New Year's Eve

Fido and Spot may not have to cower under the bed this summer when fireworks and thunderstorms hit. The first prescription veterinary medicine for treating anxiety over loud noises — a widespread problem that can send dogs running away in terror and harm both themselves and property — will soon hit the market. Veterinary medicine maker Zoetis Inc. of Florham...

Once again, NBC 5 and Nexstar Media Group’s “Lone Star NYE Live,” brought in the new year featuring Dallas’ Reunion Tower fireworks spectacular with musical guests on New Year’s Eve/Day. The New Year’s Eve program will air in North Texas on NBC 5 and in an additional 11 Texas markets and in five Central time zone states including Oklahoma,...

Pope Francis has apologized for swatting away the hand of a woman who tugged his arm as the head of the Roman Catholic Church greeted pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve. In video of the incident, a woman reaches out, grabs his hand and then jerks him forcefully toward her. In his impromptu remarks Wednesday, Francis...

A look at New Year’s celebrations in five major cities around the world.

2020 is being rung in around the globe. More than 1 million people descended on Sydney Harbour to see fireworks despite the wildfires ravaging other parts of Australia. In Hong Kong, revelers as well as pro-democracy protesters came out to usher in the new year. Russia held the world’s longest New Year’s celebrations, spread across 11 time zones. Samoa’s New...

A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St. Peter’s Square after she had grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her. The pope in his new year’s wishes to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday apologized, saying he had lost his patience with the woman.

See what it looks like right now at the Crossroads of the World.

Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City’s Times Square. In one of the globe’s most-watched New Year’s Eve spectacles, the crowd counted down the last seconds of 2019 as a luminescent crystal ball descended down a pole. Throngs of people cheered...

Once again Reunion Tower produced an impressive fireworks show to say goodbye to 2019 and ring in a new decade.

Preparations are underway in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square to bring in 2020.

Mariah Carey’s Twitter account was hacked on New Year’s Eve allegedly by the same group that took control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account. Dozens of tweets were posted on the hacked account, some using the N-word and others referring to the Chuckling Squad, a hacker group that took control of Dorsey’s account, among other celebrities. Dorsey’s account was hacked...

Fireworks are for celebrations, but Dallas city officials are warning people not to buy or set off their own fireworks.

Fireworks are for celebrations, but Dallas city officials are warning people not to buy or set off their own fireworks. Fire prevention officers will team up with Dallas police on New Year’s Eve to look for fireworks and random gunfire.  “Fireworks are inherently dangerous. They cause a number of injuries. They can cause damage, accidental fires,” said Dallas Fire...

The Dallas Morning News’ Sarah Blaskovich shares some ideas for New Year’s Eve.

We sing it every year after the ball drops, yet most people couldn’t tell you its name or where it came from. Here is everything you need to know about “Auld Lang Syne,” that song we sing on New Year’s Eve. Make sure to turn up the volume!