs” in technological development, economic growth, military power, and improved quality of life for China’s poor.
Police in the Indonesian city of Makassar carried out “condom raids” at convenience stores across the city Tuesday in an effort to prevent sexual intercourse from taking place during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Hundreds of Hong Kongers attended a rally on Monday night to honor those who were killed and injured during seven months of demonstrations.
Following a surge in left-wing extremist Antifa attacks this year, the Leipzig police say they will be increasing their presence in the city on New Year’s Eve to protect emergency services from potential attacks. The announcement comes after left-wing extremists
Firefighters across the Belgian capital of Brussels are expected to be escorted by police officers during New Year’s Eve celebrations due to the high level of danger involved when operating in the city.
Hong Kong’s Tourism Board announced on Wednesday that the city’s fireworks display on New Year’s Eve, traditionally one of the more eye-popping displays around the globe, will be severely curtailed due to security concerns around ongoing protests.
Organizers of Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year parade, a major annual event since 1996, announced it will not be held in 2020 because its route through an area that has seen a great deal of protest activity over the past five months is “too risky.” The parade will reportedly be replaced by a carnival, which would be stationary and easy to secure.
A woman in Germany died from a head injury as she stood outside her house on New Year’s Eve to watch fireworks and an autopsy suggests it was a gunshot wound, authorities said Thursday.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) politicised Scotland’s famous Hogmanay celebrations for the New Year with a pro-EU theme, and even projected “love letters to Europe” onto a number of buildings.
Dutch firefighters batted several “firenadoes” sweeping through the seaside resort of Scheveningen after an annual New Year’s Eve bonfire competition got out of hand.
Celebrations of the new year across several European countries were marred with violence including attacks on police and emergency services, car burnings along with other forms of violence.
Comedian-turned-frequent President Donald Trump critic Kathy Griffin alleged in a series of tweets Monday that CNN was in negotiations with actress Leslie Jones to replace talk show host Andy Cohen as co-host of this year’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.
NBC has drawn a firestorm of criticism after its New Year’s Eve broadcast featured model Chrissy Teigen discussing “vaginal steaming” on live television, leaving some viewers disgusted and outraged over the inappropriate rant.
The U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), a unified military command responsible for overseeing nuclear weapons, deleted a New Year’s Eve tweet stating it stands ready to drop a large-yield bomb, citing the post’s “poor taste.”
“While I’m at the White House working, you’re out there partying tonight, but I don’t blame you,” Trump said in a video posted to Twitter.
Some 360 million glasses of champagne are on tap for NYE and babysitters are raking in an average of $17.88 an hour.
