Victoria Resize: Revellers sing link arms while singing “Auld Lang Syne.” Revellers sing link arms while singing “Auld Lang Syne.”Edinburgh, Scotland (CNN) — As “Auld Lang Syne” takes its annual spin around the globe on New Year’s Eve, its chorus belted out by revelers young and old, Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate Michael Pedersen says the song’s […]
More than 317,000 federal employees left the government in 2025 – USA Today
More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation’s largest employer has already changed its workforce.The majority of employees took voluntary buyouts and early retirements as part of President Donald Trump‘s sweeping efforts to downsize the government, […]
USA Battles Sweden For Group A Title Tonight at 5 p.m. in St. Paul – Team USA Hockey
By USA Hockey, 12/31/25, 9:15AM EST SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. National Junior Team faces Sweden here tonight in a high stakes game that will decide the top spot in Group A of the preliminary round. Opening faceoff is set for 5 p.m. CT at Grand Casino Arena. The game can be seen live […]
Big cities ramp up security ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations – NBC News
news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timePolice departments and emergency management agencies across the U.S. boosted New Year’s Eve security measures on Wednesday as revelers gathered to ring in 2026.The festivities are shadowed by the anniversary of an ISIS-inspired truck-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans on Jan. 1 that killed 15 people and […]
China Signals It Won’t Give an Inch to the U.S. in Latin America – The Wall Street Journal
China Signals It Won’t Give an Inch to the U.S. in Latin America The Wall Street Journal China Is Investing Billions in Latin America, Potentially Sidelining U.S. Farmers for Decades to Come Successful Farming 5 things to know: Our investigation into China’s shift to Latin American agriculture Investigate Midwest Time to rebalance, not dismantle China Daily China / United […]